The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has described the new claims made by Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspected killer of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, as an “afterthought”. In a video that went viral on Monday, the undergraduate denied killing the Super TV CEO, a claim that is contrary to…
The House of Representatives is considering making a president or governor lose their seat if they defect from the political party on whose platform they were elected to another. Presently, the constitution only prescribes such for National Assembly and state House of Assembly members. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party from Taraba State, Rimamnde…
The court refuses to grant Zainab Yar’adua’s request for an order of injunction over the Abuja property, preferring to hearing the substantive case. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja has declined an application by a daughter of former President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, Zainab, for a restraining order against the Minister of the…
Sydneysiders are braced for a longer and tighter lockdown after Australia’s biggest city recorded 50 new daily cases on Saturday. “Things are going to get worse before they get better,” New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said at a press conference. “Unless we reduce that level of people in the community that are infectious,…
The Egba women of Nigeria are keeping the craft of Adire making alive, and in doing so, earn modest forex for Nigeria. Johnson Bolatito’s Adire fabrics hung across the clothesline, swaying gently in the direction of the morning wind. Moments earlier at her cottage in Itoku area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, she had arranged the fabrics…
The official said that all communities that recorded outbreak of cholera are being visited and monitored by relevant medical personnel. The Federal Capital Territory Administration has taken several measures to stop the spread of Cholera as well as provide the highest level of care to those affected by the disease. Abubakar Sani, Senior Special Assistant on Media…
The call for coup today, for the first time by people in power, which was announced by no less a person than a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, on behalf of the southern Nigerian governors, is a call that must be taken with the seriousness it deserved. Arising…
Popular Northern Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Gumi has taken to his Facebook page to react to the outcome of the meeting between the Southern Governors. Recall that 17 notable Southern Governors met in Lagos yesterday to deliberate about issues affecting the country. In one of their resolutions, the Governors agreed unanimously that the next President should…
An NGO, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace and Harmony in Africa Initiative (ADAPHAI) has raised the alarm over what it termed a divisive tendency of the Northern region of Nigeria. The group, through a press statement signed by it’s National Coordinator, Comrade Sulaimon Suberu, the copy which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday, alleged…
Vee, popularly known as the queen of flames was one of the housemates from the last edition of The Big Brother Naija Reality TV show. While in the house, she was known to be very outspoken and clear with her choices. Even with a minute fan base, she held her side up until the finale….
