How South-East govs betrayed Igbo people— Diwe, ASETU leader
By Anayo Okoli The Association of South East Town Unions, ASETU, has said the entire Igbo nation has lost confidence in the ability of governors of the five states in the region to protect them against attacks by herdsmen. It also said plans have been concluded to sustain pressure on the governors and state Houses […]
UPDATED: Buhari removes Pondei, appoints interim administrator for NDDC
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of an interim administrator to oversee the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in Abuja last night. Also read: Buhari condemns bandits’ […]
Six killed, 24 abducted in ADF DR Congo attack
Six people were killed and 24 others abducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east, local officials said Saturday after an attack blamed on the notorious ADF militia. The violence happened in Beni, North Kivu province, territorial administrator Donat Kibwana said. Twenty four civilians, including a reporter with a community radio station, were abducted […]
Kwara records 23 new cases of COVID-19
The Kwara Government says 23 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,226. The spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19 in the state, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, made this known in a statement issued in Ilorin. READ ALSOYuletide: FRSC urges motorists to obey traffic rules […]
US rescue mission in Nigeria
ON Saturday, October 31, 2020, news came that the United States of America had successfully carried out a military operation in Nigeria, rescuing and flying home an American citizen. The mission was carried out by the US Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 which was conveyed to the action spot by the US Air Force Special […]
Thousands of Trump supporters again rally in Washington
Thousands of red-hatted protesters filled Washington streets Saturday to support Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud, undeterred by the US Supreme Court’s rejection of what may have been his last chance to overturn the results. Thousands gathered around Freedom Plaza, a few blocks from the White House, in a festive atmosphere earlier in the […]
Nda-Isaiah’s death painful, shocking – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has said that the death of Leadership Newspaper founder and Chairman, Sam Nda-Isaiah was painful and shocking. Ortom, gave his condolences in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase on Saturday in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the media mogul, writer, politician […]
COVID-19: NCDC records 617 new infections, total now 72,757
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new infections of the COVID-19 in the country.
Yuletide: FRSC urges motorists to obey traffic rules
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to obey traffic regulations in order to avert road crashes during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Mrs Stella Uchegbu, gave the advice on Saturday during the corps sustained ‘Ember’ months safety campaign at the Ochoudo motor park, Abakaliki. Uchegbu […]
Prayer ahead of 2023 (2)
By Dele Sobowale “Under this administration, life has lost its value, and more and more citizens are coming under the influence of criminals. We do not see any willingness on the part of President Buhari to honour his oath to provide security for Nigerians. In civilised nations, leaders who fail so spectacularly to provide security […]
Gaps in Police messages in Nigeria
By Tonnie Iredia Police authorities in Nigeria have no doubt learnt some lessons from the massive destructions to their formations in many locations following the recent #EndSARS protests in the country. Police operatives, many of them arguably innocent of what caused the protests were greatly traumatized. According to Mohammed Adamu, the current Inspector General of […]
Kogi LG Polls: Oladele hails Yahaya Bello for setting new pace for women in politics
The Honourable Commissioner for Youth Political Participation, Pan-African Youth Union (PYU), Ambassador Oladele John Nihi has congratulated the people of Kogi State, and the newly elected 21 Local Government Chairmen in Kogi State particularly the Vice-Chairmen who are all females.
French law ’limiting filming police’ triggers third weekend of protests
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in France Saturday for a third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over a controversial security bill that would limit filming of the police. The authorities had been bracing for further possible violence after the last two such protests in Paris ended in rioting. But there were no […]
Kogi council elections peaceful, voter turn out low
The Chairman of the Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Mr Mamman Eri, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the local government elections, held on Saturday. Eri, who spoke with reporters in Lokoja at the end of the election, described the exercise as peaceful and successful. He lauded voters for their peaceful conduct […]
Futility of shaming the shameless(3)
By Douglas Anele In spite of efforts to clean up the electoral process, rigging, violence and electoral manipulation of all kinds were rampant during the 2007 elections to the extent that late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua frankly acknowledged the glaring flaws in the election that brought him to power that year, which was why he […]
We have since moved on, do same ― Peter Okoye blasts P-Square fans
By Juliet Ebirim Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye of the defunct music group – P-Square, has addressed concerning fans asking that he and his twin brother, Paul reunites. The 39-year-old in a lengthy Instagram post said that it is not about what the fans want but what he and his brothers want. According to him, change […]
