Herdsmen Unleash Mayhem On Travellers In Osun

herdsmen

Some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Wednesday, unleashed mayhem on travellers at the Ikire axis of the Ife-Ibadan Expressway and shot dead an employee of the Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State, Samson Adenipekun. It was gathered that the deceased was travelling to Ibadan, Oyo State, in an unregistered Toyota Corolla … Read more

June 12: Dapo Abiodun Vows To Manifest Abiola’s Vision In Ogun

Dapo Abiodun

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has vowed to bring to reality in the state, the vision of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 , 1993 Presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola. Abiodun stated this on Wednesday during the June 12 anniversary commemoration and 2019 Democracy Day celebration, held at the MKO Abiola Stadium … Read more

Young Nigerians Should Be Educated On The Significance Of June 12-Sanwo-Olu

Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu has advised that young Nigerians should be educated on the significance of the June 12 anniversary. The Governor stressed that it is through the formal education on the importance of the day that the people will appreciate and immortalize the acclaimed winner of the adjudged freest and fairest election … Read more

Gov.Umahi Orders Ex-Commissioners, Others To Return Vehicles, State Properties

Ebonyi State

In a directive signed on Wednesday, by the Permanent Secretary Designate—Protocol, Austin Udude, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has directed former commissioners and other political appointees to return all vehicles and government properties in their custody. The statement listed those affected to include former commissioners, Special Advisers, Special Assistants among others. The Statement reads … Read more

Makinde Set To Probe Ajimobi Led Government- PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State has disclosed that Governor Seyi Makinde will soon set up a commission to probe Abiola Ajimobi-led government. This was disclosed in a statement by the PDP’s Publicity Secretary in Oyo State, Engineer Akeem Olatunji, on Wednesday. He said this in reaction to APC’s allegation that Makinde had … Read more

Anambra Assembly Gets New Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Others

Anambra Assembly

The Anambra State House of Assembly, has elected Uche Okafor, representing Anyamelum Constituency, as the new speaker of its 7th assembly. Mr Okafor on Wednesday emerged unopposed following his nomination by Edward Igbuzo (Onitsha North11) and seconded by Lawrence Ezeudu (Dunukofia). In the same vein, Pascal Agbodike, representing Ihiala constituency emerged as the Deputy Speaker … Read more

June 12: Yoruba Group Holds ” O To Ge Rally” , Says Enough Is Enough

Yoruba Koya

The Yoruba Koya Leadership and Training Foundation, a pan-Yoruba social-cultural group, in a June 12 “O To Ge Rally” (Enough is Enough Rally) tagged: “Safety and Security in Yoruba Land”, held in Lagos to commemorate June 12 as the Nigeria’s Democracy Day on Wednesday, demanded security of lives and property. The group,has urged President Muhammadu … Read more

It’s Not Enough To Declare June 12 Democracy Day, Atiku Challenges

Atiku abubakar

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on curbing the level of hunger in the country and stop offering Nigerians what he described as tokenism.” The former vice-president said it is not enough to declare June 12 as Democracy Day as many Nigerians are … Read more

BREAKING: Air Force Jet Crash-lands

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its helicopter crashed in the process of landing while returning from an anti-banditry combat mission in the Northwest Theatre under Operation HADARAN DAJI. A statement on Wednesday in Abuja by NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said that details of the cause of the incident, which occurred at the … Read more

Gang Butchers Children In Ebonyi

  The family of Benjamin Oke in the Umuogoakpu-Ngbo community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State are currently in a state of dilemma over the killing of their two sons by hoodlums on Sunday. According to the Ebonyi State Police Command Spokesperson, Loveth Odah, “The attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday; one … Read more

Gunmen Abduct Another Katsina Village Head

  The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the Kidnapping of another Village Head, Alhaji Bature Mai’unguwa, the Village Head of Labo in Batsari Local Government Area, by unknown gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Gambo Isa confirmed the abduction to newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina. He disclosed that the victim was … Read more

Four Nigerians Get Arrested Over Kidnap Of Canadians In Ghana

Ghanaian Police Arrest Nigerian Professor In Viral Video Over ‘Offensive Conduct’

  Ghanaweb.com has disclosed that four Nigerians, which are yet identified, were allegedly responsible for the kidnap of two Canadian ladies in Kumasi last week. The Canadians were Bailen Chitty, 19 years and Lauren Patricia Catherine, 20 years, all charity volunteers for Youth Challenge International. They were taken as they came out of a taxi … Read more

Sudan Ends New Coup d’etat As It Arrests 68 Officers

The Arabic version of Al-Arabiya.net has reported on Wednesday an aborted coup in Sudan designed to upstage the Transitional Military Council. The newspaper, quoted sources in Sudan saying 68 officers have been arrested and put under investigation as a result of a coup attempt. The report claimed that the rebellious officers were those loyal to … Read more

BREAKING: Buhari Renames Abuja National Stadium After MKO Abiola

President Muhammadu Buhari has renamed the national stadium in Abuja after MKO Abiola. The President made the declaration while giving a speech at the Democracy Day celebration which held at the Eagles Square on Wednesday, June 12. He said, “Today, I propose the renaming of the Abuja National stadium henceforth, it will be called Moshood … Read more

BREAKING: Buhari Arrives Eagles Square For June 12 Democracy Day Celebration

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the Eagles Square in Abuja where the June 12 Democracy Day celebrations are holding for the first time. His arrival signalled the commencement of the 2019 June 12 Democracy Day celebration being attended by world leaders. The President waited to receive other world leaders before taking salute on the Saluting … Read more

Oyo Government Cancel MidTerm Break For Public School

Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, announced the cancellation of the mid term break, for the third term of 2018/2019 academic session, for public primary and secondary schools in the state. The announcement was contained in a circular signed by Mr I. O. Adeosun, the acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and made … Read more

Cyber-Crimes Act Will Be Amended – FGHi

The Federal Government has stated that the Federal Ministry of Justice is committed to pursuing the amendment of the Cybercrimes Act, which many lawyers, journalists and activists have considered repressive, unconstitutional and illegal. This was stated today by Mr. Terlumun George Tyendezwa, Head, Cybercrimes Prosecution Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice, at a Media Interactive Session … Read more

PDP Congratulates New NASS Leadership, Lawmakers

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the newly elected leadership of the 9th National Assembly and the inauguration of lawmakers. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party acknowledged the newly elected Senate President, Deputy Senate President; as well as the newly elected Speaker and … Read more

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