Category: Nigeria

Some Nigerians on death row in Saudi Arabia innocent – Envoy On Monday, April 1, 2019, the Saudi Arabian government executed Kudirat Adesola Afolabi, a mother of two, after finding her guilty of drug trafficking. It was an execution that sparked outrage and drew mixed emotions back in her homeland of Nigeria.  Reacting to the execution, […]

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted report that it ignored the call to intervene in Saudi Arabia’s execution of Mrs Kudirat Adesola Afolabi, a Nigerian woman caught for drug trafficking. The Spokesperson of the ministry, Sarah Sanda, said in Abuja that the report was a complete falsehood. “The attention of the Ministry of Foreign […]

Human beings killed by Saudi for same offence this year now 53 The Federal Government on Friday said that illicit drug was hidden on the body of Kudirat Afolabi, who was executed in Saudi Arabia on April 1. It said Afolabi was among the 20 persons arrested with drugs hidden in their bodies. Senior Special […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to frame up and arrest its presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Part of the plot, the party said, was the resort to unfounded claims by aides of President Muhammad Buhari to link Atiku with […]

By Banji Ayoola The new introduction of the minority report and draft constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will be publicly presented at the University of Lagos auditorium on April 23. This was contained in a statement on Friday, which was sent to The Radiance, by the Centre for Democratic Development, Research and Training, […]

Disturbed by the resurgence of killings by alleged herdsmen and bandits across the country, the House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to address the House and the Nation within 48 hours. This followed a motion under matters of public importance by Rep Mark Gbillah (PDP-Benue) at Thursday plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with service chiefs. The meeting started at the President’s office in the State House around 11am. Discussions at the meeting would dwell on the security situation in the country. It would specifically address the increasing banditry attacks in the North Western states, killings in Kaduna state […]

Politicians and their agents are responsible for the large scale malpractices and widespread violence that marred the 2019 general elections. This was the submission of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu; Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba among […]

Nigeria’s Consul-General in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama Nigeria’s Consul-General in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama, has condemned the killing of three Nigerians between April 6 and April 9 at different locations in the country. Adama, however, said in statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the killings were not xenophobic attacks related. “It […]

The words in the National Anthem, ‘The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain’ have been aptly demonstrated by the response of Nigerians to the plight of former national team captain and coach, Christian Chukwu. Chukwu, who captained Nigeria to its first African Nations Cup triumph in 1980, has been down with […]