There was relative calm in Kano State on Friday as both the 15th and 16th Emir of the state capital, Aminu Ado Bayero and Muhammadu Sanusi, held separate Jumat prayers at two different locations within the state. Recall that the state governor, Abba Yusuf, reinstated Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano recently, premising the…
Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, called for a political solution to the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. The call came after the killing of soldiers in Aba, Abia State during Thursday’s sit-at-home declared by IPOB across the Southeast. Condemning…
The televangelist stated this in a video he posted on Instagram on May 28, 2024. In the video, Ibiyeomie, who was standing behind the pulpit, claimed that his wife had asked him to give her his N5,000 salary, so she could go to the market. He alleged that he later heard God saying he should…
A Nigerian woman named Itohan shared her story on social media about losing over N180k within a day after buying the Davido Coin meme. The investor initially put in $157.68 (N210,000) in the Davido Coin meme, hoping to profit from the strong marketing. Unfortunately, the coin’s value plummeted shortly after her purchase. Upon checking again,…
A bill proposing a return to regional government in Nigeria is before the National Assembly and is expected to passed into law before October 1, 2024. Part of the draft bill circulating on social media, is titled: “A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a New Governance…
An unidentified female pedestrian has been crushed to death by a yet-to-be-identified bus driver in Anambra State. The incident happened at about 12:57pm at the ever-busy Upper Iweka axis in Onitsha, where the pedestrian was about crossing the expressway, before she was knocked down by the speeding commercial driver of a Toyota Hiace bus, who…
Renowned Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, has canvassed for the use of traditional Yoruba method for DNA (paternity) test. Speaking at his residence in Osogbo, Osun State, during the week, Elebuibon expressed concern over the rising cases of paternity fraud in the country. He said, “Yoruba has traditional DNA (testing), and it is very potent. They…
Nigerian activist and politician, Aisha Yesufu, has publicly rejected the recently adopted national anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’. In a video which is presently making the rounds on all social media platforms, the activist who was in an event, chose to sit while others were standing during the recitation of the new anthem. In the…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that politicians trying to create “problems in the Abia State are behind the killing of soldiers in Aba. While distancing its members from the killing of soldiers in Aba, IPOB said politicians used criminals to carry out the attack. In a statement he signed, spokesman of the…
The identities of the soldiers killed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have been revealed. On Friday, the military high command confirmed that five of its troops deployed at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area adjourning Aba metropolis in Abia State were killed. Those who died include two sergeants,…
