PDP quashes Fayose, Anyim, others’ suspension

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday reviewed and reverses the suspensions of some of its chieftains. The members whose suspension was lifted include former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, Dr. Aslam Aliyu, and H.E Ibrahim Shema. […]

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Presidency, rare privilege I won’t squander – Tinubu

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said he won’t disappoint Nigerians when he assumes office. He said he could not afford to squander his mandate as the nation’s next President because it was a dream that he spent his life perfecting. Tinubu, who clocked 71 on Wednesday, said this in a statement titled “My […]

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Arrest interim government plotters, APC, PDP tell DSS

The presidential campaign councils of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have challenged the Department of State Services to get tough with plotters of the interim national government. The councils, in separate interviews on Wednesday in Abuja, said the push for the ING was unconstitutional, adding that the plotters should be arrested. […]

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The danger of indiscriminate sexual intercourse

By Banji Ayoola If sexual intercourse is the voluntary mutual exchange of radiation between both sexes of appropriate maturity, we need to approach this activity with more seriousness, and caution. We must be clear as to what radiation this man or that woman emits. And this is determined by the volition and activity an individual […]

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Supreme Court dismisses ex-minister’s suit to disqualify Tinubu

The Supreme Court in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking to disqualify Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Apex Court on Thursday threw away the suit on the ground that it was statute-barred, having no life support it and legs to […]

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DSS confirms interim government plot as transition council steps up activities

• Says mass protests, court injunctions part of plots to stop handover • Asks judiciary, media, CSOs to be wary of schemers • May 29 handover date sacrosanct, transition council reaffirms What was for many months a subject of rumours was yesterday, elevated beyond the realms of speculation, when the Department of State Services (DSS) […]

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Lagos arraigns Chrisland School principal, 3 others over pupil’s death

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday admitted four staff members of Chrisland International School, Opebi in Ikeja, to bail for the alleged involuntary manslaughter of a 12-year-old pupil, Whitney Adeniran. Specifically, the principal, vice principal, and two employees of the school were arraigned over the death of the pupil. The defendants were brought before Justice […]

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Labour Party disassociates from interim government plot

Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi (left); Chairman, LP, Julius Abure; LP chieftain, Alhaji Mohammed Audi and former Minister of Aviation, Fidelia Njezie during a world press conference on the 2023 general elections in Abuja…yesterday. The Labour Party (LP) has disassociated itself from a plot to install an interim government. A spokesperson for LP […]

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NPC refutes rumored religious-related issues during 2023 census

The National Population Commission (NPC) has disclosed that issues related to religion will not be allowed during the 2023 Population and Housing Census (PHC). The commission’s spokesperson, Isiaka Yahaya, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday to debunk a viral WhatsApp audio claiming that the religious affiliation of a citizen would be used […]

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