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Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:26:31 +0000
BREAKING: Nigerian Professor Of Dermatology, Femi Soyinka Dies At 85
Femi Soyinka, a professor of Dermatology, Venereology and Clinical Immunology, has passed on. He was 85 years old. The don died in the early hours of Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at his home in Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo State...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:25:15 +0000
Ordinary Nigerians Don’t Care About Religion – Northern Elders Forum Says Amid APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket Controversy
The Northern Elders Forum has said ordinary Nigerians do not care about religion.It only becomes a factor during elections, the group added. The spokesperson for the NEF, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed during an interview on Channels ...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:16:28 +0000
Anambra Police Kill Armed Robber, Recover AK-47, Live Ammunition
The Anambra State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that its operatives killed one of the armed robbers operating along Ogidi-Oraukwu Road in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The police command also said its perso...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:10:41 +0000
Wike Allegedly Buys PDP Panel Members, Others With $5Million, Promises N10,000 Per Vote In 2023 To Clinch Vice-Presidential Ticket, Emerge Atiku's Running Mate
Governor Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reportedly beaten Ifeanyi Okowa, his Delta state counterpart in the contest to emerge as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.Howe...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:09:35 +0000
Mama Boko Haram, Aisha Wakil Jailed 5 Years For Fraud
A high court in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, has sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil, aka Mama Boko Haram, to five years imprisonment for fraud without the option of a fine. Mama Boko Haram was jailed alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:35:11 +0000
Nigerian Man Jailed For Life For Raping 14-year-old Schoolgirl
Illustration Justice Adekunle Adeyeye of Ado-Ekiti High Court has convicted and sentenced 30-year-old Shola Oguntuase to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old Junior Secondary School student. Delivering judgement on the one count ...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:24:11 +0000
Nigeria In Very Difficult Times, Has To Borrow To Pay Workers’ Salaries, Wages – Acting Accountant General, Anamekwe
The Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Chukwuyere Anamekwe, has decried Nigeria’s dwindling economic fortune, saying the country has to borrow to pay workers’ salaries and wages and finance the budget shortfall. A...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:13:36 +0000
Don’t Dare Pair Ailing Tinubu With Northern Christian For 2023 Presidential Election, Islamic Cleric Warns Governors From Region
An Islamic preacher from northern Nigeria has warned against pairing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu with a Christian from the northern region as his running mate ahead of the 2023 general elect...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:03:46 +0000
Atiku Didn’t Consult Widely Before Picking Peter Obi As Running Mate For 2019 Presidential Election, Says PDP National Chairman, Ayu
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, says the party will announce the running mate for Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate by Friday. The party's chairman spoke on Tuesday at a meeting wi...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:44:26 +0000
BREAKING: Suspected Terrorists Release Abducted Anglican Bishop Of Jebba, Wife
The abducted Anglican Communion Bishop of Jebba Diocese, Rt Rev Oluwaseun Aderogba and his wife have been freed by suspected terrorists on Tuesday, about 48 hours after they were kidnapped by suspected terrorists.The Diocese of Osun Anglican...



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