A maid and another servant were tied up by the gunmen who had shouted ‘DEA operation’ as they burst in, pretending they were officers of the US Drugs Enforcement Administration, speaking in English and Spanish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHXUwbinSmg First Lady Martine, 47, was shot through the legs, arm, torso and hand, and …
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PDP To Onochie: Stop This Denial, You Are A Member of APC The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has derided All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart and President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, for denying her life in a desperation to be appointed as a national commissioner in the Independent National Electoral …
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Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, has hit out at the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, over his remarks on blocking players based in the country from joining “mushroom clubs” abroad. West described the comments as “insensitive” and “embarrassing”. Pinnick, while addressing the home-based Super Eagles …
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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has commiserated with members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations on the death of the founder of the ministry, Pastor T.B Joshua. Kalu, in a condolence message issued in Abuja, mourned the renowned preacher and evangelist and stressed that he …
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated his administration’s resolve in tackle the numerous security challenges in the country, noting that the Federal Government cannot afford to disappoint Nigerians. Buhari through his media aide, Garba Shehu, condemned the killing of 24 persons in Adamawa on Wednesday, and directed security officials to …
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Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, said that the fight against corruption in Nigeria requires all hands to be on the deck for it to be won. Bawa also expressed optimism that Nigeria would get out of its present predicament, occasioned by corruption. The …
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LAGOS IN TALKS WITH NATIONAL, BRITISH MUSEUMS TO REVIVE J.K. RANDLE CENTRE – SANWO-OLU •Governor Appoints Trustees for Yoruba History Centre, Pledges to Restore Lagos Heritage Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, reiterated his resolve to restore the lost glory of the J.K. Randle Centre for Yoruba …
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The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,’s suit challenging the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru’s victory at the Lagos East Senatorial by-election. PDP is asking the court to disqualify Abiru from continuing to represent Lagos East Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The Supreme …
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The indefinite tenure extension granted the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has further polarised the camp of the progressives ahead of the 2023 general elections, Daily Independent has gathered. The Caretaker Committee, which was inaugurated on June 25, 2020, for six months after dissolution …
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Former military governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (retd), has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has exhibited poor skills in managing the diversity in the country. In a statement entitled “Nigeria: Nation Challenged” and made available to the Tribune Online on Wednesday, Dangiwa said that “it is my long held belief …
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