Following the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader, there is tension in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. The suspected terrorist was apprehended Saturday night in Ogun State by DSS operatives. Most Abeokuta residents are now in a panic after news of the arrest spread throughout the state capital. This comes amid reports that terrorists are planning to attack …
The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has warned of a coordinated attack on the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate. The antics of opposition presidential campaign organisations and political parties were characterised as defeatist by the body. POSN accused them of outright distortion and malicious misquoting of the former Anambra governor’s speeches in order to discredit him. According to Onwuasoanya …
The Labour Party (LP) has revealed that about five state governors, as well as many Nigerian leaders, are currently supporting and working to realise the presidential ambitions of its candidate, Peter Obi. The Labour Party has stated that more than five governors and other leaders are supporting its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 elections. Bashiru Apapa, the …
The Ohanaeze Council of Elders has stated that it is considering the establishment of a South-East University that will specialise in engineering, medicine, science and technology, and skill acquisition. The apex Igbo body also stated that the Igbo will no longer be dependent on the government by ensuring that the region is industrialised. This is according to a communique issued …
Nigerians have slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for discontinuing the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. According to reports, the Commission began nationwide voter registration in June 2021 to allow Nigerians who had just reached voting age and others to register. INEC had announced its intention to end the exercise on June 30, 2022, but a civil society group, …
The Coalition of the PDP National and Diaspora Certified Support Groups (COPAG) has urged the National Assembly to expedite legislation allowing Nigerians in Diaspora to vote in the general elections in 2023. The coalition, also known as the International Coalition of Certified Atiku Groups (ICCAG), made the call during a meeting at the Atiku Presidential Campaign Office in Abuja, led …
Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has stated that Nigerians will not use political party affiliation to select a candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Archbishop Okoh said this in Abuja on Sunday during his sermon at Christ Holy Church International’s 2022 men’s conference, themed ‘By faith, give leadership.’ According to him, Nigerians …
Burna Boy, a Grammy Award-winning Nigerian megastar, has sold out Atlanta’s 21,000-capacity State Farm Arena. Burna Boy is the first African artist to sell out the State Farm Arena. On Monday, August 1, 2022, State Farm Arena tweeted, “Official: @burnaboy is SOLD OUT.” This is not a fluke for him, as he has only this year sold out The Madison …
Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has advocated for tough action against terrorists who are endangering people, including bombardment of their hideouts. This is stated in a statement made available to journalists on Friday in Kaduna by Muyiwa Adekeye, the governor’s spokesman. According to him, Mr El-Rufai hosted a live media programme in Hausa on Wednesday, where he responded …
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has praised lawmakers who gave President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week deadline to improve the country’s security or face impeachment. On Wednesday, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators issued an ultimatum to Buhari to address insecurity in the country or face impeachment proceedings. On Thursday, PDP members in the House of Representatives followed in the footsteps of their …
Barrister Abdullahi Zakari, director-general of the Public Defender and Citizens Rights Commission (PDCRC), has commended Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello for prioritising justice sector reforms to ensure indigent and vulnerable citizens have free access to justice. Zakari made the remark during a two-day capacity building workshop for PDCRC stakeholders in Lokoja on Friday. He stated that the Commission’s workshop aimed …
Boko Haram terrorists are said to have killed an unknown number of soldiers on Thursday night when they stormed an Army checkpoint near Zuma Rock, the border between the FCT and Niger State. According to sources, the terrorists arrived Zuma Rock around 8.30 p.m. on the axis of Madalla and Suleija along the Abuja-Kaduna highway and caught the soldiers off …
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed concern about the theft and vandalism of telecommunications infrastructure across the country. This was revealed at the third edition of Village Square Dialogue, a telecom consumer outreach programme organised for telecom consumers and stakeholders in Ibadan, Oyo State’s capital. The Commission stated that security agencies alone cannot provide all of the necessary security …
The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, CP Umar Mamman Sanda, has ordered a thorough investigation into the barbaric and dehumanising act of jungle justice meted out on Ambima John, 22, by some irate youths in Yelwa, Bauchi. Speaking on Friday around 2100hrs, an anonymous person reported that one Ambima John’m’, 22yrs of Doka, an alleged notorious motorcycle snatcher, was beaten up …
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the designation of Lekki Deep Seaport as a Customs Port and Approved Wharf. In a statement posted on the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) official social media handles on Friday, the President approved the new port for commercial vessel berthing via the Ministry of Transportation to the NPA’s managing director, Mohammed Bello-Koko. The NPA also stated …
According to the National Population Commission (NPC), some Nigerians are hesitant to be counted for the 2023 census. The NPC listed this as one of the challenges it was facing on Friday in Ebonyi. Darlington Okereke, Federal Commissioner, provided an update on the trial population and housing census. The official assured that the commission would get it right during the …
Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornell, veteran film stars, were kidnapped after leaving a filming location in Enugu. Monalisa Chinda, spokesman for the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), announced this in a post on her verified Instagram page. Chinda stated that her senior colleagues had gone missing after their families confirmed they had not returned from a film location in Ozalla …
Mohammad Abacha, the son of former military ruler General Sani Abacha, has taken the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the Peoples Democratic Party’s last gubernatorial primary (PDP). Sadiq Aminu Wali, son of former Foreign Affairs Minister Aminu Wali, PDP, and Kano State PDP Chairman Shehu Sagagi, has also joined the suit. Abacha asked the court to declare …
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has warned all members of its staff and the general public in Nigeria about terrorists and bandits infiltrating the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and surrounding areas with the intent of kidnapping people for ransom. The West African regional bloc announced this in an Urgent Security Advisory dated July 27, 2022, as part …
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), visited Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday to seek the blessing of the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, for the realisation of his presidential bid. Kwankwaso was accompanied to the Emir’s palace by the NNPP’s gubernatorial candidate in the state, Prof. Shuaib AbdulRaheem, Alh Buba Galadima, and …
