former Aviation Minister and APC chieftain, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (Ajagunla) has urged Nigerian Christians not to be afraid of Islamisation, and marginalization in the national scheme of things in the country as a result of the Muslim-Muslim tickets presented to Nigerians by the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential […]
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has said that the police and other security agencies are prepared for any planned terrorists’ attack on Lagos. Hundeyin, during a Twitter Space webinar, on Saturday, was responding to questions from our correspondent on reports of a possible planned attack on Lagos by terrorists […]
The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of the Republic of Ireland has sentenced three Nigerians to jail for defrauding a 66-year-old Irish on-air personality of €304,000 (about N130 million at the moment). The fraudsters, who the Irish police suspect of working for Black Axe, a confraternity of Nigerian origin, defrauded the Irish woman under the […]
Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, has asked Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, to stop complaining about the outcome of the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lamido spoke in an interview with THISDAY, which was published on Sunday. In May, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar won the PDP presidential ticket after he […]
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, accepted a £1 million ($1.19 million, 1.21 million euro) donation to his charitable trust from the family of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, The Sunday Times reported. Although there is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by the Saudi family members, the revelation increases scrutiny on the […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture to withdraw the threat to sanction the BBC and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism in the country, whether through the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) or any other agency of government.” […]
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Udeng Ibrahim Yamusa, the traditional ruler of Yukuben chiefdom in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. Channels Television gathered that the bandits also killed his driver who happens to also be his son. Before killing the duo, the gunmen had kidnapped the traditional ruler and his […]
The family of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the international community to intervene and compel Nigeria to promptly and unconditionally release Kanu and refrain from further persecution of the proscribed group. In a statement signed by the head of the family, Mazi Kanunta Kanu on behalf […]
Last Friday, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), criticised the decision of Bola Tinubu, presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to choose a Muslim as his running mate. Atiku disclosed that his “fundamental disagreement” with Tinubu since 2007 was the idea of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. “Tinubu wanted […]
The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has said voters registration ahead of the 2023 elections ends today. The announcement came as potential voters engaged in last-minute rush for registration yesterday. Our reporter who visited the INEC Headquarters in Lagos State saw a crowd of residents waiting to be registered. INEC Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nike […]
