News
-
Countries were writing to Nigeria for Food during the lockdown – FG
Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has revealed that neighbouring countries begged Nigeria for food during the period of the lockdown but were only denied because President Muhammadu Buhari insisted that Nigerians must be fed first. He made this known in an Instagram Live Chat with City People Magazine adding that agriculture is a critical part of the countries economic sustainability plan. “Agriculture is another critical part of the Economic Sustainability Plan. We want to increase the cultivatable lands in the country. We are currently cultivating just about one-third and I stand to be corrected on that figure…
Read More » -
Oshiomhole will become god like Tinubu is in Lagos – Deji Adeyanju warns Edo people
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has reacted to the just concluded Edo state governorship primaries, warning the people of Edo state to act now or Oshiomhole will take over Edo state the way Tinubu has taken charge of Lagos. In a tweet, the activist wrote: “Edo people must rise against Oshiomohole if not he will become the god of the state like Tinubu is in Lagos.”
Read More » -
Benue State politician, Daniel Ukpera, donates ropes to his community to tie their goats
Benue State Politician, Daniel Ukpera has donated bundles of ropes to the people of Makurdi LGA in Benue State so that they can tie their goats. After making the donation, he assisted the goat owners to tie their goats then posed for photos with the grateful recipients. This is reportedly his contribution to the implementation of the Benue State Anti Open Grazing Law.
Read More » -
Buhari cannot govern his home, how can he govern the nation? – Reno Omokri slams Buhari over gunshots at Presidential villa
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri says Buhari is unfit to govern the country. He said this Reacting to reports that there were gunshots heard at the presidential Villa. Shots were allegedly fired by an aide to Buhari’s wife, Aisha during a misunderstanding between the First Lady and the President’s Personal Assistant, Sabiu Yusuf. The scramble and gunshots were said to have led to the arrest of Mrs Buhari’s aide. In a series of tweets, Aisha Buhari yesterday called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu to release her aide. Reacting, Omokri lamented that such was never heard during…
Read More » -
June 12: Buhari should go after Babangida, others now – Balarabe Musa
A former Governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to go after those behind the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election without further delay. He said this at the commemoration of Democracy Day in Kaduna on Friday insisting that the president should do so to avert future occurrences which might go unpunished. The former Governor further commended Buhari for honouring the adjudged winner of the election late MKO Abiola but maintained that the President should complete the task he started. “If President Muhammadu Buhari does not go further and do this, anybody can do…
Read More » -
Khafi’s Brother reportedly murdered in London
Former BBNaija housemate, Khafi Kareem has lost her younger brother, Alexander Kareem who was reportedly murdered in London. According to the SUN UK, the young man was gunned down very close to his family home in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. The 20-year-old was walking home along Askew Road after a trip to a convenience store. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it back home as he died after a gunman opened fire at 12.40am on Monday. Taking to Instagram, Khafi shared a black image with the caption; “00:40”
Read More » -
Buhari’s June 12 Broadcast, a slap on Democracy – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described president Muhammadu Buhari’s democracy day broadcast as a slap on democracy. The party noted that on the day the President set aside to celebrate democracy, he had no democratic scorecard to present which according to them shows that he had taken no step to uphold democratic practice in the last five years. They further stated that the president and the APC have no regard for Chief Abiola and the essence of June 12, as they only used their nomenclature to gain selfish political capital. See the statement below; Buhari’s June 12 Broadcast, A…
Read More » -
Nigerian Novelist, Chimamanda Adichie loses Father at 88
Nigerian Novelist, Chimamanda Adichie has lost her father, Prof. James Nwoye Adichie to the cold hands of death. He reportedly died on Wednesday (June 10) night at Chira Memorial Hospital, Awkuzu Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state at the age of 88. The sad news was confirmed by his son Okey Adichie via phone to daily trust. The family subsequently made a public statement on Prof. Adichie’s passing: “A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered. With deepest sorrow, the Adichie family announce the death of our beloved husband and father, Professor James Nwoye Adichie, on Wednesday…
Read More » -
Obaseki disqualified from APC Primary
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has been disqualified from participating in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) primary election scheduled for June 22nd. The governor was disqualified by the screening committee for the Party’s governorship primary. Jonathan Ayuba, chairman of the screening committee, said this while presenting his report to Adams Oshiomhole, APC national chairman, at the national secretariat in Abuja on Friday, June 12th Oshiomhole is believed to be behind his ordeal and also believed to be interested in the emergence of Ize Iyamu as the party’s governorship flagbearer for the state.
Read More » -
Boko Haram is now an Industry – Ahmad Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan says the Boko Haram sect are no longer a group of religious zealots but an industry. He said this during a plenary session on Thursday adding that he came to the conclusion after taking a critical look at the group’s mode of operations and activities as they now consist of people from different religions and countries. “Boko Haram has metamorphosed from a group of religious zealots into an industry. It is an industry because what they do is not religious. They have people from different faiths and countries who are part of Boko Haram, he said
Read More » -
Woman who called her Raped Two-Year-Old ‘Ashawo’ loses custody of Children to Lagos Govt
Woman who beat up her 2-year-old daughter and called her a prostitute after she caught a man raping her has been sent to a rehabilitation center for mentally challenged people by the Lagos state government and her two children taken away from her. Sharing an update on the case, the Lagos State Government via its Twitter handle stated that as soon as the news got to their knowledge they took swift actions. The children were rescued at Oniru beach, where they lived with their mother, on Sunday, 7th of June 2020, through a combined effort of the Child Protection Unit…
Read More » -
This is not the Democracy we fought for – Gani Adams
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams says Nigeria is not evolving as this is not the democracy they fought for during the June 12 struggle. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, Adams lamented that democracy was yet to take its roots in Nigeria despite the sacrifices of the activists as struggles to free Nigerians from bondage will continue until the country is restructured. The statement reads; “When the federating units are allowed to develop at their own pace, there will be mutual benefits and progress in Nigeria. “The federating states will be geared towards achieving…
Read More »