21st June, 2022 PRESS RELEASE: IMPEACHMENT: VOTE OUT MAKINDE IN 2023 – MURIC The Oyo State House of Assembly has served an impeachment notice on the deputy governor of the state, Engr Rauf Olaniyan. However, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has picked holes in the move. The human rights organization has also called on Muslims…
Kwara PDP spokesperson apologises to governor, REC over corruption allegation The PDP spokesperson says his “thoughtless” statement was a gross error By Mohammed BabangidaJune 21, 2022 The publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, ‘Tunji Moronfoye, has apologised to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Garba Madami, over his…
Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a middle-aged businesswoman at Twon-Brass in Brass Council Area of the State over the alleged trafficking of two under-aged girls to Ghana for prostitution. The Suspect’s name was given as Madam Florence Emeka. The alleged trafficked girls, identified as Nengi, 15, and Preye, 14, were reported…
Aliyu Giwa, a police officer in the Force Public Relations Office (FPRO), has said Nigerian law prohibits anyone from carrying out abortion either on themselves or on others. He said this is in a Twitter post on Tuesday where he cited sections of the constitution that prohibit such abortion and other related offences. According to…
United States-based social networking sites, Twitter and Instagram, have defied the order given by the Nigerian government to delete porn posts within 24 hours, SaharaReportors’ findings revealed. On Monday, June 13, the Nigerian Government issued a code of practice for all online platforms operating in Nigeria including social media interactive platforms such as Twitter, Facebook,…
Graft Allegations Dog Nigeria’s Presidential Hopefuls Tinubu and Abubakar long dogged by corruption accusations Corruption fight won’t feature on campaign trail, analysts say The fight against corruption has been a top campaign issue in Nigeria’s last two presidential elections, but the history of graft allegations surrounding the two main candidates means neither is likely to…
The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the killing and beheading of a former state lawmaker, Hon. Nelson Emeka Achukwu, by unidentified gunmen. This came after one month after Okechukwu Okoye, a serving lawmaker representing Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s constituency at the State Assembly was kidnapped and later found beheaded. SaharaReporters had…
FC Bayern have signed Sadio Mané from Liverpool. The 30-year-old attacker has agreed a contract with the German record champions until 30 June 2025. Herbert Hainer, FC Bayern president: “Sadio Mané is a global star, who underlines the appeal of FC Bayern and will increase the attractiveness of the Bundesliga as a whole. Fans come…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the concept of “placeholder” for vice-presidential candidates “has no place in our constitutional and legal framework”. Following the completion of presidential primaries of political parties, INEC set June 17 as the deadline for the nomination of vice-presidential candidates. In order to beat the deadline, some parties submitted names…
Barely two months after Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III passed, his wives, Queen Opeyemi Omobola and Abbey, have shown off their new houses. The grateful Queens eulogised him, praying for his eternal rest in peace. Sharing photos of her new house and photos with her late husband, Queen Opeyemi said her love for him…