Sallah Durbar: Agency operatives stab man, brutalise onlookers in Kano
The operatives of Kano Road Transport Agency (KAROTA) have allegedly stabbed a young man and brutalised many others, including women during the recent Eid-l-Kabir celebration in Kano. The victim, identified as Radiyuddin Tahir, who operated a Point of Sale (POS) service on Sabon Titin Mandawari area in Gwale of Kano State, was observing durbar at his shop when the incident...
Oyetola, Adeleke’s hometown residents troop out to vote
The residents of Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government Area and Ede, Osun State, trooped out in large numbers as early as 6.30 a.m to cast their votes amidst tight security in the Saturday governorship election in the state. Iragbiji is the hometown of Governor Gboyega Oyetola, who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while...
Abe: Why I supported APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket
Former representative of Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen. Magnus Abe, has disclosed reasons he supported the decision of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to pick former Borno State Governor, Sen. Kashim Shettima, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Abe, while speaking in an interview on Arise Television...
APC submits Shettima’s name as party’s VP to INEC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has submitted the name of the former governor of Borno State, Sen. Kashim Shettima, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election. It was gathered that the name of Shettima was submitted to INEC on Thursday by the APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, and...
Heavy security as 1.9m voters elect Osun governor today
No fewer than 15 political parties will participate in the Osun State governorship election slated for today, while 1,955,657 registered voters will decide the fate of the candidates. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the gubernatorial election would take place in 332 registration areas across the 30 Local Government Areas of Osun State. Though 15 political parties would be...
Kuje jailbreak: Police arrest 2 fleeing inmates, others in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested two of the inmates who escaped during the July 5 jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre in Abuja. The arrested inmates were identified as Kamala Lawal and Abdulkadir Musa. The command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this on Friday in Katsina while parading the suspects and other suspected criminals. Isah said based...
PDP accuses APC of plot to rig Osun guber election
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of perfecting plans to rig Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. PDP accused APC of deploying billions of naira to “compromise some security and electoral officers to intimidate voters, manipulate electoral process and inordinately favour the sinking APC candidate, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, against the Will of...
No DSS advisory on APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket – Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed reports that the Directorate of State Services (DSS) has given an advisory on the choice of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima. Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, on Friday urged Nigerians to ignore the report. Shehu described the report as “toxic” and “a deadly...
Portable throws shade at Davido, says ‘I’m from trenches’
Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as ‘Portable’ has taken a swipe at Afrobeat superstar, Davido for unfollowing him on social media due to his political interest. While Davido is well-known as a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporter with his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, as Osun governorship candidate of the party, Portable had been rooting for Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives...
Shettima: Tinubu hasn’t Islamised his family not to talk of Nigeria
The vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has dismissed insinuations that the APC's presidential standard-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would Islamise the country with the party's Muslim-Muslim ticket. Shettima said Nigerians should be more concerned about how to develop the country, rather than engaged in religious sentiments, adding that Tinubu did not Islamise his family. The senator, who...
