Japan’s former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe may have died as a result of gunshot, with reports indicating that the nation’s longest-serving premier was showing no vital signs. The Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, told reporters that the former Prime Minister was reportedly shot at about 11:30 am in the country’s …

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has released the sum of N1.6 billion for the payment of pension to retirees in the State. The money, according to a statement credited to the office of the Head of Service, is for the payment of pension from the month of June 2022, …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was allegedly rejected by the Yoruba people in 1999, according to Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment. Keyamo explained that the South-West rejected Obasanjo because he betrayed the June 12 struggle. Keyamo claimed in a series of tweets that Obasanjo was not the Yorubas’ …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State chapter has said residents of the state especially Christians are spoilt for choice in next year’s gubernatorial election. The association said this in reaction to the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the governorship election. He …

Founder, Baze University, Abuja, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has been announced as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi. The 46-year-old and former senator representing Kaduna North, made the announcement on his Twitter handle on Thursday night. According to him, “I …

Most Reverend George Jonathan Dodo who is the pioneer Bishop of Catholic Diocese, Zaria, has passed away. The death of George Jonathan Dodo was announced by Zaria Diocese in a statement issued by Diocesan Vice Chancellor of Zaria, Rev. Fr. Abraham Bisan Make. The statement explained that, “with gratitude to …

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Osun, Ademola Adeleke, has attributed his absence at Wednesday’s governorship debate to his busy campaign schedule. Ahead of the July 16 governorship election in the state, four governorship candidates faced one another in a televised debate Wednesday speaking about their plans for the electorate …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has directed thorough stop and search operations for improved security ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This was contained in a statement released on Thursday by the force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. He said the IGP also urged Nigerians to remain security conscious and report …

A court sitting in Lagos has remanded a bus driver for stripping himself naked and smearing officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority with faeces to prevent the seizure of his vehicle. This was made known by the LASTMA spokesperson, Olumide Filade. According to Filade, the suspect was arrested on July …

23-year-old medical student of Makindu Medical Training College, Kenya, Edwin Kamau, has been arrested by the police after he staged his own kidnapping to milk money from his parents. Directorate of Criminal Investigations-DCI, in a statement on Thursday, July 7, said Edwin Kamau ‘disappeared’ last Sunday before he blocked his …