Otunba T.J Abass 
Ayo Adebanjo, a factional leader of the Pan-African Yoruba group, Afenifere, said he has evidence that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari rigged his re-election in February. “I maintain my stand that until the Supreme Court rules that he is validly elected, I will not recognise him. We have evidence that the election was rigged, let the … Read more
Two suspected ritualists alleged to have been killing aged women in Akoko areas of Ondo State were apprehended in Arigidi in Akoko North-West area of the state where no fewer than five octogenarian women have been murdered and their breast and other private parts removed by suspected ritualist, who have invaded the area in the last … Read more
A police Inspector, Dacha Ibrahim, who allegedly stole a motorcycle that was recovered from armed robbers by residents of Morogbo, a suburb of Lagos State, is in Police trouble. On March 29, four robbery suspects—Mutiu Lawal, Taiwo Toxin, Kareem Aderintan, and Adesina Wasiu—robbed said motorcycle belonging to one Emmanuel Nonye Godwin, a resident of Oke-Egbe … Read more
Lagos State Government, yesterday, flagged off the operation of new buses under the Bus Reform Initiative(BRI), with free service on five routes, saying the development would redefine public transportation and make the state globally competitive. President Muhammadu Buhari had during his one-day working visit to Lagos, commissioned the buses in company of his host, Governor … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State said on Wednesday that there was no rift between him and his predecessor in office, Adams Oshiomhole, current National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Obaseki made the clarification at the Benin airport upon his arrival in the state following a one-month vacation. The governor described as fake … Read more
Civil servants in Cross River State have protested the payment of May salary on the first day of the month by Governor Ben Ayade. Ayade had consistently paid the May salary on the first day of the month in the last three years of his tenure. But speaking to journalists, the state chairman of the … Read more
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has condemned the raids on popular night clubs in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, authorities and the Police, cautioning that citizens’ rights to freedom of association and movement cannot be abridged. Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, who stated this in Abuja yesterday, also called on the … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has ordered the redeployment of Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Abdulrahaman, to Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Also redeployed is the Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Aji Janga, who will now assume duty as Kaduna State Police Commissioner. Others are CP Habu Ahmadu, former CP Intelligence, … Read more
The immediate past Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Segun Oni, has been suspended indefinitely from the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oni, who was also a former governor of Ekiti, was suspended over alleged anti-party activities. In a letter dated May 1, 2019, and addressed … Read more
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command, CP Ahmed Abdulrahaman from the State to the Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja. He also directed the CP Aji Ali Janga, who until now was the Commissioner of Police in charge of Bauchi State, … Read more
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has alleged that some state governors covertly promote insecurity as justification to inflate their security vote. Magu, who stated this while presenting a paper on “Imperative of Fighting Corruption/Terrorism Financing in Nigeria,” at the induction of new and returning governors at the Old Banquet … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that most Nigerian homes and business premises still lack electricity. During a May Day celebration yesterday in Abuja, he said government was committed to making power available to most Nigerians, adding that the sector needed a lot of re-engineering and re-working to deliver service. He thanked Nigerians for re-electing … Read more
A member of the Governing Board of the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS), Josiah Biobelemoye, has said whenever they exposed corruption, it fought back, and he faulted the recommendation of the presidential panel probing the crisis in the scheme. He said the proposal by the panel that the entire governing council be dissolved was at odds … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), yesterday shut down operations at Gombe and Kebbi airports over N800 million debts. The agency sent a NOTAM (Notice To Air Men) to the airports announcing its decision to withdraw men of the safety and fire rescue and aviation security personnel attached to the two airports. Two weeks … Read more
Musa Umar, the District Head of Daura, Katsina State, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been kidnapped by four unidentified gunmen. The kidnappers stormed Mr. Umar’s Daura residence at 7p.m. on Wednesday and sporadically shot into the air, scaring bystanders, who scampered for safety. Mr. Umar had just returned from the mosque where he … Read more
Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of setting a bad precedence by withholding his certificate of return after he had been declared winner of the Imo west senatorial election. Okorocha said since the election had been concluded and a winner announced, the electoral umpire had no right … Read more
Former Presiden, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, arrived South Africa, on Wednesday, where he will lead an observer mission to monitor the country’s general election scheduled for May 8. In a series of tweets, Jonathan said he would be heading the election observer mission of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA). The former president … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the redepoyment of 71 staff of the State House Aso Villa, Abuja, ahead of his inauguration for a second term in office. A circular from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHSOF), revealed that a total of 71 staff on SGL 07-14, both security and … Read more
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to promptly assent to the Companies and Allied Matters (CAM) Bill 2018, saying it has huge potential to catalyze the growth and transformation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Making the call in a statement, Director General, LCCI, Muda … Read more
Two Nigerian authors, Oyinkan Braithwaite and Diana Evans, have been shortlisted for 2019 Women’s Prize for Literature. It is the first time two African authors will be shortlisted for the award in the same year. There would have three Nigerian authors on the list had Akwaeke Emezi advanced past the nomination stage of the award … Read more