Disgruntled youths from the All Progressives Congress’ North East Stakeholders Forum have spoken out against Tinubu Support Organisation’s open endorsement of Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai as the best candidate for the vice presidency. According to the TSO, El-Rufai is the best candidate among those being considered as running mate to APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Aminu Suleiman, Director-General …
The government of President Muhammadu Buhari claims that at least 1,600 “repentant” Boko Haram fighters have taken trade classes and are now part of society. The regime had been successful in halting the insurgency in Nigeria, according to information minister Lai Mohammed, who made this disclosure during his interactions with international media outlets in London. Mr. Mohammed assured the media …
In Zak community, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, there have been 12 fatalities as a result of fighting between vigilantes and bandits. Nine bandits and three vigilantes were killed as a result of the incident, which took place around 9 am on Sunday. Major Ishaku Takwa, a spokesman for Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a multi-security taskforce that maintains …
Reverend Father Emmanuel Silas of St. Charles Catholic Church in Zambina, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, has also been kidnapped. The Chancellor of the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Okolo, announced this sad development. Only a few days ago, two Catholic priests, Rev. Father Peter Udo and Rev. Father Philemon Oboh, were kidnapped in Edo state. Chancellor Okolo …
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has urged his supporters to be tolerant of others’ points of view and opinions. Obi’s call came after the candidate’s recent ‘prayer mat’ campaign, which some Nigerians saw as a display of religious intolerance. Obi later condemned the development, which he claimed had nothing to do with him or his …
Engr Alaba Agboola has been appointed substantive Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State. Engr Agboola of Ijero Ekiti will succeed Hon Bisi Kolawole, the party’s governorship candidate in the previous election, who resigned as state chairman to run for governor. Among the resolutions passed at today’s State Executive Committee meeting in Ado Ekiti was the appointment …
Ponle Adebanjo, a man, is accused of murdering his ex-wife after she left him due to domestic abuse. According to reports, Lateefat’s estranged husband burned her to death on Saturday in the Otun-Akute region of Ogun State. On Sunday, the incident was officially confirmed by the state’s police public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi. After the victim’s neighbours reported the …
The World Bank has criticised Nigeria’s government for its tardy response to the inflation that is currently driving many Nigerians into poverty and food insecurity. Nigeria’s inflation as of May this year has accelerated to 17.71%, which is higher than the World Bank’s projection of 15.5% for inflation in 2022. According to the World Bank, Nigeria could have one of …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu has been urged by the National Coalition for Democracy, Peace, and Unity (NCDPU) to abandon his plans to run a Muslim-Muslim ticket in favour of Simon Lalong, a Christian governor. The group expressed concerns about potential threats and a political crisis that would result if the APC decided to consider a …
A stern warning against drug abuse and other related offences has been issued to corps members by Brigadier General Mohammed Fadah, Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). At the Permanent Orientation Camp in Dazigau, Nangere Local Government Area, Yobe State, the DG issued the warning on Sunday while speaking to corps members deployed to Yobe State. In order …
Reports of the kidnapping of two Catholic Reverend Fathers on Saturday in the state have been confirmed by the Edo State Police Command. The victims, Reverend Fathers Uboh Philemon of St. Joseph Retreat Center and Rev. Father Udom Peterm of Uromi Catholic Church, both of Ugboha, Esan South East local government, were abducted as they were returning to their parish …
Rotimi Ameachi, a former minister of transportation in Nigeria, claims he is returning to Rivers State to ensure that the All Progressives Congress will win the general elections in 2023. Shortly after touching down at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, on Saturday, Amaechi made the statement. His supporters and APC leaders greeted him with fanfare when he arrived at …
Ambassador Professor George Obiozor, President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has responded to the nominations of the presidents of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, and the ruling All Peoples Congress for the 2023 elections. Despite the widespread agitation for the region to produce the next president based on equity, justice, and fairness, as well as in …
Chief Chekwas Okorie, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has stated that only a coalition government can emerge following the 2023 elections. In an interview, the APGA Presidential candidate stated that the party was open to forming a post-election alliance with any political party, and that “the next government will be a coalition government.” The way …
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned Morocco and other coastal North African countries for the deaths of African migrants. He claimed in a video that there is an evil pact between some Southern European Union countries and many coastal north African countries to apprehend and kill African migrants. This, they claim, is done to “prevent them from crossing into …
On Thursday, gunmen suspected of being bandits stormed three villages in Kaduna community, killing 20 people and kidnapping 25 women. Alhaji Ibrahim Mustapha, a local resident, said on Friday that the bandits stormed the community around 2 p.m., shooting sporadically before fleeing with their victims. According to him, the bandits, numbering over 19, stormed the communities in a commando-style shooting, …
Two vigilantes are accused of killing a 22-year-old man in the Mkpulogo community of Enugu State’s Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area. Philip Okoro, the victim, was shot on June 29 and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Following the incident, police officers reacted by arresting the vigilantes for their roles in Okoro’s murder. Daniel Ndukwe, the state’s Police Public Relations …
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that he and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike did not meet in France. Tinubu had just returned from a trip to the European country to continue high-level engagements with stakeholders. However, a Lagos State APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, claimed the two met. In a statement …
Nigeria and Germany signed a joint declaration in Berlin on Friday that will pave the way for the return of 1,130 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, 125 years after they were stolen from the ancient Benin Kingdom during the Benin Expedition of 1897. While Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu …
The Action Alliance (AA) presidential candidate, Hamza Al-Mustapha, has stated that he has no regrets about working with late President Sani Abacha. Al-Mustapha was the late dictator’s Aide-de-Camp (ADC). Abacha was Nigeria’s president from 1993 until his death on June 8, 1998. Speaking on Channels Television on Friday, Al-Mustapha, who is accused of plotting at least four coups from prison, …
