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DSS raises alarm over alleged plans to bomb public installations nationwide The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday raised the alarm over the alleged ploy by suspected criminal gangs to forge an alliance among themselves with a view to launching further attacks on critical infrastructure and other frequented public places during and after the … [Read more…]
French President Emmanuel Macron wins re-election: a victory with deep challenges Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the second round of France’s presidential election on 24 April 2022 is no surprise. For more than a year, opinion polls had been predicting it. As early as April 2021, the leading polling institutes (Elabe, … [Read more…]
Afenifere, Others Want Tinubu, Osinbajo, Southwest Aspirants to Withdraw from Presidential Race, Say It’s Turn of S’East •Declare Yoruba’s presidential bid inelegant •Say unfortunate Jonathan allowed himself to be disgraced Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and other major socio political groups in different parts of the country, including Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Middle Belt … [Read more…]
What Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter means for the platform Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk in a roughly $44 billion deal that has the potential to expand the billionaire’s business empire and put the world’s richest man in charge of one of the world’s most influential … [Read more…]
2023 Presidency: Peter Obi’s Six Million Supporters Pledge to Raise N6bn The Peter Obi Support Network yesterday announced that its six million members would raise N6 billion in favour of the former Anambra State Governor. Obi had already declared interest to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the explosion that rocked an illegal crude oil refinery in Abaezi forest in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State as a national disaster,. He, therefore, directed the armed forces, security and intelligence agencies to intensify clampdown on illegal refineries following reported deaths of tens of people in the disaster. … [Read more…]
Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PPD) presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has observed that unless critical decisions and actions are taken by Nigerians, the country is headed for a deep crisis. He made the observation during a meeting with Ekiti State PDP stakeholders and delegates, yesterday, in the course of his consultation … [Read more…]
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has picked the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru, as his successor in 2023. The governor, according to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Francis Nweze, confirmed the development during the burial of the father of the state’s Commissioner for Trade … [Read more…]
Just In: Uncertainty over Alaafin’s death ..Oba Adeyemi joins ancestors at 82 …No, he is still alive – Palace Uncertainty is currently pervading Oyo town, Oyo State, Nigeria and beyond over the reported news that gained traction on the social media in the early hours of today Saturday April 23, 2022, that the Alaafin of … [Read more…]
Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Dies at 83 The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, is dead. Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. It was learnt that the remains of the top Yoruba traditional ruler were brought to … [Read more…]
Breaking News: Court sacks ex-Speaker, Dogara, from House of Reps A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to vacate his seat as member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, declared that having defected from the Peoples … [Read more…]
Ahead of Presidential Primary, Osinbajo Begins Second Nationwide Consultation, to meet with party delegates °Gaya emerges support groups’ DG The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is expected to begin his second round nationwide consultation ahead of the presidential primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) slated for June 1, 2022, THISDAY gathered yesterday. The move, … [Read more…]