According to reports, a horrifying traffic accident that occurred at Udubo along the Hadeja-Potiskum Road in the Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State during the week claimed the lives of no less than twenty-five people. Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, confirmed the tragic development to […]
Coach Jose Peseiro of the Super Eagles has cited referee Kotey Alexander as the cause of his team’s 1-0 loss to Guinea Bissau in the 2023 AFCON qualifying game on Friday. Even though the Nigerians missed a ton of opportunities during the course of the game, Peseiro gave the Egyptian referee decisions a poor officiating […]
Anyim Former Senate President and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Pius Anyim stated that his suspension by the Peoples Democratic Party does not affect him (PDP). He proudly supported Francis Nwifuru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, to win the March 18 governorship election in Ebonyi State, beating his chest in satisfaction […]
After the elections, I had anticipated that the Obidient movement would renounce its campaign of retribution and transform into a respectable opposition movement. But the movement is still far from being civil and ideological. It has grown more ferocious, brutish, desperate, and nasty. It appears that the Obidient movement will consist primarily of insurrectionists. In […]
Governor Yahaya Bello, who is overseeing the Kogi State governorship election, has warned candidates running on the APC platform to avoid dividing the party. Instead, he advised them to concentrate on their advantages in courting party members before the party’s primary election, which is scheduled for April. Mr. Bello’s counsel follows controversy that surrounded the […]
Simon Ekpa, the self-declared factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has criticized those who have urged him to travel to Nigeria rather than remain in Finland and discuss events there. Ekpa, who was detained and questioned by the Finnish police in February 2023 regarding alleged plans to impose a “sit at home” […]
On game week three of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying series, Guinea-Bissau claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the MKO Abiola Stadium despite the Super Eagles’ absence of Napoli star Victor Osimhen. Mama Samba Balde’s brilliant goal in the 29th minute propelled Guinea Bissau’s Wild Dogs to the top of their 2023 Africa […]
Mamman Ali, the son of former PDP National Chairman Ahmadu Ali, was re-arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday for alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. The younger Ali was re-arrested in front of an Ikeja Special Offences Court along with a man named Christian Taylor and a business called Nasaman […]
On Friday, the Presidency denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had refused to turn over power to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the president-elect. It was understood that reports in an online news outlet had stated that the president had no intention of ceding power to the incoming president. The presidency responded to the reports by stating […]
Claims that Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), met in secret with Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, have been refuted by the Supreme Court. Both Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party are contesting Tinubu’s victory in the presidential vote on February 25. There were rumors that […]