BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted an official of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Imo State, Frontline Reporters has learned. The victim, Kingsley Okorafor, was abducted from his residence at Umuadara Umulogho Autonomous community in Obowo Local Government Area of the state. Sources inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A large crowd of Christians from the 19 northern states, on Friday, stormed the Aso Villa State House, Abuja to protest the selection of Senator Kashim Shettima by the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as his running mate. The demonstrators also presentedContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER Gunmen have again struck at INEC facilities in Igboeze North Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, just two weeks after an earlier incident. Officials of the electoral body on Voters Registration exercise were attacked on their duty posts, with two of them severely injured. TwoContinue Reading
\ BY GODWIN OBI The Peoples Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent the Presidential Candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and Labour Party, Peter Obi, from replacing their runningContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, hit a five-year record high leapfrogging from 17.71 per cent in May to 18.60 per cent in June 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its consumerContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has said it is not a bad idea to enhance the operations of Amotekun by having members of the security network bear arms. Oyetola gave this inference on Sunday while defending his records as governor at the Osun Governorship Debate 2022Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Eleven additional bodies were recovered Sunday during the search and rescue operations by emergency responders bringing the total to 17 casualties from the boat mishap at Ibeshe, near mile 2 in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. The 19-passenger fiber boat had 16 passengers on board when it capsized onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has given reasons why he choose former Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2023 general election. He emphasised the issue of competence while acknowledging the concerns over the Muslim-Muslim ticket since his emergenceContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari says increased disclosure of unusual activities will expose bandits and terrorists, nudging the security apparatus to eliminate threats across the country. The president stated this while speaking to newsmen after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at his country home, Daura, Katsina State, on Saturday. The President’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Executive of Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association has reiterated a call by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria for President Muhammadu Buhari to step aside if his administration cannot protect Nigerians from the current security challenges and mindless killings going on in the country. SpeakingContinue Reading