We invaded Igboho’s house, says SSS
The State Security Service (SSS) has confirmed that its operatives invaded the home of a leader of the ‘Yoruba separatist’ group, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan in a bid to arrest him. Peter Afunanya, the service’s spokesperson, said 13 suspects, including a female and 12 males, were arrested. Igboho’s home located Soka, Ibadan, […]
No Rally Will Be Allowed In Lagos On Saturday- Police Warn Yoruba Leaders
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu says no rally will be allowed under whatever guise in any part of the state on Saturday and warned Sunday Igboho and other Yoruba leaders to stay away from the state. Odumosu said this during a news conference in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday “Lagos State cannot […]
Igboho Cancels Planned Mega Rally In Lagos
Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, a Yoruba youth leader has suspended the rally scheduled to take place in Lagos on Saturday. The suspension of the rally may not be unconnected to the attack on his Ibadan house . Two persons were said to have been killed while cars and other valuables were destroyed […]
Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah: The Poet, Playwright, and Philosopher
By Toyin Falola At the end of the “hustle-bustle” and serenade hullabaloo witnessed in George Orwell’s classical fantasy, Animal Farm, about social relevance, position, and status of animals compared with their peers, Orwell concluded, but now changed to fit in the human world, “All men are equal but some men are more equal than […]
Eight journalists killed under Buhari, says report
A 2021 Press Freedom Report recently released said eight Nigerian journalists had been killed under the administration of Muhammadu Buhari. It added that apart from the unresolved killings, the government recorded 300 violations, affecting about 500 journalists, media workers, and media houses in the country. The report released by the Media Foundation for West Africa […]
Two killed as gunmen attack Igboho’s house
The Ibadan home of Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was attacked on Thursday. Two people were reported killed in the encounter while cars and valuable items were destroyed. A close ally of Igboho told TheCable that some gunmen raided the house located in Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, around 1 am. He […]
Kano Hisbah bans use of mannequin
The Kano State Hisbah Board has banned the use of mannequins mostly used by tailors, supermarkets and boutique owners to display clothes. The Commander-General of the board, Shaikh Harun Ibn Sina, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. According to him, the use of mannequins by tailors, supermarkets and others contravened Islamic injunctions. He […]
Supplementary Budget: Senate President Turns Down Committee’s Request
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday turned down a request from the Senate Committee on Appropriations for an extension of two weeks to enable it submit its report on the supplementary budget requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate President directed the committee to submit its reports latest by Wednesday. President Buhari is requesting approval […]
PDP senator resigns from party
Senator Hassan Gusau, representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his decision on Tuesday but did not state the party he plans to join. His decision was conveyed in a letter which was read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary. In […]
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification To July 26
The Federal Government has extended the NIN-SIM data verification to July 26. This was announced in a statement jointly signed by spokespersons of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC). “The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by stakeholders on the need to consolidate the enrolment […]
