The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oguduokwor Ward, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has suspended the party’s National Vice Chairman for the South East zone, Ali Odefa. The suspension, effective immediately, was announced on Friday in Abuja following a meeting of the Ward Executive Committee. During a briefing with journalists in Abuja, the…
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared that he will support the first presidential candidate who pays him ahead of the 2027 elections. Portable’s remarks come as President Bola Tinubu’s administration faces public criticism over economic hardship and calls for electoral reforms. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has consistently warned that…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has urged Nigerians to extend their demand for accountability beyond President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to include governors and other elected public officials. Mumuni made the call while assessing the performance of the Tinubu administration, two years into its tenure. In a statement signed…
President Bola Tinubu has stated that while corruption cannot be completely eradicated, it can be reduced to its barest minimum. Speaking during a live presidential media chat broadcast nationwide, Tinubu emphasised the importance of addressing systemic flaws to curb corruption. He said in part, “Block all the loopholes, where anybody can just gain in the…
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed that the explosion that claimed the lives of Mr and Mrs George Onuabuchi in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, was caused by a gas cylinder and not an inverter battery. Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesperson for the Command, Joshua Ukandu, informed the News Agency of Nigeria on…
Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has warned Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate from the 2023 election, that she will actively campaign against him if he chooses to run as Vice President under another candidate in the 2027 presidential election. In a video statement released on Monday, Yesufu questioned why Nigerians often seem to settle…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has addressed the controversy surrounding the federal government’s decision to appoint popular musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, also known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, as an ambassador following his unruly conduct at Abuja airport. In a statement on X on Wednesday, Keyamo explained that it…
The Nigerian Army said it has taken into custody a personnel, Private Emmanuel, who allegedly assaulted a food vendor over an unpaid debt. In a statement by Captain Abullahi Lawal Osabo, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 401 Special Forces Brigade, Makurdi, the army said the personnel would be in its custody, as investigation continues…
Far right rioters have set fire to hotel in Rotherham which is being used to house asylum seekers. A large group of people draped in Union flags with some wearing balaclavas smashed the windows of a Holiday Express hotel in Manvers, South Yorkshire before setting the building on fire. Police clashed with the group after…
Four popular Nigerian gospel ministers, including Evangelist Ayodeji David, popularly known as Kekere Jesu, lost their lives in a fatal motor accident along the Ikorodu–Sagamu Road in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement issued by the Ogun State Commander and Public Information Officer, Florence Okupe on Monday. The…