PMB Congratulates Femi Gbajabiamila At 60
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members and leaders of the APC in felicitating the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on his 60th birthday, June 25, 2022. The President in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Friday in Abuja sent greetings to the family, friends, and associates of the […]
Refusing PDP’s Vice-presidential Ticket Would’ve Been ‘disservice’ Says Ifeanyi Okowa
The governor of Delta, Ifeanyi Okowa, says it would have been a “disservice” if he had rejected the nomination for him to be the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okowa spoke on Thursday in an interview with Channels Television. On June 16, Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, named Okowa as his running […]
APP Plans To Sue Tinubu Over Academic Qualification
The Action Peoples Party (APP) will on Monday sue the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu to question his academic qualification to stand for the 2023 election. The decision followed alleged irregularities in the academic qualification and documents submitted by Tinubu to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Chairman […]
Peter Obi Empathizes With Ike Ekweremadu
The presidential aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has empathized with former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice who are facing trial over alleged child trafficking and human organ harvest. The couple was arrested at the Heathrow Airport on Tuesday in the presence of protocol officials from the Nigerian High […]
Russian Military Cargo Plane Crashes, Killing 4
A Russian military cargo plane crashed Friday, killing at least four crewmembers and leaving several others injured, officials said. The heavylift Il-76 cargo plane went down in the southwestern Ryazan region. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the plane suffered an engine problem that forced the crew to crash-land it on the ground. The regional […]
Nova Scotia Shooting: Trudeau Denies Meddling In Police Probe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied interfering in an investigation into Canada’s worst mass shooting. The head of the RCMP, Canada’s federal police force, has been accused of pressuring local officers to help advance Mr Trudeau’s gun control plans. Commissioner Brenda Lucki has denied any meddling in the investigation. The accusation stems from notes made […]
US Senate Passes First Gun Control Bill In Decades
The US Senate has passed a gun control bill – the most significant firearms legislation in nearly 30 years. It imposes tougher checks on young buyers and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat. In a rare bipartisan breakthrough on gun control measures, 15 Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate to approve […]
Kwara Confirms First Case Of Monkeypox
The first case of monkeypox in Kwara State was confirmed by the State Government on Thursday. A 29-year-old driver who lives in Gbugbu in the state’s Edu Local Government Area was found to have had the sickness, according to Dr. Raji Razak, the state’s commissioner for health, who confirmed the development in a statement he […]
Families Of The Abducted Train Passengers Contemplate Suicide
On Thursday, friends and family of those who had been held captive on the Abuja-Kaduna AK-9 train pleaded with the federal government to expedite the process of freeing the other 50 hostages who had already been held by terrorists for 87 days. The bandits freed 11 of the 61 abductees on Saturday, leaving 50 in […]
FG Takes Action To Impose NIN Linking On Sports Betting Accounts
Customers of online sports betting in Nigeria may now face an extra challenge as the Federal Government has been advised by the House of Representatives to ensure that gamers connect their accounts with their National Identity Numbers. The resolution was passed on June 23 after the lower chamber of the National Assembly approved a motion […]
