BY GODWIN OBI Former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun received a rousing welcome to the state after the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary and called on the people to support the party’s candidate for the presidency, Bola Tinubu. Amosun said this on Thursday when addressing supporters, who converged onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Valentine Obienyem, the media adviser to Peter Obi, says the Labour Party presidential candidate’s trip to Egypt will benefit Nigerians. He said this in a statement issued on Thursday, a few days after the former Anambra governor explained that he embarked on the trip to understudy theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Taraba State Police Command has arrested a suspected bomb manufacturer who also is a member of the Boko Haram terrorist group linked to three bomb explosions recorded in the state this year. The suspect was arrested in his house which he uses as a factory atContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has advised that illegal immigrants in Imo State be immediately repatriated to their base to help curb insecurity in the state. The Director General of NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh gave the advice in a one-day security workshop to enhanceContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A total of 17 bodies have been recovered at Igama community in Okpokwu Local Government Area, following the gruesome attack by yet-to-be-identified gunmen last Sunday. Giving an update on the incident, the Okpokwu Local Government Chairman, Amina Audu, said an additional six corpses were recovered on Monday,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Two members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senate Majority Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Adamu Aliero, have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Also to defect formally on Wednesday is the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, whose defection to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate has recommended one Ejiro Otarigho, a tanker driver in Delta State, for National Honours, for averting a tragic incident that would have led to the loss of several lives in the Agbarho community in Delta State. Ejiro had last week driven a burning tanker fromContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has alerted all interactive Computer Service Platforms operating in Nigeria of a new Code of Practice to guide their operations in the country. In a statement by the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, President Buhari has directed the Agency to develop a regulatoryContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen have abducted an Anglican Bishop, Reverend Oluwaseun Aderogba of Jebba Diocese, Kwara State his wife, and driver. The victims were abducted on Sunday along the new Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo State. The Police Public Relations of the command, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident in a statement.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu has resigned from the African Democratic Congress. He left the party after losing the party’s presidential ticket to the founder of Roots Television, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu. In a letter dated June 13 and addressed to ADC’sContinue Reading