President Buhari Congratulates Adeleke, Reassures Nigerians of Credible 2023 Elections
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated the governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, following the victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded election. Adeleke had stunned the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, to win the election, reversing the outcome of aContinue Reading
2023: Northeast elders back Peter Obi
…Say Muslim-Muslim ticket divisive BY GODWIN OBI Coalition of North East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD), yesterday, endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the 2023 poll. The group also rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket by All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the decision does not promoteContinue Reading
Public outrage forces Zamfara State Govt to stop planned turbaning of suspected bandits leader
BY GODWIN OBI Social media public outrage has compelled the Zamfara State Government in North-West Nigeria to suspend the planned installation of a suspected notorious bandits leader, Ado Aleru as the Sarkin Fulani in Yandoton Daji. The turbaning ceremony which was slated for Saturday at Yandoton Daji one of theContinue Reading
Gunmen Abduct NDDC Official In Imo, Demand N10m Ransom
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
Fear of Islamisation of Nigeria: Northern Christians protest Tinubu’s choice of Muslim-Muslim Ticket
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
Again Gunmen attack INEC facilities,injure two in Enugu
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
2023: PDP Sues INEC, APC And Labour Party, Wants Shettima And Baba-Ahmed Barred As VP Candidates
\ 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
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits Five-Year High At 18.60%
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
Insecurity: Amotekun Should Be Encouraged To Carry Arms – Oyetola
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
More bodies recovered from Lagos boat mishap in Lagos State
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