… Facilitates Borehole Projects and Solar Power Installations to Transform Lives Across Wards 1–6 and Beyond In a remarkable show of grassroots leadership, Hon. (Mrs.) Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, member representing Ibadan North Constituency I in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has launched a massive community development campaign across her constituency—spanning Wards 1, 2, 3,…
Amid public criticisms, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, deleted a social media post in which he falsely claimed to have met with Vatican Secretary Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Posting two photos of himself and Cardinal Kevin Farrell on Sunday, Mr Tinubu wrongly claimed he was hosted by Cardinal Parolin, sparking reactions from Nigerians on X. “Upon…
The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, Muhammad Rabiu, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the alleged assassination attempt of Senator Usman Lawal (PDP Kaduna-Central). The order of investigation is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan, on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The alleged assassination attempt on Senator Usman Lawal…
Reactions have trailed the recognition of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano by Vice President Kashim Shettima. According to Daily Trust, the Vice President on his official Facebook and X accounts had addressed Sanusi as the 16th Emir, prompting reactions by social media users who took it as an endorsement of Sanusi’s…
The U.S. State Department has said it has revoked more than 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office last year, describing the figure as a new record under the administration’s hardline immigration policy. The revocations form part of a sweeping immigration crackdown launched after Trump’s return to the White House, which has seen…
Factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has lambasted the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, stressing that he is too desperate to lead Nigeria as a president. In a statement he personally signed on Thursday, Abure said Obi created the crisis in the Labour Party. According to him, Obi’s desperation…
Fresh facts have emerged on how the Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal formed part of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 903), specifically an amendment to Clause 60(3), which sought to compel presiding officers of…
Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, who spent 56 days in kidnappers’ den before he regained his freedom on Wednesday has recounted his harrowing experience in captivity. Specifically, the retired general revealed how he and other hostages were surrounded by hungry hyenas looking for what to eat in…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command on Wednesday disclosed the arrest of one Yahaya Saleh for attempting to secure the release of a suspected kidnapper who is under investigation. A statement by Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, said Yahaya attempted to bribe the police investigators handling the kidnap case…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has dismissed allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing them as false, dangerous, and politically motivated. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the Council’s Secretary-General, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said the claims being circulated by some Western media and political figures were part of a…
