Author: Oluwaseyi Amosun
The newly elected factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kabiru Turaki, has appealed to United States President Donald Trump and the international community to intervene in what he described as Nigeria’s deteriorating political situation. He warned that the nation’s democracy was under serious threat as the internal conflict within the Peoples Democratic […]
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party intensified on Tuesday as the factional National Executive Committee loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, confirmed the expulsion of Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. The committee also ratified the expulsion […]
Supporters loyal to the Nyesom Wike faction of the Peoples Democratic Party have taken control of the streets surrounding Wadata Plaza, the building that serves as the party’s national headquarters in Wuse Zone Five Abuja. Made up mostly of women and youth groups, the protesters carried placards bearing messages directed at the National Chairman […]
The Senate has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian Armed Forces to immediately recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel to strengthen the fight against worsening insecurity across the country. The resolution followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by Senator Abdullahi Yahaya (Kebbi North), who reported a recent attack by terrorists […]
In a bid to strengthen the security architecture of Ilese and its surrounding communities, the Ilese Development Council (IDC), under the chairmanship of Asiwaju (Sir) Kunle Kalejaye, SAN, KSC, has donated a patrol vehicle to the Ilese Divisional Command of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps). The donation, according to […]
A number of websites, including X and CLOUDFLARE, have been hit by problems affecting internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. Thousands of users reported issues with X and other services to outage monitoring site Downdetector shortly after 11:30 GMT today. “Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers,” the company said in […]
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday postponed its National Working Committee meeting after supporters of the rival Wike-led faction stormed the party’s national secretariat in Wuse, Abuja. Addressing journalists at the party headquarters, PDP National Chairman Tanimu Turaki said the decision became necessary due to disruptions caused by what he described as opponents of […]
Nigerian comedian Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, popularly known as Mr Jollof, has apologised following his mid-air altercation with social media critic VeryDarkMan on a United Nigeria Airlines flight on Monday. In a video shared on Instagram on Tuesday, Mr Jollof explained his side of the incident, saying he acted in self-defence and did not intend to […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has stated that the widening coalition of the All Progressives Congress reflects President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to inclusivity, competence and national unity. He made the remark in Lokoja while formally receiving former Kogi governor Alhaji Idris Wada and other notable political figures into the party. Shettima said the decision of […]
The United Kingdom National Health Service Counter Fraud Authority has secured the conviction of Nigerian doctor Richard Akinrolabu, who has been sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding the NHS of two hundred and sixty eight thousand pounds through false representation. In a statement published today, the authority explained that Akinrolabu, a trust […]
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