BY GODWIN OBI Irate Youths of the Irigwe extraction in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday attacked the Palace of their Paramount Ruler, the MBRA NGWE IRIGWE of IRIGWE KINGDOM Rev. Runku Aka. The Youths who trooped out in numbers were said to have set the PalaceContinue Reading
BY GODWON OBI The arraignment of a traditional ruler in Oyo State, Solomon Akinola on terrorism charges that was supposed to hold on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja was stalled due to the objection to jurisdiction of the court to conduct the trial. Though Akinola was notContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election and amidst various permutations by politicians across the country, the immediate past president of the 8th Senate, Bukola Saraki appears to be receiving attention and backing of some Nigerians Latest of such backing is the Forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI One of Nigeria’s domestic airlines, Arik Air flying from Lagos to Asaba has crash landed at a remote area in the Delta State capital in the South-South. Reports had it that more than 25 passengers boarded the flight around 6pm at the Murtala Mohammed Airport In LagosContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than 17 farmers have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on Ancha village in Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria by gunmen suspected to be armed herdsmen. The attack which took place from Tuesday night into the early hoursContinue Reading
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) on Wednesday rescued 26 kidnapped victims while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet in a statement, said that the rescue operation occurred when the SF came across five abandoned vehicles with their doors ajar nearContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than 2 persons have been killed while 5 others injured and 11 abducted when Yan’ tadda terrorists operating in Jibiya Local Government Area, attacked a diamond processing site in Katsina State. The processing site which is located at Bakin Korama Community of Magamar Jibiya wasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A one-story building belonging to Salvation Ministries Church, along Okpanam Road, Asaba, the Delta state capital has collapsed. The building, whose original design was said to have been tempered with, caved in yesterday during a church service, thereby trapping some worshippers, particularly children who were at aContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello have mourned former Nigerian leader, Ernest Shonekan, describing his death as a colossal loss to the nation. Shonekan, the head of the Interim National Government between August 26, 1993, and November 17, 1993, died onContinue Reading
The race to clinch the All Progressives Congress’ presidential ticket for 2023 became more competitive on Tuesday after Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi and Senator Orji Kalu publicly declared their ambitions. Their declarations came barely 24 hours after APC chieftain and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, indicated hisContinue Reading