BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than 28 persons were reportedly killed when terrorists launched an attack on Duma village in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State, North-West Nigeria. Eyewitness accounts said, the incident occurred about 8am on Wednesday as the terrorists operated till 7pm without any response from securityContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Saturday met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The visitors, on their arrival, were led into a closed door meeting at the private residenceContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described as laughable, disgraceful and unguarded the statement credited to the Northern Coalition Group (NCG) on the United Nations Working Group on Human Rights and Arbitrary Detention’s recent demand for the unconditional release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB, whichContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Northern Christians in the All Progressives Congress have insisted that the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the ruling party in defiance of protests by well-meaning, key national stakeholders, including prominent Islamic and Christians leaders, is divisive, unjust and insensitive. This was contained in a communiqué they issued yesterdayContinue Reading
NY GODWIN OBI Leader of Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has explained why the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation is supporting Peter Obi ahead of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a tweet, Adebanjo said Tinubu will only continue President Muhammadu Buhari’s incompetent leadership. He urged Nigerians to put aside tribal differences and vote for theContinue Reading
… As ANHA confirms Members of Transition Committees of 21 LGA The Anambra State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the appointment of the son of the late former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Engr. Ogochukwu Ekwueme as the Transition Chairman of the Orumba North Local Government Area ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Some thugs have invaded St. Brigid Catholic Church ljesha, Surulere Lagos, and carted away registration machines and disrupted officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission from registering people for the permanent voter card (PVC). As at the time of filing this report, the Parish Priest of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI At least one person died and two were injured in an attack by bandits on officers of the Presidential Guards Brigade at a checkpoint in Zuma Rock Madalla, along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Eyewitness told Frontline Reporters that the troops successfully repelled the bandits, who caught them byContinue Reading
By Efe Modestus Northern Christian members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have held a summit where they formally rejected the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 election. According to them, the ticket goes against all the principles of equity, fairness and justice. Joing party stalwarts such asContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the appointment of three new Directors, Mr. Otonye Obom, Captain Umoren Sunday Michael, and Mr. Kazir Abubakar Musa.The Directors were promoted along with Eighteen Deputy Directors and Twenty Assistant Directors. Four hundred andContinue Reading