Members of a vigilante religious group in Iwo, Osun State, arrested a man named Afolabi Jacob on Wednesday. The Taawun Security, Al-Jayshu Islam detained Afolabi in the wee hours of Wednesday while conducting a routine security patrol in the town’s Yemoja neighbourhood. Afolabi Jacob admitted, according to a report from Jamaatu Taawunil Muslimeen, that the human head that was discovered …
Asari Dokubo, an ex-militant leader, believes Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi will not be elected president in 2023. The founder of the now-defunct Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force declared in a live video on his official Facebook page that the current ‘Obi-dient’ movement is a scam. Dokubo stated that the Labour Party candidate succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari in …
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement more accommodating supply-side policies in order to boost the country’s productive sectors. LCCI President Michael Olawale-Cole stated this on Tuesday in Lagos at the chamber’s third quarterly media briefing on the state of the Nigerian economy in 2022. To combat rising inflation, …
Tuesday saw the execution of Mr. Badung David Dele, age 40, for the murder of Nanchin Zacharias in a Jos-based Plateau State High Court. On February 15, 2016, the deceased was killed. For strangling Miss Zacharias of Angwan Nasarawa Gwom of Jos North Local Government Area, Mr. Dele was found guilty by Justice Christy L. Dabup of High Court No. …
Nollywood celebrities such as Yul Edochie, Femi Adebayo, and others have praised industry veteran Olu Jacobs on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Olu Jacobs, who will turn 80 on July 11, 2022, is a veteran actor who has appeared in a number of Nigerian and British drama series and films. Joke Silva, his actress wife and fellow veteran, hinted …
Unknown gunmen assassinated Mr. Sunday, a security guard at the Titolu Venture filling station in Igoba, Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo State. The hoodlums set fire to the filling station after killing the security guard, according to reports. The incident was said to have sparked panic in the surrounding area. According to the station’s manager, Ajisafe Oluwatobiloba, he was …
Unknown gunmen are said to have kidnapped a Nigerian Navy officer in Kogi State. According to reports on Tuesday morning, Musa Lawal, a Naval officer with the enlistment number X12775 ABRP3, was abducted on Monday night. At around 8:00 p.m. yesterday, the officer serving with the Naval Headquarters in Abuja was whisked away from his residential home located behind Post …
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has stated that former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso is not a presidential candidate. Ohanaeze’s National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, was responding to a remark made by the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Kwankwaso previously stated that the Southeast was too politically immature to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. …
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 …
