They carried placards with inscriptions such as ‘Lalong is a Judas, Lalong is a betrayal, Lalong is on his own,’ ‘We say No to DGship, give us our VP slot’, ‘On North Central Christian vice-presidential candidate we stand,” and ‘Dear Asiwaju…keep your DG, give us a Christian VP, all Christians in the APC say no to DGship.’ The leader of …
The Yoruba Muslim Youths Organisation (YMYO) has criticised the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) position on the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket. The ruling party’s flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, will run alongside Senator Kashim Shettima; both are Muslims. The same faith ticket is facing stiff opposition from Christian leaders and a segment of Nigerians. Muritala Abdulsalam, the coordinator of YMYO, …
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, …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun State, assured pensioners in the state over the weekend that pension payments would always be prioritised within the available resources. “As a follow-up to the promise made in 2021 to pay at least N500 million quarterly out of the outstanding gratuities owed by the previous administration since 2011, we have been paying as and when …
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has invited Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu to the inauguration of the recently completed Orochiri-Worukwo (Waterline Junction) flyover in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The invitation comes amid a schism within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between Wike and Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate for 2023. Both men had a falling out after Atiku …
On Thursday, the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo sentenced Uduak Frank Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Iniubong Umoren. According to reports, the court discharged and acquitted the killer’s father, Frank Akpan, and sister, Bassey Anwan. Umoren’s case drew a lot of attention from Nigerians, particularly on social media. Late Iniubong Umoren, a Philosophy graduate …
Adamu Abdullahi, Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that his party expects to receive more than 25% of votes from the South-East. Abdullahi made the remark while launching an eight-member Abia State Reconciliation Committee led by Senator Chris Adighije. He urged the zone’s leaders to put aside their differences and work for the party’s victory in …
As the 2023 election approaches, Abubakar Kawu Baraje, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Kwara State, has stated that he “will never” be a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, Baraje, a former National Acting Chairman of the PDP, said the APC leaders’ claim that the party is progressive …
Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu will remain in prison until October 31st, as the case has been rescheduled. Ekweremadu appeared in court on Thursday and will remain in custody because the judge adjourned the case until the end of October for a hearing. It should be noted that the Nigerian senator first appeared before the Uxbridge magistrates’ court in …
On Tuesday, judicial workers in Oyo State followed the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria’s (JUSUN) sit-at-home directive in protest of the July salary payment delay. Mr. Obafunso Okulaja, the Oyo State JUSUN Public Relations Officer, stated that the decision for the strike was made following the union’s congress on Friday. Okulaja stated that the workers had not been paid in …
President Buhari has blamed banditry and terrorism in Nigeria on Libya’s political instability. Buhari stated that his administration was working to combat banditry and terrorism in Nigeria. On Tuesday, he received letters of credence from the new Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador James Kingston Christoff, and the Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Alfred Miranda Oritz, at the State …
