Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said he hopes Peter Obi, a former Labour Party presidential candidate, will not contest the next election. Soyinka said this in a recent interview with Noble Nigeria, arguing that the actions of the Labour Party leadership in the last election showed that he and his team were not fit…
The Lagos State Police Command has identified the policeman filmed in a viral video strangling an Uber driver who was in motion on a highway. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Thursday, stating that the officer serves in the Mosafejo Division of the command. Hundeyin wrote, “The…
The leadership o All Progressives Congress in Rivers stare has asked the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to join its fold to help the party win the presidential election for Bola Tinubu in 2027. The State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Okocha, stated this during a one-million- man solidarity March for Tinubu’s Renewed…
Rivers state Governor Sim Fubara has congratulated the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II for his reinstatement as the 14 Emir of Kano Fubara prayed that Sanusi’s reign as the Emir of Kano would bring progress and prosperity to the people of the state. He made the remark while congratulating Sanusi on his reinstatement as…
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest and arraignment of a masquerade for allegedly assaulting a woman in the Nsukka area of the state. A statement by the Command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday, said the masquerade was intercepted and arrested on May 12, 2024, around 3.45 p.m. by operatives of the…
A pupil of the Landmark International School, Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Henry Okonkwo, who was reportedly beaten to a coma by a teacher has died. It was gathered that the boy gave up the ghost in the early hours of Wednesday. A 30-year-old teacher at the school, Faith Nwonye,…
The Chairman, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Dr Samuel Nwanosike, has vowed not to vacate his office at the end of his tenure on June 16. In a viral video circulated on Thursday, Nwanosike directly addressed the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, stating his intention to remain in office beyond the stipulated date. He…
In a bid to avert a nationwide strike, the House of Representatives says it would meet with representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress to convince them to shelve its planned strike over minimum wage. The Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu who presided over plenary on Thursday in the absence of Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, assured Nigerians that…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army to reopen Banex Plaza in Abuja immediately The military had taken over the plaza since the attack on its personnel by civilians on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The House compared the response of the military to the reprisal attacks in Okuama community…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared his interest to run for the presidency of Nigeria in the 2027 election. Atiku has ran to become Nigeria’s President for six times within three decades, his most recent attempt being in the 2023 presidential election as the PDP candidate. At his last attempt, the 77-year-old got 6,984,520…
