Buhari Returns To Abuja After Attending AU Meeting In Malabo
After attending the African Union (AU) meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja. According to Naija News, Buhari and his wife, Aisha Buhari, as well as other government officials, returned to Nigeria on Saturday. The Nigerian president was in Malabo for the African Union’s (AU) Extraordinary Assembly of Heads of […]
Terrorists Drop Threat To Kill Kidnapped Passengers, Issue New Ultimatum
Terrorists who kidnapped passengers on an Abuja-Kaduna train have backed down on their threat to kill the passengers. The gunmen had previously threatened to kill the captives if the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration did not comply with their demands. The terrorists had given the government seven days to release their children who were supposedly being held […]
ISWAP’s Top Commander Surrenders To Nigerian Forces
Musa Mani, a top commander of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), has surrendered to Nigerian Army forces. Following intense combined operations on the outskirts of Lake Chad, Mani surrendered to forces from the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF). According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, the ISWAP leader surrendered to forces in […]
6 Injured In Shooting In Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, Police Say
At least six people were injured on Saturday night during an exchange of gunfire in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, police said. Chattanooga Police officers were patrolling downtown at about 10:48 p.m. local time when they “observed multiple parties exchanging gunfire and numerous people fleeing the area” near 100 Cherry St. “Our Officers began rendering aid to […]
Uvalde Shooting: Kamala Harris Calls For Assault Weapons Ban
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has made an impassioned plea for a ban on assault weapons in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in the US. Ms Harris was attending the funeral of Ruth Whitfield, 86, killed in a supermarket in Buffalo on 14 May. That shooting came just 10 days before an attack on […]
PDP Primary: Gov. Tambuwal Stepped Down For Atiku Abubakar
Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal withdrew from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary to support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. According to him, the decision was taken after wide consultations with stakeholders across the country. He appealed to his supporters and delegates to vote for Atiku. Atiku didn’t fall to laud the decision of his […]
Gov. Wike Vows To Support Whoever Emerges PDP Presidential Candidate
A presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Gov. Nyesome Wike, has stated that he will support to the fullest whoever emerges as the candidate of the PDP, as a committed party member. Speaking during the voting convention of the party in Abuja, he said: “I have been in your (delegates) states to speak […]
PMB Reacts To Port Harcourt Stampede
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the reported deaths of scores of worshippers during a stampede at a religious event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a reaction to the incident, the President advice organizers of religious, political and other big events to plan well and carry them out in a disciplined manner to […]
Bauchi Governor Imposes Curfew As Outburst Of Violence In The State Claims Lives, Property
Bala Mohammed, the Governor of Bauchi State, has ordered a 24-hour curfew in Yelwan Tsakani, a suburb of Bauchi, following an outburst of violence that claimed two lives, razed houses, and left many people injured. The violence, occurred at 9.30 p.m. on Friday according to Punch. The incident occurs less than a week after a […]
Atiku Emerges PDP 2023 Presidential Flagbearer
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been elected as the Peoples Democratic Party’s flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election. To win the PDP’s 2023 ticket, Atiku had to beat the likes of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Atiku polled 371 votes at the election […]
