Governor Hyacinth Alia, of Benue state has suspended the primary election of the All Progressives Congress for the Guma 1 State Constituency. The governor, who gave the order while briefing journalists on Saturday on the conduct of the primary, regretted that the delegate election was marred by irregularities and insecurity. Guma 1 State Constituency seat…
The authorities in Brazil have declared three days of national mourning in honour of four-time World Cup-winning football legend Mario Zagallo who died on Friday at the age of 92. Zagallo, who played alongside Pele in Brazil’s 1958 and 1962 World Cup-winning teams and later won the trophy as a coach, died of multiple organ…
Former Governor of Rivers State Nyeson Wike seems not to have completely buried the hatchet over the crisis in the state if recent comments credited to him are anything to go by Speaking on Saturday during a visit to the South-South Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Victor Giadom, in Gokana Local Government Area…
The authorities in the United States have announced the capture of three people wanted in connection with the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol. The announcement comes as the country marks the third anniversary of the violent attack by Donald Trump’s supporters. The three, Jonathan Pollock, Olivia Pollock and Joseph Hutchinson were arrested…
Some villagers in Ondo State have begun fleeing their homes, following incessant attacks suffered from invasion by herdsmen. According to research, over 4,000 farmers have been killed in the South Western part of Nigeria from 2015 to date. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, Nigeria has lost not less than 8,343 persons…
The leader of the Abuja-based music band kidnapped along the Lokoja highway, Adewunmi Samuel Sofomade, has revealed how much his group paid before they were released by their captors. The band leader was abducted in December 2023, alongside his crew, while returning from a show in Kogi State. The 13-man group was later released after…
A three-month mourning period has been declared for the late Ijaw monarch of Seimbiri Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Charles Ayemi-Botu. The deceased, popularly known as the Lion of the Niger, was the first Executive Chairman of the Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria and the Life Patron…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to stop the violence currently tearing the nation apart. He urged him not to toe the path of his predecessors who only mourned victims of killings in press statements, thereby reducing themselves to mourners-in-chief instead of taking responsibility as…
Former minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over power from the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra next year. Ngige, a former governor of Anambra, said this on Saturday while speaking to newsmen at his home in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area, during…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a fake doctor, Igwe Gift Okechukwu, involved in criminal conspiracy, organ trafficking, fraud, cybercrime, stealing, impersonation, cheating, and identity theft. The arrest was made in Nasarawa State by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department following the suspect’s fraudulent activities in Owerri, Imo State. The suspect, parading himself as…
