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Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has filed a suit against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); his Sokoto state counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the party’s presidential primary, which was held in Abuja on May 28 and May 29. While PDP is listed as the…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has annouced those behind the Owo attacks have been arrested. Some gunmen had stormed St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, killing no fewer than 40 worshippers during a Sunday service in June. The Federal Government, however, said earlier when the incident happened that the Islamic States…
General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, has reassured Nigerians that the general elections in 2023 will go place despite the country’s growing insecurity. Nigerians are gravely concerned about whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold the elections nationwide since terrorists and bandits continue to have a field day despite repeated promises…
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has expressed anger at a viral video depicting claimed members of the National Association of Seadogs, also known as the Pyrates Confraternity, insulting the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in a song. In the one-minute, six-second film, the members, clothed in red and white,…
APC Ogun state has berated an ex-governor of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun over his comment that Governor Dapo Abiodun rigged the 2019 governorship election. The party said Amosun, a chieftain of the APC, was suffering from “political amnesia and out-of-office loneliness.” APC, in a statement relesed in Abeokuta on Saturday by its Publicity Secretary,…
Nigeria’s golden girl, Tobi Amusan has successfully defended her Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles title after crusing to the first position on Sunday at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, UK. Tobi finished in a time of 12.30s to set a new Games Record and also secure Nigeria’s 10th gold medal in what has been an amazing…
In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army (NA) for operational efficiency and proficiency, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units. Those affected in the redeployment released on…
Rev. Okoh was elected on Monday to succeed the highly respected Rev. Samson Olusupo Ayokunle, upon completion of his tenure as head of CAN. Asíwájú Tinubu noted that the new CAN leader who is the General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church is a worthy successor to Rev. Ayokunle whose tenure as CAN president was one…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has praised the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) for criticizing the arrest of the separatist group’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, via its International Working Group.The organization also praised Kanu’s international lawyer, Bruce Fein, for his efforts in calling the body’s notice to the IPOB leader’s suffering. An international…
The only set of people who think there is any kind of smoking gun with which to nail Tinubu in the reharsh of old wive’s tale David Hundeyin concocted are the same people who never see anything good in Tinubu. It needs to be asked how anyone could think FBI and DEA will allow a drug…
