The Nigerian Army has explained why civilians cannot use military uniforms in whatever guise. It said wearing military uniforms is a crime, which could attract jail terms. Army’s Chief of Civil-Military Affairs (CCMA), Major.-Gen. Gold Chibuisi, made the clarification on Saturday night during a media chat with Defence correspondents in Abuja. The CCMA noted that…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has cancelled centralised May Day celebrations in Rivers and Edo states, citing the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers and alleged political interference in the affairs of its Edo State council. The national leadership of the NLC has directed all affiliated industrial unions in Rivers State to organize and limit…
The Mainland Voice (MV) has endorsed Hon. Jubril Kolawole Emilagba for Lagos Mainland Local Government Chairmanship and Hon. Ishola Sheu Ibrahim for Yaba LCDA Chairmanship, along with 18 councilorship aspirants. Hon. Emilagba and Hon. Sheu accompanied by Hon. Jide Jimoh, Hon. Mrs. Omolola R. Essien, Hon. Kayode Omiyale, Barr. Tajudeen Tijani E.S alongside Party Excos…
A major in the British Army (name withheld) and his accomplices have been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the smuggling into the country of over 50 AK 47 rifles, six pump-action shotguns and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition, The Nation has learnt. It was gathered that the…
Last week’s defections of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, predecessor in office, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and their supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, increased concerns that Nigeria is headed for a one-party state. In this interview, one of the founding fathers of…
A former Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Office of the Vice President, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, has written President Bola Tinubu to ask him to “step aside (in 2027) not for your opponents but for a generation of Nigerians who can carry the nation forward with fresh energy and ideas”. The letter: Your Excellency,…
A controversial Nigerian cleric, Chris Oyakhilome, has claimed without evidence that Pope Francis died from the effects of taking the coronavirus vaccine. Mr Oyakhilome, president of LoveWorld Incorporated, made the claim on Saturday, about five years after he falsely claimed that there was a link between the 5G network, Corona virus, and the Anti-Christ. In…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has pleaded with Governor Similaye Fubara of Rivers State to remain in the party and not defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. George made the appeal during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. According to him, the PDP have a structure and…
The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has credited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with saving Nigeria’s economy from total collapse through the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira. Adeola stated that the previous administration borrowed heavily to fund fuel subsidy payments and stabilise the naira…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has launched an online registration portal and identity cards for members of his Obidient Movement in Nigeria and in the diaspora. This was disclosed in a joint statement issued in Abuja by the Obidient Movement’s National Coordinator, Dr Yunusa Tanko and its Director of Strategic Communications…