The former national vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Inua Abdulkadir, is dead The Sokoto State politician died on Monday morning. His death was confirmed by a senator of the eight senate, who is also a political associate, Shehu Sani. Sani confirmed the death of the politician via his Twitter handle on Monday morning. Mr. Abdulkadir was a member of the National Working Committee of the APC that was recently dissolved by the National...
Aishat met a triple tragedy on her journey to Lagos for greener pastures, her dream turns nightmare. According to The Punch, Aishat is a 16-year-old girl that was gang-raped by four men at a motor park in Ijesha, Surulere, Lagos, after being abandoned by her guardian. The rape resulted in pregnancy, as she roamed the motor park for shelter. She is an indigene of Oyo State. According to report, she had slept in different shops...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plan to put an end to cable television service providers’ monopoly, one such is the Digital Satellite Television (DStv) which is owned by MultiChoice, a South Africa-based company. Federal Government plans include ending the exclusive rights to sporting events enjoy by DStv. Currently, only DStv has the right to broadcast major football competitions in Nigeria, especially the English Premier League. According to the government, Nigeria’s broadcasting code has...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in the oil price at the international market has made it inevitable for Nigeria to keep borrowing from external bodies. The minister adds that Nigeria has been grappling with low revenue before the global health and economic challenges, saying that the challenges has put the country in a difficult situation. She says it...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has obtained new discharge certificate from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with number A 004280695 ahead of the September 19 governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission in Edo State (INEC) displays the forms of the 14 governorship candidates who will contest in the September 19 election at its secretariat in Benin City. It is observed that the new discharge certificate of the governor...
President Donald Trump’s eldest son’s girlfriend has been tested positive for coronavirus, US media reported on Friday. Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is a former Fox News television personality, is dating Donald Trump Jr. She traveled to South Dakota to see President Trump’s Fourth of July speech and fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore. According to The New York Times, after discovering she had the virus in a routine test conducted on anyone expected to come in close...
Former Vice President and 2019 Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, saying that he is capable of leading the PDP to victory in the coming Edo State governorship election, scheduled for September. The National Working Committee of the PDP on Friday appointed Wike as the Chairman, Edo State Governorship Election Campaign Council. The council is a 77-member team, which includes Atiku...
The Nigeria Police have arrested a Chinese couple for allegedly locking up eight Nigerian employees in their Abuja apartment for the past four months. The eight domestic workers were rescued on Tuesday by the personnel Utako Divisional Police Station following information by a resident, who reported the incident to the Human Rights radio station. The Police raided the residence of the Chinese couple in the Jabi area of the FCT and took the unidentified foreigners...
The Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Mai Mala Buni, on Thursday, met separately with the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the former interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande. The committee was led by its Chairman, Buni, Senator Akpan Udeodehe, Secretary, and Abubakar Bello, the Niger State Governor. Also, the group included the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Kebbi State Governor,...
The Commissioner for Health, Ondo State, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, is dead. It was learned that the commissioner had been sick for some days before his passing away this morning. According to VanguardNgr, reports from government quarters say the commissioner dies of COVID-19. Adegbenro who was 65-year old before his death was born on 5th June 1955 at Ilara-mokin in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. He was a member of the Nigeria Medical Association...
