President Buhari Recounts Successes of His Security Measures on Democracy Day

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration remains unshaken in its decision to protect lives and properties in the country and as well ends the insurgency and banditry troubling the country. Buhari said this during his speech in commemoration of the country’s Democracy Day celebration in Abuja on Friday. He reiterated that his administration is committed to protect on-shore and off-shore oil installations, secure our territorial waters and ends piracy in the Gulf...

ANALYSES: How Tinubu is Testing the Loyalty and Popularity of Oshiomhole and Obaseki

The politics of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Hammed Tinubu, is more technical than what people might be seeing. His silence over the disagreement between the National Chairman of the APC and the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, could be a strategy to test the popularity and who is more loyal to the party between them. Although Oshiomhole appears to be Tinubu’s ally from the look of things,...

COVID-19: 13 Million Jobs Under Threat in Nigeria – UN

The World Food Programme of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to the loss of 13 million jobs in Nigeria. The agency says Nigeria needs urgent financial intervention to boost its economy, as millions of Nigerians across the country are currently suffering the effects of the pandemic. According to the Senior Spokesperson of the WFP, Elizabeth Byrs, in a statement, more than $182m is needed to sustain life-saving aid...

Obaseki Expresses Fear as Oshiomhole Becomes Judge of Screening Process

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed fear of getting justice since the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole has turned the “judge” in the case. Obaseki said this while speaking to journalists shortly after he undergoes two hours screening at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, “The last time I came here, I asked that Oshiomhole recuse himself from the process in the interest of...

Boko Haram: Insurgents Pretend to be Preachers, Kill 81 Persons – Survivor Tells Governor

The survivor of the Tuesday attack by Boko Haram on Fanduma Koloram, in the Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, narrates the experience to the State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday. The survivor says the insurgents pretended to be Islamic Religious crusaders, collected arms from herders and killed 81 persons. He added that he called for help from neighbouring village to bury 31 of 81 victims of the attack in a mass grave. He...

UI Confirms Obaseki’s Certificate, the Governor Reacts

The management of the University of Ibadan in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, says the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki graduated from the institution where he studied Classics. According Faluyi, “Obaseki gained admission to the University in 1976 and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours, Lower Division. “Records of his Admission and Graduation are intact in the archives of the University,” The National Chairman of the All...

Tinubu Denies Rift with Aregbesola as APC Dissolves Sub-Groups in Lagos

The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, said there is no rift between him and the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. He added that the decision to disband the factions was to promote discipline, harmony and cohesion and engender party supremacy. According to the statement, “The former governor of Osun State has been unswervingly and wholly committed to the progressive ideology...

Edo Poll: APC Inaugurates Screening Committee as Oshiomhole Expresses Doubt Over Obaseki’s Certificate

The All Progressive Congress (APC) on Tuesday inaugurated screening and appeal committees for its Edo governorship aspirants. During the inauguration of the committees in Abuja, the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole expressed his doubt over the originality of the certificate of the current governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. While expressing his doubt over Obaseki’s University of Ibadan certificate, the national chairman directed the screening committee to confirm the authenticity of...

CBN Says It Will Disburse COVID-19 Fund 48-Hours After Approval

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that the COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility would be disbursed to successful applicants who have submitted their account details within 48 hours of approval. This was disclosed on Monday in a statement signed by the Director, Corporate Communications of CBN, Isaac Okorafor. According to the CBN, the applicants are households and small and medium businesses that are hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Okoroafo added that all successful applicants...

Akwa Ibom Killing: Police Arrests 60 Suspected Cultists

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested 60 suspected cultists in connection to the killings in the Inen Community in Orukanam Local Government Area of the State. Two persons were killed on Saturday in the community while residents fled their homes following the clash between two cult groups, identified as Debam and Iceland confraternities. The two dead victims were Ofonime Uduak and Iniobong Silas. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Police...

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