BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a “true leader, brother and friend” who demonstrated a “sense of purpose, composure, and maturity” in the weeks leading to the Special Convention of the Party. Spokesman forContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Chief Edwin Clark and Ayo Adebanjo have criticised Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for accepting to run with Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential elections, describing him as “a traitor.” The elder statesmen made the comment under the aegis of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police in Benue State have apprehended two suspected kidnappers and rescued an abducted from the abductors’ den. Spokesperson to the Benue command, SP Anene Sewuese, disclosed this in a brief report on Friday. She revealed that on Thursday, a team of Operation Zenda JTF were on patrolContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Director General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr. Doyin Okupe has said that the Labour Party (LP) is putting together the “biggest” and “greatest” political coalition in Nigerian history, as a ploy to ensure victory at the 2023 polls. The former presidential spokesman who onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken delivery of additional mobile assets for enhanced maritime security under his deep blue project. Two unmanned aircraft system, 9 interceptor patrol boats and 10 armoured vehicles have been added to the existing assets earlier procured by theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI One of Nigerian Airline, Overland’s aircraft carrying 37 passengers including crew members from Ilorin to Lagos caught fire midair on Wednesday evening after experiencing unusual high temperature on one of its engines. The incident occurred in the approach phase of flight at the Murtala Muhammed international airportContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Government has expressed readiness to partner with the Republic of Iraq in the fight against insecurity in the country. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said this when the country’s ambassador and head of mission of the Republic of Iraq to Nigeria, Anwer Saeed, paid himContinue 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