Police arrest 3 brothers for killing suspected motorcycle thief

Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three biological brothers for killing one Abbas Abubakar aka Zabi, who they suspected to have stolen their motorcycle Haojue known as Roba-Roba. The Command’s spokesperson, Abubakar Nafi’u, who confirmed this, in a statement, yesterday said the suspects were of the same father in the Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi […]

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Why Obi will defeat Tinubu, Atiku, others – Pat Utomi

An erudite professor who is a chieftain of the Labour Party and founder of Centre for Value in Leadership, Prof. Pat Utomi, has stated how his party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, would defeat Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and other presidential candidates. Speaking on Channels Television programme, Politics Today, he said: “People have […]

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Sanwo-Olu, Sultan, CAN president urge religious, traditional leaders to preach peace

Photo/facebook/jidesanwooluofficial Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged religious and traditional leaders to continue to make it a collective responsibility to preach as well as work towards promoting unity, peace, justice and tranquillity in Nigeria. Sanwo-Olu, who stated this, yesterday, at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), third quarter meeting for […]

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2023: Issues-based campaign please!

As the opening of political campaign approaches in two days time (September 28, 2022), there is ‘a motivational must’ to comment again on the necessity for issues-based campaign by all aspirants to political office. This point, so widely made by others, cannot be said enough. For too long, but especially lately, the public space has […]

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Ogunmolawa hails Aruwajoye, Ibidapo, the Owo national awardees

By Banji Ayoola The President of the World Council of Owo Association, Inc, USA, (WOCOA), Mr Ogunmolawa Samuel Adebayo, on Sunday, 25 September 2022, congratulated two prominent sons of Owo land, Chief Akin Aruwajoye and Chief Rotimi Ibidapo for being considered deserving of the National Award, Officer of the Order of Niger (OON). Aruwajoye has […]

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2023: Atiku has highest followership across Nigeria – Ologbondiyan

Immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asserts that the Party’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, embodies the hope and aspiration of Nigerians for a New Order in the country. In an interactive session with journalists on Monday stressed that Atiku stands out as the “Presidential candidate who best understands the nuances […]

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Atiku to meet South East PDP zonal stakeholders in Enugu Tuesday

Barring any last minute change, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, will be meeting party stakeholders in the South East, in Enugu, on Tuesday. The meeting it was gathered is part of the presidential candidate’s consultations with party stakeholders at the Zonal […]

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Pound hits record low versus dollar, markets hit by recession fears

Wads of British Pound Sterling banknotes are stacked in piles at the Money Service Austria company’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 16, 2017. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger The pound hit a record low against the dollar Monday on surging fears about the UK economy after the government unveiled a huge tax-cutting budget. The selloff came as equity […]

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INEC issues guidelines for campaigns

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State has issued the guidelines on the commencement of campaigns for the 2023 general election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Malam Garba Attahiru, announced this on Monday in Ilorin during a stakeholders meeting. Attahiru, who was represented by the INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr Julius Yagba, said that 14 activities […]

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$23m Abacha loot: SERAP sues Buhari, Malami over failure to publish pact with U.S.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over failure to publish copy and details of the agreement the Federal Government recently signed with the United States for repatriation of $23 million stolen by […]

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