The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Tuesday depart Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia to, among other things, deliver an address bordering on West Africa’s security, free and fair elections and respect for rule of law.” He will also join other African leaders as Liberia marks a Special Independence anniversary, commemorating 175 years of self-rule;…
The Katsina State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party on Monday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to disqualify the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu. The state Chairman of the NNPP, Sani Litti, who made the call at a press conference in Katsina…
Hypertensive man: Nigerians outraged, police go after LASTMAmenThe Lagos State Police Command has demanded the release of two officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority over their involvement in an incident which led to the death of a hypertensive Bureau De Change operator, Modibo Usman.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this…
NLC solidarity rally holds today, police warn hoodlums The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will deploy personnel in critical infrastructure and facilities in response to the nationwide protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities taking place on Tuesday (today). As security agencies moved…
The recent blame game between the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, took a new twist, on Sunday, with the latest jab coming from the former vice president’s camp. The heated exchanges started after Atiku’s interview that was aired…
The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has told his church members not to distract his attention and that they can vote for any candidate of their choice in next year’s elections. This comes amidst controversies surrounding the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the position…
Former Chairman of Police Service Commission, Chief Simon Okeke, has described the Muslim-Muslim ticket the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has adopted for the 2023 presidential election as anachronistic and senseless.He said for the APC candidate, Tinubu to have overlooked the multi-religious nature of Nigeria was a great error that would not…
Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transportation, says delegates who sold their votes at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary are regretting their actions. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers state, polled 316 votes and was second in the exercise. Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, clinched the ticket after securing over 1,000…
Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan ran an incredible 12.40 seconds (+1.5m/s) in her opening performance at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA to set a new African record and Nigeria’s fastest time in the history of the competition in the women’s 100mH event. The Nigerian has now made the semifinal of the event three times which…
Nigeria’s in-form sprinter, Tobi Amusan has completed an incredible double by breaking the world record for the 100m women’s hurdle and also winning a gold medal at the ongoing world Athletics Championship, Eugene, Oregon. The young Nigerian, who had initially broken the world record in the semi final by recording a time of 12.12 seconds,…