The grieving people of the Woro community in the Kaiama local government area of Kwara State have recovered the bodies of 78 victims of the attack launched on the rural community by armed bandits on Tuesday. They performed the funeral prayer (janazah) on the corpses at about 6:30pm yesterday, shortly before the evening ( magrib)…
In every generation, history often pairs individuals whose shared values, convictions, and humanity redefine leadership and influence. In Oyo State today, such a pairing is clearly evident in the enduring relationship between His Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, and Otunba Seye Famojuro, a trusted ally, bridge-builder, and grassroots humanist. Though…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has clarified why it called for the removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, insisting that its position has nothing to do with religion. Recall that SCSN last week had demanded the immediate dismissal and prosecution of…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion in Kaiama LGA of Kwara state following the deadly attack by suspected terrorists on the Nuku and Woro communities on Tuesday. Rauf Ajakaye, the chief press secretary to AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara State, told TheCable that 75 residents were killed by the suspected…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the APC-led Senate of being afraid of free and fair elections after rejecting key electoral reforms meant to strengthen transparency and integrity in Nigeria’s voting process. This was contained in a statement signed and released by the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdulahi on Wednesday. The…
A Zimbabwean lady whose official Facebook page is known as Queen Nadia TV is currently setting the Internet on fire with the kind of explicit content she posts on a daily basis. Yet she is smiling to the bank. And the slim lady with a behind that is shaped like a beetle, does it with…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has denied the authenticity of a widely circulated video appearing to show him massaging a woman’s feet aboard a private jet, describing it as a fabricated clip created using artificial intelligence (AI). The video, which surfaced on social media on Tuesday, shows a man resembling the former Edo State governor engaged in…
Police authorities in Ondo State have confirmed the death of two students of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, after they drowned inside a swimming pool at a hotel in the town. The victims were said to be among the new students who matriculated at the university. The spokesperson of the state police command,…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a notice of appeal challenging his conviction and multiple sentences imposed by the Federal High Court in Abuja, insisting that the trial was riddled with fundamental legal errors and amounted to a miscarriage of justice. In the notice of appeal dated February…
Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, following his registration at his village in the Logo Local Government Area in the ongoing APC e-registration exercise. Senator Suswam, who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last year following disagreement with his…
