The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has declared that no level of opposition or political gang-up can stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubuâs re-election in 2027. Tunji-Ojo, speaking through his support group, BTO for PBAT, on Saturday, said the Presidentâs bold economic reforms and transformative policies have made his second-term bid âunstoppable.â Speaking on behalf of…
United States Senator, Ted Cruz, has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing legislation that targets the enforcement of Sharia and blasphemy laws in Nigeria, following President Donald Trumpâs designation of the country as a âCountry of Particular Concern.â The US senator stated this in a release published on his website after US President Donald Trumpâs designation…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced the sentencing of a teacher to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year old pupil. The decision was reached after a suit was filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. The court presided over by Justice M Osho â Adebiyi,…
The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the Samuel Anyanwu, the national secretary; and Kamaldeen Ajibade; the national legal adviser. The party also suspended Okechukwu Osuoha, deputy legal adviser; and Umaru Bature, national organising secretary. Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, announced the suspension during a press conference on Saturday. He…
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that many citizens are frustrated with civilian governments that have failed to deliver on governance and security. Despite this, the former Minister of Solid Mineral Development said military rule is not a viable alternative in tackling governance deficits. Fayemi spoke in Abuja on…
The Coordinator of the Nigerian Institution of Surveying and Geoinformatics Students (NISGS), Southwest Zone, UTHMAN TAIWO USMAN, has officially announced the forthcoming 3rd NISGS Southwest Zonal Convention and Conference, a landmark gathering of surveying and geoinformatics students across the Southwestern region of Nigeria. The much-anticipated event is scheduled to hold from December 14th to 17th,…
A housewife, Mulikat Abdulrasheed, has prayed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on grounds that her husband, Abdullahi was jobless and had no source of livelihood. âMy uncle arranged the marriage with Abdullahi. I didnât know that he was jobless, had no money or any source of livelihood. âI later realised…
An Enugu-based foundation, Kunie Foundation, has renewed its call for justice for 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, who died after suffering sexual abuse complications seven years ago in Benue. The Communications Manager, Kunie Foundation, Mr Uchenna Igboeme, made the call in a statement on Friday in Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ogbanje, a Junior…
As allegations of an ongoing âChristian genocideâ in Nigeria intensify, a 2014 statement from President Bola Tinubu condemning former President Goodluck Jonathan for failing to protect Christian worshippers has resurfaced, drawing sharp parallels to criticisms now leveled at Tinubuâs administration. In January 2014, Tinubu, then an opposition leader, lambasted Jonathan over attacks by Boko Haram…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun an investigation into an allegation made by Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, who claimed that some of the agencyâs operatives extorted âŚ10 million from him during his detention in 2024. Oladips, in a recent interview on the Trending podcast, recounted that he was arrested…