The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has accused security operatives of abducting its House of Representatives candidate for the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election, Princess Esther Ashivelli Dawaki, with 25 supporters. In a statement on Saturday, August 16, by its Chairman, Sir Edward Percy Masha, the PDP alleged that the operation was carried out…
The Federal Government has asked a Canadian Federal Court to retract what it described as the erroneous designation of some political parties in Nigeria as “terrorist organizations.” The demand is linked to a case involving Nigerian national Douglas Egharevba, who arrived in Canada in September 2017 and applied for inland refugee status under the Immigration…
As the Remo federal constituency by-election is set to commence in Ogun State, security operatives have arrested the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abayomi Tella, other party officials, and two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with large cash in their possession. The arrested politicians and INEC officials who were…
Security operatives have arrested a suspected vote buyer with cash totalling N25,963,000 in Kaduna metropolis, barely hours before the conduct of the bye-elections in parts of the state. The suspect, identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was apprehended around 3:30am on Saturday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Department of State…
Following the continued seizure of allocations to the 30 local governments in Osun State by the Federal Government, it has been gathered that palaces in the state have been grounded by lack of funds. The traditional councils in each of the local governments in Nigeria statutorily take five percent of the local government allocations for…
Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger who was forcefully removed from the airline’s aircraft on Sunday, August 10, has taken legal action against the Federal Government and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, among several others. Speaking during a press conference on Friday, public interest lawyer, Ayodele Ademiluyi, on behalf of the passenger demanded N500 billion…
The management of Fresh FM Nigeria has confirmed a fire outbreak that gutted its head office at Challenge, Ibadan, on Friday night. In a statement late Friday and signed by the Group Head of Corporate Affairs, Fresh FM Nigeria and Yinka Ayefele Limited, Samson Akindele, the station disclosed that the fire outbreak affected key facilities,…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Chike Osebuka, says he has no plans to get married at the moment, describing marriage as a “stupid step.” The 32-year-old artiste, known for his soulful and love-themed songs, made the remark during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo. When asked when he was getting married, he replied that he…
Nigerian miners who were stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR) say they were sexually abused by their Chinese male employers. The 12 miners were received by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in Abuja on Friday, according to a statement issued by Abdurrahman Balogun, director of media, public relations and…
Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ASOPADEC has broken its silence on the alleged sex scandal involving its former Director and two female staff, where it was alleged that theit trysts were recorded on video. The Commission which made a statement on Friday in reaction to the trending issue, said it does not condone…