Bongo’s reelection leads to military coup in Gabon

Following the announcement from the Gabonese Election Centre, CGE, that the incumbent President,  Ali Bongo won last Saturday’s election with 64.27 per cent of the votes, Gabonese military officers have seized power in the Central African nation. According to official results announced early Wednesday by Michel Stéphane Bonda, the head of Gabon’s electoral commission, Bongo, who has been in power for 14 years, defeated Albert Ondo Ossa, his main challenger who polled only 30.77 per...

Designer Of Nigeria’s Flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi is dead

Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR), the designer of Nigeria’s flag is dead.  Pa Akinkunmi died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness, at the age of 93. One of his sons, Samuel Akinkunmi announced his demise on Wednesday via his Facebook account. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R.): Great Man...

Another coup in Africa, soldiers overthrow democratic government in Gabon

It is another sad story coming from Africa, amidst fears of escalating crisis of coups in the continent, as soldiers in Gabon have seized power suspending democratic rule in the country. According to reports, Army officers showed up on national television in Gabon to announce that they have taken power. They complained about irregularities in the country’s elections, stating that they were annulling the results of Saturday’s polls, in which President Ali Bongo was declared...

Soludo Applauds Tinubu, Discusses Fuel Subsidy Removal with Anambra Teachers

Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, hailed President Bola Tinubu’s courageous decision to eliminate the subsidy on petroleum motor spirit, commonly referred to as fuel. He viewed this move as a vital and transformative disruption with the potential to reshape the nation’s economy. Recognizing the far-reaching impact of the subsidy’s removal, Governor Soludo collaborated with teachers affiliated with the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Anambra State Wing, to brainstorm solutions that would alleviate its...

Edo: ‘Shaibu took Obaseki to court, he won’t dine with gov. anymore’ – Nehikhare

…Says deputy gov. planned to disrupt state’s event The Edo State  Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare has said that as long as Philip Shaibu, Edo State Deputy Governor took his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki to court, he will no longer have the opportunity to dine with the governor. Nehikhare made the disclosure on Tuesday in an interview on Arise TV and said that the deputy governor came to the 60 years anniversary...

Police Arrest Over 100 Gay Suspects In Delta State

No fewer than 100 gay suspects have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command on Tuesday while carrying out a gay wedding ceremony in a hotel. The state police a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle said it would parade the suspects shortly. “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly on Facebook to parade...

S/Africa focusing on election into UN Security Council to checkmate Nigeria – Prof. Akinyemi

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, former Minister of External Affairs has said that South Africa is focusing on election into the United Nations Security Council to checkmate Nigeria. Akinyemi in an interview on Tuesday said that the Southern African country is seeking every opportunity to checkmate Nigeria, and regretted that Nigeria rejected his proposal in 1987 to form a medium power concept which was going to be a variant of BRICS. He however said that Nigeria has...

OAU bans students from kissing, hugging on campus; violators risk rustication

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, has gone all out to inculcate moral principles in students of the institution by banning students of the opposite sex from kissing, hugging and sitting on each other’s lap publicly. The school management also said sexually provocative dresses, including backless clothes, transparent wear, off-shoulder clothes, skimpy dresses and bum shorts, would no longer be allowed in the school. These were part of the new codes of conduct and...

“I am very sure Obi will become president,” LP national chairman, Abure assures US-based Nigerians

The national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, says he is confident that the presidential election tribunal will declare Peter Obi as the winner of the February 25 presidential election, nullifying Bola Tinubu’s victory. Abure spoke while addressing some Nigerians in Washington DC during a working visit to the United States. Obi, the presidential candidate of the party who came third in the presidential election, and his rival in the Peoples Democratic Party,...

Tinubu sets strategic standards for ministers at maiden FEC meeting

Setting the tone for his administration at the maiden Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday, President Bola Tinubu tasked the cabinet members to turn things around for Nigerians by performing at their best. The cabinet is made up of the 45 ministers who scaled through the Senate screening and were inaugurated on Monday, August 21. While noting that their appointments are a call to serve the people, President Tinubu charged the ministers to reform...

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