Olopoeyan, other Oyo PDP stalwarts dump party for NNPP
Scores of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Oyo State led by Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan and Chief Joshua Popoola, on Monday in Ibadan, formally joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Olopoeniyan and others were received into the party by the party’s National leadership led by its National Secretary, Retired Gen. Dipo Olayokun. It would be recalled that Olopoeniyan parted...
Sit-at-home: Gunmen kill one, attack vehicle in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed the death of an unidentified male traveler after yet-to-be identified gunmen attacked a Sienna vehicle in Enugu. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said an unidentified male traveler was confirmed dead after being hit when the yet-to-be-identified gunmen attacked the vehicle. It was gathered that the unidentified male traveler boarded the...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Ukrainians 'surrounded' in Mariupol Ukrainian forces are "surrounded and blocked" in Mariupol as Russian forces push to take the city, Myhaylo Podolyak, an official from President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, tweets. The Ukrainian army insists that "the defence of Mariupol continues". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he believes "tens of thousands" of people in...
Osinachi: Minister calls for justice, protection of singer’s children
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has called for justice over the death of popular gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, who was alleged to have died as a result of gender-based violence perpetrated by her husband, Peter Nwachukwu. The Star had reported that Osinachi died last Friday Friday after spending days at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. Following the death...
Insecurity, biggest threat to 2023 elections ― CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) have warned that the unabating insecurity in the country was a threat to the conduct of the 2023 elections, adding that it might not hold as planned. The leaders of the religious groups gave the warning at the Inclusive Security Dialogue Meeting jointly organised by Global Peace...
Strike: We’ll resume if… ― ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja zone says there will be no resumption in public universities until renegotiated 2009 agreement is signed, implemented and the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) deployed. The ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Dr Salawu Muhammed Lawal, made this known during a press conference at the University of Abuja in Gwagwalada on Monday. According to him,...
EFCC arraigns Juju scammers for defrauding woman of N250m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the trio of Alaka Abayomi Kamaldeen (alias Awise), Taiwo Fatai Olamilekan Ahmed (alias Ifa) and Akinola Bukola Augustina, a suspected syndicate of juju fraudsters, before Justice Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Abuja. The suspects were arraigned on two-count charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false...
2023: Vote aspirants with capacity, Obi urges Nigerians
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, on Monday, urged Nigerians to vote for people with competence and intellectual capacity. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated this in Abeokuta while meeting with PDP leaders and members in Ogun State. The presidential hopeful was in the state to canvass for support ahead of...
Man bags life imprisonment for raping two children
An Ekiti High Court presided over by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, sentenced one Hussein Isah to life imprisonment on Monday for raping two underage girls. The prosecution proved that Isah raped the two children aged 11 years and 12 years at Ilasa-Ekiti sometime in January 2020. Isah is a cotenant of the 11-year-old-girl and her mother, while the 12-year-old girl is a...
FG spends N12bn on school feeding monthly – National Coordinator
The Federal Government spends about N12 billion on the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes (NHGSFP) monthly. The scheme is under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD). National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), Dr. Umar Bindir, said over 10 million children are fed at the rate of N100 meal per child as approved by President Muhammadu...
