A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State and a close ally to former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may not even contest the 2027 presidential election. Eze said the 2027 election would come with a lot of surprises, especially if the USA…
A 26-year-old man, David Isaiah, has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court for the murder of a commercial sex worker, Comfort James. Isaiah was found guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder. The case was presided over by Justice Olalekan Olatawura. Delivering judgment on Monday, the…
The wave of defections from opposition political parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, may have extended to the camp of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy, Daniel Bwala, stated in a television interview that some of Obi’s…
A 20-year-old man, Muhammad Salisu, had allegedly killed his father, Salisu Abubakar, with a machete in the Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the state capital on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu Adam, said the incident occurred around 10…
As the anti-Tinubu coalition, headed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, gathers momentum in the North, elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said the North alone cannot determine who emerges as president in 2027. This came as the League of Northern Democrats, yesterday, said the mission of the group is not in seizing power but…
The Ondo police command says a mother and her child were crushed to death by a road grader in Ose LGA of Ondo state. Olushola Ayanlade, the police spokesperson in Ondo, said the incident occurred on Monday when a grader working on a road project in the LGA suffered brake failure and rammed into a…
Social media space in Benue State has been thrown into chaos after the leak of several explicit videos featuring some young girls from the state. There are claims that an adult film actor, Brisom Love, secretly entered Makurdi and offered young girls N4,000 to record private videos for his adult content platform. The videos, which…
The Kano State Government has directed all 44 local government areas (LGAs) to contribute N15.2 million each, totaling N670 million, for the procurement and refurbishment of vehicles for the Kano Emirate Council under the leadership of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. A letter dated March 25, 2025, which has recently surfaced on social media, revealed that…
Daniel Bwala, presidential spokesperson, has said that Nigerians claiming President Bola Tinubu has no tangible achievements since assuming office are “either blind, deaf and dumb.” Mr Bwala, in an interview with TVC on Monday night, said the Tinubu-led government has increased Nigeria’s foreign reserves despite paying off a huge debt inherited from his predecessor. “Those…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve any lingering hopes of becoming Nigeria’s president. Atiku, who has contested for the presidency six times (either through primaries or as a party flagbearer), is widely believed to be considering another run in…