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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), yesterday said that 13 more bodies were recovered from the ill-fated boat sailing from Mile 2 to Ibeshe, a suburb of Lagos, on Saturday. The agency’s Zone Coordinator, South-West, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, who made the disclosure in a statement, yesterday, in Lagos, confirmed that a total of 17 bodies … [Read more…]
Terrorists demand 100m for each abducted Kaduna train hostages Terrorists are demanding a N100m ransom for each of the 43 abducted Kaduna train passengers, who are still in their custody. The demand was communicated to the families of the hostages last week. This is coming five days after the alleged masterminds of the abduction were … [Read more…]
Some yet-to-be-identified people bearing arms have reportedly attacked the residence of the Labour Party candidate for the July 16 Osun governorship poll, Mr. Lasun Yusuf, located in Ilobu, Osun State. Wole Oladimeji, the media aide to Lasun Yusuff, who confirmed the attack, said the ex-deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and members of his … [Read more…]
Tinubu: Why I didn’t choose a Christian running mate; as CAN fumes over Muslim-Muslim ticket Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has defended his choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, explaining that he could not choose a Christian and a Muslim at the same time. Prior to … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has announced Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. He announced this while addressing journalists in Katsina on Sunday, according to a presidential aide, Buhari Sallau. This is coming hours after Tinubu met with the President, Muhammadu Buhari, alongside Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari. Governor … [Read more…]
Eid-el-Kabir: Obi felicitates Muslim faithful …Urges Nigerians to sustain hope in nation The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has felicitated with all the Muslim faithful in Nigeria on the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir, while urging Nigerians to sustain hope in the nation. In a message made available to the Press, Obi said … [Read more…]
Former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido has mocked the presidential ambition of Peter Obi, calling it “a social media thing.” Peter Obi, the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, has seen his popularity soar, especially amongst the youth demographics on social media who tagged themselves “OBIdients.” Nonetheless, Lamido, during an interview with the Vanguard on Saturday, … [Read more…]
The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra has urged the National Assembly not to hearken to the ‘plea’ of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for a passage into law of the National Water Resources Bill. President Buhari had, in 2017, presented the controversial Bill to both chambers of the National Assembly, which … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu A Facebook user, Mike Ebuka, has alluded to the path of development which Enugu state is towing, especially with emergence of a business expert, Mbah, as the PDP flagbearer. He made the allusion while commending The Chairman, Ingrace Group, Chief Chinedu Onu, for gifting the Enugu state government a car manufactured by … [Read more…]
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has called for peace in the country to guarantee national stability and growth. Governor Wike gave the advise in a statement signed by his Special Assistant Media, Kelvin Ebiri, congratulating Muslims on the Eid el-kabir celebration. The state’s chief executive wished all Muslim faithful across the country happy Eld el-Kabir … [Read more…]
The Senate has said Tuesday’s attack on the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre by terrorists speaks volumes about the failure of the country’s security architecture. Its President, Ahmad Lawan, stated this when he led a delegation of the leadership of the Senate to assess the level of attack on the correctional facility by insurgents, yesterday. … [Read more…]
The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, on Friday, said the official of the state task force who manhandled Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere alias ‘Odumeje’ in the Onitsha area of the state will face the full wrath of the law. There were reports that some parts of the building belonging to the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention … [Read more…]