Supreme Court upholds Agbu as Taraba PDP gov candidate
The Supreme Court on Friday put an end to ligations challenging the candidacy of Col. Kefas Agbu (rtd) as the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Taraba State. One of the governorship aspirants, Prof. Jerome Nyameh, had instituted a case against Kefas challenging the process that brought him as the candidate of the party. The […]
Angry Kano residents pelt Buhari’s convoy during visit
Angry residents of Kano came out in droves to protest the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission federal government projects in the state. This is coming a few days after a similar incident occurred in Katsina, the president’s hometown. According to reports, protests are connected with the current hardship Nigerians are facing due to […]
BOLA TINUBU’S SELF-IMMOLATING STRATEGY
By Moses E. Ochonu Tinubu’s strategy from the very beginning was wrong. Perhaps it was a product of his arrogant entitlement ideology of emi lokan (it’s my turn). He wrote off the Southeast and South-south and put all his proverbial eggs in the northern basket. He went all in, gambling that the north would deliver […]
Politicians are threats to Nigeria’s unity, says Obasanjo
As the campaign for the 2023 general election heats up, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern about the looming dangers to Nigeria’s democracy and unity posed by ‘political mischief’ orchestrated by politicians and political parties. The former president said this on during the weekend in a statement while felicitating the Federal Government College, Kaduna, […]
Buhari arrives Kano amid tight security
Security has been beefed up in parts of Kano metropolis in readiness for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state to commission eight development projects. According to the News Agency of Nigeria armed security personnel deployed by the Police, the Civil Defence Corps, the FRSC and the state’s Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), were seen […]
Dele Jegede in Conversation with Prince Yemisi Shyllon
By Toyin Falola In this last piece of the 3-part series emanating from the Toyin Falola Interviews with Prince Yemisi Shyllon, we will examine salient issues brought forward during the conversation between Professor Dele Jegede and the guest. It is a befitting coincidence that the dissection of this section of the interview session will begin […]
Plateau police command demand apology from APC campaign council
The Plateau State Police Command has debunked a recent statement reportedly issued by the Spokesperson of the All Progressive Congress ‘Generation Next Campaign Council’ Shittu Bamaiyi, where he claimed that the Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, CP Bartholomew Onyeka and other heads of security agencies reportedly showered accolades on the gubernatorial candidate of the […]
No Nigerian should live in IDP camps – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has said Nigerians have no business staying at Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). According to reports the APC flagbearer pledged to return IDPs in Benue State to their ancestral homes if elected as president in the forthcoming election. Tinubu pledged to restore hope and succour […]
Osun Guber: Adeleke vows to appeal judgment nullifying election
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reacted to his defeat at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo. The tribunal on Friday, upturned Adeleke’s win at the July 16th 2022 governorship polls. However, in a statement signed by his spokesman, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor described it as a miscarriage of justice. […]
FRSC warns against use of 18-seater buses for long-distance travels
Motorists have been advised to desist from using 18-seater buses for long distance travels as they were not designed for such. The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, said on Friday at a news conference in Abuja He noted that most traffic accidents recorded in the country involved 18-seater buses. According to […]
