Thursday, 17 April, 2025

Month: February 2021


…Says It’s An Understatement To Say Fintiri Has Done Well The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has slammed Nigeria’s ruling party, the APC, saying Nigerians will massively kick the party out of office in the 2023 election because Nigerians Read more…


Some Yoruba kings and traditionalists converged on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday and pleaded with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi to forgive the Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, over uncomplimentary remarks Read more…


Funds donated by the United Arab Emirates to a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees have dropped from over $50 million to just $1 million in 2020 amid normalization of ties between Abu Dhabi and Israel, a report said. The massive Read more…


In continuation of the passion of the acting Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr Joseph Ugboaja to move Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi to her permanent site, two departments have been relocated to the expansive perm site of the Read more…


Citing persistent non-compliance with the tradition by the Chief Priest of Holy Aruosa Cathedral, Akpakpa road, the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Eware II on Thursday approved the removal of Priest Harrison Okao, as the Ohenosa of the Holy Aruosa Read more…


The Ondo State Commander of the Security Network Agency, Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, on Thursday said about 37 herdsmen and their over 5000 cows have been sent out of the government reserves forest and the state. This followed their refusal to Read more…


Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has faulted the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors-designate as contained in the nomination letter forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari for approval. The Forum also asked the Read more…


A university lecturer, Professor Femi Olufunmilade, has emphasised that as long as armed herdsmen are allowed to roam freely and cause deaths and destruction, Fulani people should expect more evictions across the country. Reacting to mounting agitations for eviction of Read more…


At least two persons have died at Afaor Awo market in Awo Omamma community in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo state. The incident which happened on Wednesday saw many injured as gunmen invaded the local market. Our Read more…


The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has forgiven Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, over the viral video in which Igboho lambasted the monarch. The media aide to Ooni, Moses Olafare, who made this known Read more…


Prof Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),is the senior team manager for the Africa Program of Open Society Justice Initiative. He says the thriving insecurity in the country is not a failure of the military Read more…


•What South East leaders must do The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku believes that for justice and equity, Nigeria should have a president of Igbo extraction in 2023. Among other issues also in this interview, he proffers solutions to the Read more…