Some alleged members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have threatened to force Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo to resign through killings   They warned that since he has decided to use police and military to hunt them, they will make the State ungovernable for him.   A voice-mail by one …

The spokesman for the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, says it will be unfair for anybody to link the visit of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to Pa Reuben Fasoranti, to the crisis rocking the leadership of the Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere.   Tinubu had visited Fasoranti …

Oyo State Government on Monday sought the assistance of the United States to tackle insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the state. The state deputy governor, Adebayo Lawal, asked for the assistance on behalf of Governor Seyi Makinde while receiving the new US Consul-General, Williams Stevens, at the Executive Council Chamber …

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has arraigned 16 foreigners for offences bordering on conspiracy, stealing, attempt to deal in crude oil and false pretences.   The foreign nationals were caught onboard a vessel, MT Heroic Idun.   According to the charges, the foreigners had, in …

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the appointment of eight special advisers.   The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, announced this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.   He said the appointments were made to give the new administration the desired solid foundation and …

LAGOS—The Nigerian Army has assured the safety of Nigerians come 2023 elections, saying modalities had been put in place to ensure that. The Commander 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ikeja Cantonment,  Brigadier-General Isangubong Akpaumontia, gave the assurance while delivering a lecture tagged ‘ The  Military and.Leadrtship,:Lessons for a growing …

The governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has called for the immediate removal of petrol subsidy. He made  the call, yesterday, at the “State-of-the-State” session  at the on-going NESG, in Abuja. When the governor who was on panel during session was asked what should be the priority of the …

Popular Nigerian singer and record producer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, has been awarded the ‘Best African Act’ category at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs). Burna Boy was nominated in the category alongside Ayra Starr, Black Sheriff, Tems, Zuchu and Musa Keyz. Announced during the …

Former federal lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has tackled President Muhammadu Buhari for not being neutral in the battle by political bigwigs to succeed him in 2023. In a tweet on his verified handle, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain said the president ought to support his preferred candidate regardless of …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that nobody has right to question his decision to invite leaders of opposition political parties in the country to inaugurate some of the projects executed by his administration in the State. Apart from the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, who …