The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State has suspended former lawmaker and governorship aspirant Hon. Barr. Mohammed Umara Kumalia for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities. It was recalled that Kumalia was a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Borno Central at the National Assembly, and a stalwart of the APC who aspired as governor on …
Biyi Bandele Thomas, a film maker, playwright, and novelist, has died, causing global and local mourning. Temi Bandele, his daughter, announced the sad news via a Facebook post under the handle Biyi Bandele. She stated that her father died in Lagos on August 7, 2022. “I am heartbroken to share the sudden and unexpected death of my father, Biyi Bandele, …
Malam Mani, the People’s Democratic Party’s deputy governorship candidate in Zamfara State, has denied that the party’s standard bearer in the state, Dauda Lawal Dare, was defecting to the All Progressives Congress. Mani told journalists in Gusau on Sunday that the alleged story contained no truth. “Dauda Lawal Dare has never considered defecting to APC,” he said. He maintained that …
Rasheed Okoilu, a notorious serial killer, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force’s Osun State Command. Okoilu, whose birth name is Rasheed Hamed, is said to have been on the command’s wanted list for his involvement in life-threatening activities in the state. Okoilu was apprehended in the early hours of August 7, 2022. His arrest was confirmed in a …
On Sunday night, bandits attacked and killed three people in Bali town, Taraba State’s headquarters of Bali Local Government Area. Several others were reportedly abducted. Several sources in Bali told our correspondent over the phone that the attackers, who were riding motorcycles, attacked and killed a Taraba Marshall personnel at a checkpoint near General Hospital before proceeding to individual houses …
According to data released on Sunday by the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor, an arm of the Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, Nigeria lost N891 billion due to gas flaring in 18 months. According to the data, the country lost N707 billion in 2021 and N184 billion in the first half of 2022, for a total loss of …
According to the 2023-2035 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper, the Federal Government projects that debt servicing will cost N10.43 trillion by 2025. This is an 182.66 percent increase over the N3.69tn budgeted for debt service in 2022. Multilateral agencies and economists have repeatedly warned the Federal Government about the rising cost of debt service, which could lead …
In Adamawa State, 1,615 card-carrying members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have reportedly defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Last Saturday, APC members from the state’s Toungo Local Government Area were admitted to the PDP. Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Mustapha Albashir, Alhaji Gana, and Mallam Yahaya Abubakar said there are more people ready to join the …
2023: Christians and Muslims hold special prayers for Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu Tinubu’s presidential ambition will be realised, according to the group, if he seeks God’s blessings. The political group ‘ROT Like Minds’ has organised special prayers for the success of APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 general election. The prayer session was held on Sunday in Lagos. …
Unidentified gunmen killed five people and kidnapped three others in Kogi State’s Ajaokuta Local Government Area. According to reports, two police officers, an Indian expatriate, a driver, and one other person were killed. According to sources, the incident occurred Friday night around 7:30 p.m. as the victims were returning from the West African Ceramics in Ajaokuta. “It’s another bad day …
On Friday night, unknown gunmen stormed the Agwa Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State’s Oguta Local Government Area (LGA) and killed four officers. Two male officers were shot dead, while two female officers were burned to death. According to a source, one of the slain officers had only been with the force for two weeks. The attackers also set fire …
The World Bank has committed $8.5 billion to Nigeria to fund critical issues ranging from agriculture to education. The World Bank Country Director to Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja during a summit organised by the Emergency Coordination Center, noting that the amount was the largest of any country. He noted that it was still insignificant in …
Since the announcement of the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, as the Director General of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organization, there has been electrifying enthusiasm for the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), across the country. This was revealed by the State Commissioner for Land and Survey, Mr Yakubu Dati, who stated that as soon as …
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has backed Tinubu/presidential Shettima’s ticket, claiming that a Muslim-Muslim ticket will not deter state and South-South voters from voting for the party. Mr. Jones Erue, the party’s immediate past State Chairman, stated on Friday that the APC in the state strongly backed the ticket to a resounding electoral victory in 2023. …
High Chief Mukaila Bello, the traditional head of Iku quarters in Ikare Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area in Ondo State, and three other indigenes of the town have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen suspected of being kidnappers. The victims were kidnapped on Thursday night along the Ago Panu axis on the Owo-Ikare highway, according to reports. …
Orukpe Monday, an Inspector with the Lagos State Police Command, died as a result of torture allegedly inflicted by soldiers who attacked him and his colleagues in Lagos State’s Trade Fair area. Another Inspector, Igbafe Ojo, who was allegedly tortured by the same soldiers, is being treated at a military hospital in the Ojo Military Cantonment, where doctors are battling …
A meeting of the executive members of the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held behind closed doors, has ended inconclusively due to heated arguments over the alleged anti-party activities of the party’s state secretary, Farouq Ahmad Rijiya. It was reported that the party’s leaders had invited journalists to brief them on the agreement reached by the …
During a gun battle with security operatives in Anambra State, ten gunmen were killed and seven others were arrested. It was combined team of the military, police, and other security agencies stormed the hoodlums’ hideout in the early hours of Friday, sparking a gun battle. A few security personnel were also injured in the process, according to reports. Security personnel …
On Friday afternoon, Spanal, a notorious thug in Osun, was killed in Oke-Ijetu, Ilesa-garage area of Osogbo. Spanal was a close ally of Kazeem Oyewale, the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) branch in Osogbo (Asiri Eniba). Spanal was killed along with his 7-year-old daughter Fatia. According to reports, Spanal was murdered a few hours after …
The first Costal Ocean Environment Summer School in Nigeria (COESSIN) has begun in the country, according to reports. At the summer school’s opening ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, FAS, tasked stakeholders in the field of Marine and Ocean Studies with conducting additional research. Professor Ogundipe, who was represented by UNILAG’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics …
