Lagos PDP Chieftain Shot Dead During Meeting At Eti-Osa
Borishade Adeniyi, a chieftain of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was shot dead over the weekend during a meeting of party members. Confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday, Chike Oti, spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, said the tragedy occurred after a disagreement between the factions loyal […]
Are We Still In Recession? Because This Hunger Dey Vex By Fredrick Nwabufo
When economic syrups do not improve the health of a diseased economy, the medicine can be best described as fake, substandard, and voodoo-ish. Nigeria ‘exited’ recession in September 2017. At the time, the government made exorbitant promises and bragged that it “rescued” the economy from the buccaneer manifestations of the Jonathan administration. I remember, Lai […]
Suicide Bomber Kills Seven At a Mosque
No less than seven worshippers were killed in Gummat Mosque in Konduga town, Maiduguri, Borno State, early on Monday morning when suicide bomber blew himself up, targeting the worshippers. Many worshippers were also injured in the attack . Borno, Yobe and parts of Adamawa states have suffered suicide bombings .
Boko Haram Insurgents
Not less than 18 people were killed in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents in the Lake Chad region, NAN quoted a Chadian military source as saying. “Boko Haram elements attacked a village south of Daboua, not far from Chad’s border with Niger, at around 9pm on Thursday,” the military source said. The insurgents were […]
Nigeria Neutralizes Boko Haram Ambush ,kills Scores of Insurgents
An Army patrol unit that ran into a Boko Haram ambush ,successful repelled the attack and went to inflict heavy casualty on the insurgents . The fighting took place at Sassawa village in Babbangida Local Government Area in Yobe State North East Nigeria .According to Army Spokesman , General Texas Chukwu , the rebels were […]
Join Buhari to fight insecurity – VON DG, Okechukwu urges Atiku, others
The Director General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday urged former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and indeed all Nigerians to join President Muhammadu Buhari to fight insecurity instead of comparing the dead with those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Okechukwu reacted when he was confronted […]
INEC colluded with security operatives to rig Ekiti election – Gov’s aide
The Director of Media and Publicity of Kolapo Olusola Campaign Organisation , Lere Olayinka , tells KAMARUDEEN OGUNDELE that the July 14 election was manipulated What is your assessment of the election? What happened in Ekiti State on Saturday cannot be called an election . It can best be described as a war against the […]
Nigeria Air: Do’t Give Free Tickets To Politicians, Govt Officials – Runsewe
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe , Director -General, National Council for Arts and Culture, has called on the Federal Government not to give free tickets to politicians and government officials that would patronise the services of the new national carrier . Runsewe , in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, said […]
We Will Leave APC,With Or Without Saraki – Baraje
The former Chairman of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has said that members of the party and the supporters of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki have decoded to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC)with or without the senate president,even as he described the juicy appointments being offered them […]
No Offer Can Appease Saraki’ s Embarrassment – Baraje.
The leader of the defunct new PDP , Alhaji Kawu Baraje , said there was no offer from President Muhammadu Buhari to Saraki that could atone for what he called the embarrassment Saraki allegedly suffered in the last three years. In an interview with one of our correspondents in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on […]