Gunmen Kill Lecturer, Abduct Two Of His Daughters BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen have killed a lecturer, a Zakari Kigbu who before his demise worked with the Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia in Nasarawa state. The gunmen also abducted two of his daughters during the attack. The Police Public Relations Officer,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Leaders in the southern and central regions of the country under the auspices of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) have faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for electing a northern presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. They described the outcome of the exerciseContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified men in Abia State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday in Umuahia, the state capital. According to him, the clergymanContinue Reading
By Pastor Austin Udeoha Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand, come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, depart from me, ye cursed, intoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Saturday stormed the venue of the 2022 Special National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). About 767 PDP delegates have converged at the MKO Abiola International Stadium in Abuja to elect the party’s candidate ahead of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI At least 31 persons have died in a stampede at a programme organised by a Pentecostal church, Kings Assembly, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the casualty figure. Frontline Reporters gathered that the stampede occurred at the Polo Club in Port Harcourt.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been elected as the Peoples Democratic Party’s flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election. It will be the 75-year-old’s sixth attempt for the nation’s top job. He was also the PDP’s candidate in the last election in 2019, which he lost toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on Friday said he is not desperate to be President. Mr Obi made the comment while addressing newsmen in Abuja. According to Mr Obi, he left the Peoples Democratic Party for the Labour Party because the former did no longerContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday said the Supreme Court judgment dismissing his appeal to stop his probe over an alleged N96 billion fraud has vindicated him. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had earlier described the judgment as a vindication of his administration’s decision toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Peoples Democratic Party has frowned on INEC’s decision to extend the deadline for party primaries by six days. PDP spokesperson, Mr Debo Ologungba, said INEC has changed the goalpost in the middle of the game, stressing that certainty of elections is the bedrock of democracy. HeContinue Reading