There is uneasy calm in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over an alleged plot to throw open the presidential ticket. Some presidential aspirants are believed to be pushing for an all-comers contest. This is believed to be part of the new scheming to shortchange the Southwest. It was gathered that …
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Polygamy Crime Against Humanity, Not God – Pastor Giwa
Following the reactions and counter-reactions that recently greeted the issue of polygamy in the country, the Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has stated that marrying more than one wife in Christendom is not a sin. While stressing that polygamy is a crime against …
Read More »NNPP Condemns Killing Of Its Member, Calls For Investigation
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has expressed concern about the assassination of its member, Sunday Oputu, in Bayelsa State and the rising spate of killings in other parts of the country. In a statement, the chairman of NNPP, Prof. Rufai Alkali, observed that the assassination was carrying the signature …
Read More »Gunmen Reportedly Behead Army Couple On Their Way To Imo
Gunmen on Saturday, reportedly shot dead and beheaded a Nigerian Army couple who were on their way to Imo State. The victims identified as A.M Linus, a sergeant first class in the army and his lance corporal wife, were reportedly murdered by the gunmen who were said to have subsequently …
Read More »UPDATE: Death Toll In Lagos Building Collapse Rises To Eight
UPDATE: Death Toll In Lagos Building Collapse Rises To Eight The number of people who have died in a building collapse that occurred on Sunday in Ibadan Street, Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, has increased to eight. A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency confirmed the development on …
Read More »Anambra: PDP Disqualifies, Ozigbo, Others, Clears Uba, Odua, Ekwunife
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Anambra state, in the last governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, has been disqualified from contesting the Senate seat in the 2023 National Assembly election under the platform of the PDP. According to a report of the screening committee of the party cited by …
Read More »Workers’ Day: Nothing To Celebrate In Abia But Sober Reflection — Udensi
A governorship aspirant in Abia State on the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA Sir Chikwe Udensi has hailed the resilience of workers in the state at the 2022 Workers’ Day, expressing dissatisfaction with the poor welfare package available to them, Newsextra24 reports. While acknowledging their contributions and hard …
Read More »2023 Presidency: Lawan To Pick Nomination Forms, Declare This Week
AHEAD of 2023 Presidential election, President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan may have bowed to pressure from Senators, the North East geo- political zone in particular and other parts of the north to vie for the Presidency as he will, this week, pick the Expression of Interest and Nomination …
Read More »11 Nigerians Arrested Over Facebook Scam In Bangladesh
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police in Bangladesh have arrested 11 Nigerians over their involvement in a Facebook scam, a Bangladeshi online newspaper, bdnews24, reports. The Nigerians were arrested alongside one Bangladeshi on charges of obtaining money from people under the false pretence of exchanging their Bangladeshi Taka into US dollar. The …
Read More »Train Attack: Terrorists Release Sadiq Ango Abdullahi
Terrorists who kidnapped the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have at the weekend, released Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, son of the Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi and his late wife, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, aka Mama Taraba. Journalists were told that Sadiq after spending over a month in …
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