On Thursday, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), learned with great sadness of the death of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. He also expressed his condolences to the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom on the death of the world’s longest reigning monarch. Buhari’s condolence message was contained in a statement signed late …
The Department of State Security Services, DSS, has provided an update on a raid on the home of Tukur Mamu, publisher of the Desert Herald and hostage negotiator for the Kaduna Train. Mamu was apprehended by the agency on Wednesday at the request of the Nigerian military. The DSS revealed that ‘incriminating materials’ were discovered in Mamu’s home in a …
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has rejected Walid Jibrin’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees. According to a report by NCIR, Mr Wike revealed this in Port Harcourt on Thursday while commissioning a Rivers State University Campus in the state’s Ahoada East Local Government Area. In response to Mr Jibrin’s resignation, Mr Wike insisted that the …
Fans have reacted to the possibility of a December fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, with many advising the two-time heavyweight champion not to take the fight. On Monday, Joshua accepted WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s challenge after the latter called him out on social media on Monday, challenging the British-Nigerian to a Battle of Britain in December. Joshua …
The Anambra State Government has halted operations in a section of Wintess Garden Annex in Awka, the state capital, where a sex party is said to have taken place last weekend. Viral videos of a party held in Wintess Garden Annex, Ifite Awka, circulated on the internet, showing participants having sex among themselves. Mr Donatus Onyenji, Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment, …
The All Progressives Congress on Thursday threatened legal action against the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ingobere, and the sacked lawmaker representing Brass Constituency 1, Daniel Charles, over alleged contempt of court. Also in trouble for the same alleged offence is the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, following non-compliance with …
Despite the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUongoing )’s seven-month-long strike, the Governing Council of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, announced the appointment of a new vice-chancellor on Thursday night. Wahab Egbewole, the new vice-chancellor, is a Professor of Law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and he is set to take office on October 16. Abidu Yazidi, …
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognised by billions of people around the world, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace announced. Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest of her four children and the oldest heir apparent in British history at 73, becomes king immediately. The queen died after the …
Queen Elizabeth II of England has died at the age of 96 on Thursday. The queen was said to have died peacefully. Crowd had gathered at the Buckingham Palace residence in London on Thursday as concern was growing over the Queen’s health. Around 100 people braved torrential rain to stand at the palace gates, according to AFP, as senior royals …
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a First Republic politician and elder statesman, said on Thursday that reverting to a regional system of government, as has been advocated, will not help the Nigerian situation. A regional government is a type of government in which each region is allowed to control resources within its domain while only paying a royalty to the central government. …
By Odinaka Anudu Ben Akabueze, Director General of the Nigerian Budget Office, believes that the trillions of naira spent on fuel subsidies could be better spent on other creative sectors, particularly education. Akabueze said on Arise TV’s Global Business Report that the funds could be used to end the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and raise the pay of …
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has stated that it would be incorrect for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors who have failed to provide good governance in their states to seek votes from the electorate. On Wednesday, Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, performed the inauguration of Rivers State University’s Emohua campus and the flag-off of staff quarters. Governor Wike stated …
Four women and a seven-month-old child were killed when the canoe they boarded from Nguru, Yobe State, to Adiyani village in Jigawa State’s Guri Local Government Area capsized on Tuesday. DSP Lawan Adam, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. He claimed that the canoe capsized as the victims were nearing their destination, …
By Victor Ayeni Olajide Adediran, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, also known as Jandor, has called for the resignation of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, citing a string of building collapses in the state since 2019. This came after the collapse of a seven-story building in Oniru Estate, Victoria Island, on Sunday, which killed six people. …
By Seun Opejobi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested that President Muhammadu Buhari place Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on a security watchlist. The PDP claimed that Bello was inciting violence and terrorism in the country and should therefore be placed on a watchlist. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s spokesperson, was responding to a video of the governor urging his …
Troops have killed two bandits and injured many others in the Fondisho general area, along the Kaduna-Zaria road in Kaduna State’s Igabi Local Government Area. In a statement, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, stated that in an operational feedback to the State government, the troops set up an ambush position at the location …
Some former presidential aspirants who ran in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election have pledged their full support and loyalty to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy. According to Abdurasheed Shehu, Atiku’s media aide, the former Presidential aspirants, led by Mohammed Hayatudeen, pledged their loyalty to Atiku during a visit to him. Kalu Chikwendu, Tarry Oliver, Dele Momodu, and Charles Ugwu …
Three police officers were reportedly killed by gunmen in the Enugu State capital’s New Haven area. The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. in front of Francis Supermarket at the block bus stop. According to sources, the gunmen, who are believed to be armed robbers, stormed the area and engaged the police officers on stop-and-search duty in a …
The gunmen who killed a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps officer, Segun Ayebulu, along Oke Ako Road in Ekiti State’s Ajoni Local Council Development Area, have released the three kidnapped relatives after receiving a N5 million ransom. The kidnappers allegedly called the family on Sunday and demanded N30 million in ransom, but later reduced it to N10 million. Following …
The Edo State Police Command paraded a medical doctor, Abass Adebowale, on Wednesday for allegedly injecting a cab driver, Emmanuel Agbovinuere, to death in the state’s Benin City area. After committing the crime, Adebowale allegedly dumped Agbovinuere’s body in a bush and stole the victim’s Toyota Voltron car. He was said to have driven the car to the Osogbo area …
