BY GODWIN OBI Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday declared his intention to contest for President in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former Speaker of the House of Representatives made the announcement in Sokoto after a stakeholders’ meeting. Tambuwal explained that his decision was based on callsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Over 12 persons were killed after a group of gunmen attacked repentant bandits in Illela village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents who fled the village to the neighboring communities including Dutsin-ma and Ƙankara told our reporter on Monday that the gunmen attacked them inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A frontline freight forwarder and Vice Chairman of the Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN), Chief Henry Njoku has cautioned maritime journalists to always uphold the ethics of journalism profession when presenting their reports. Chief Njoku who is also one of the patrons ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Unidentified persons have reportedly attacked and killed a herder in Zaman Chawai general area of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this via a statement issued on Tuesday, identified the herder asContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kaduna State Police Command has foiled the kidnap of 16 victims in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mohammed Jalige, disclosed this via a statement issued on Monday. According to him, bandits tried to kidnap the victimsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBIThirteen persons were killed in their farms at Nakudna community during an attack by bandits in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Police in a statement has, however, debunked a publication by a national daily which reported that thirty-seven persons were killed in Nakudna and WurukuchiContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI An emerging political “Third Force”under the aegis of Rescue Nigeria Project has said that contrary to claims by the current administration to be tackling many of Nigeria’s challenges; President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have only ended up compounding the situation for theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim on Thursday called for all political parties to zone their presidential slots to the South-East region. He made the call at a South-East consultation meeting in Enugu. “This is because If the presidency is zoned to South East, it will satisfyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s Senior Male National football team, the Super Eagles have arrived Garoua, Cameroon ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, which begins on Sunday in the Central African country. The team arrived Garoua Wednesday as they look set to win their 4th Africa Cup ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s Senior Male National football team, the Super Eagles have arrived Garoua, Cameroon ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, which begins on Sunday in the Central African country. The team arrived Garoua Wednesday as they look set to win their 4th Africa Cup ofContinue Reading