The police revealed that the suspects were members of the dreaded Iceland cult and lieutenants of their slain leader, Gift Okpara, popularly known as 2-Baba, responsible for the murder of the former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada East LGA, Bako Angbashim, in 2023. Spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a […]
He stated this while expressing concern over rising insecurity, economic hardship, wanton corruption, and the government’s propaganda machinery. Featuring in an episode of the Real Shareholders podcast, the rapper expressed how his conscious song, Country, was taken off the radio because it criticises the government. He lamented that the government is now using digital propaganda […]
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has debunked speculations that the party has collapsed in Lagos. George stated this while speaking with journalists after a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, likening the party’s structure in Lagos and Nigeria to the root of an Iroko or Lebanon oak tree. Reports […]
Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, informed journalists that security is the number one priority of Governor Radda’s administration. “We all know that Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Umar Radda made promises that security is going to be his top priority, and he has effectively demonstrated that resolve and his promises that […]
The Director-General of the LCCI, Chinyere Almona, stated this while responding to the May inflation figure of 22.97 per cent. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 22.97 per cent in May, down from 23.71 per cent in April. Almona noted that this development marks a positive, albeit modest, […]
The capital Kyiv was hit hardest in the attack, where a ballistic missile struck a nine-story apartment building, killing 14 people and injuring 60 others while one person was killed and 10 others injured in the southern city of Odessa. The Interior Ministry also added that 27 locations in Kyiv, including apartment buildings, educational institutions, […]
In a statement issued by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Maria Dogo, PDP alleged that the abduction of Auta’s wife—a prominent party chieftain and outspoken critic of the Senator Uba Sani-led All Progressives Congress, APC administration, was allegedly facilitated by operatives of the Nigerian Police. Recall that Auta had been invited by the Department of State […]
During the raid, the police arrested six suspects and also recovered one pump-action gun, two live cartridges, two cutlasses, one Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle, among others. The Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated in a press release that the operatives acting on intelligence-driven information, carried out the exercise on June […]
Recall that the report has it that the 45-year-old Abdulkabir was on April 21 suspended indefinitely by the Palace of the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, over alleged disregard for the authority of the monarch and involvement in land grabbing. The defendant, who was arraigned on four-count charges of defamation, cyberbullying, and threat to […]
Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayode Olawande, announced the launch, adding that the scheme is aimed at engaging young Nigerians in policy discussions and national development. According to him, the theme of the Confab is “Next Gen Nigeria: Crafting Solutions, Owning the Future”. He said the portal would enable delegates to register, contribute, and […]