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By Halimah Olamide Convener of the Revolution Now Movement, Omoyele Sowore has listed President Bola Tinubu as leading the pack of those who are indeed inciting Nigerians to revolt. Sowore, in a long list of those he accused of being the ones causing Nigerians to revolt, also named the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC Limited Mele Kyari and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede. His list is coming hours after the presidency…
Agency Report The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, forecast thunderstorms on Sunday with rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe, and Yobe States during the morning hours. “Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over the entire northern region. Rains are expected over the North Central region in the morning hours. “Moderate thunderstorms with rains are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Benue and Kogi states. “Intermittent rains are anticipated in the morning hours…
Agency Report The Police Command in Lagos State has demoted a police Inspector to a Sergeant for trying to extort money from a drone operator. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the demotion to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. “The disciplinary process of the police officer that harassed one drone operator on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge has been concluded. “He has been reduced in rank from Inspector to Sergeant,” he said. NAN reports that on April 6, 2024, Hundeyin responded to a viral video showing two police officers demanding a permit from a drone operator on…
As Edo Dep Governor Dumps PDP By Kamil Opeyemi Former Governor of Edo state, Adam Oshiomhole, on Saturday received the deputy governor of the state, Phillips Shaibu back into the All Progressive Congress. In a message posted on his X handle, Shaibu described Oshiomhole and himself as “Father and Son!” quoting Oshiomhole in the post “The Ogbane of yesterday becomes the ofonee of today.” Shaibu’s defection was made public with other prominent members of the Dan Orbih-led Legacy Group of the PDP during the inauguration of the APC Campaign Council in Benin City. He said, “On behalf of the Legacy…
By Halimah Olamide The Peter Obi Media Reach on Saturday raised the alarm over an alleged plot to set the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi up in order to arrest him. Comrade Tanko Mohammed, head of the Media Reach of Peter Obi, said in a statement that the allegation by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s Special Adviser smacked of a plot to clamp down on Obi and his supporters, “The attention of the Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR has been drawn to the wild, wicked and baseless allegations by one of the…
Says Obi Not Involved By Halimah Olamide Opposition Labour Party on Saturday distanced itself from the much talked about anti-government protests which is reportedly being planned by some concerned Nigerians. The party also dissociated its presidential candidate in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi from the said protests. Labour Party’s statement came on the heels of allegation by the presidency on Saturday which asked Nigerians to hold Obi responsible for any breakdown of law and order. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, had pointedly accused Obi of being the plotter of the proposed nationwide…
By Kamil Opeyemi At least, 18 persons have been killed while 3 were kidnapped in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue state on Friday. The gunmen had attacked Mbache Ward in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, in an incident which was confirmed by the Caretaker Chairman of the LG council, Mr. Justine Shaku. He said that a father and his two children were also kidnapped during the attack. Shaku said he received a distress call at 11.00p.m. on Friday that some gunmen were going from house to house forcing people to follow them. According to him, I quickly notified the military…
Agency Report A downpour which persisted from July 19, has disrupted the commencement of the Local Government Area elections in Ebonyi, on Saturday. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation around Abakaliki and surrounding areas, reports that people were still inside their houses as at 9.am due to the downpour. There were no voters in many polling units visited while officials of the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) and security agents were scarcely seen. NAN reports that the rain started at the early hours of Saturday in most parts of the state and had…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Labour Congress on Friday said the decision to agree with the Federal Government on N70,000 as the new minimum wage in the country was a challenging one. NLC said the N70,000 was far from the initial demand of the workers which had insisted on N250,000 as the minimum wage in view of the economic situation in the country. Its communique after an emergency national executive council meeting held on Friday, said however that the decision to accept federal government’s proposal of N70,000 was “in the spirit of solidarity and sacrifice for Nigerian masses to avert…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo Mr. Jarrett Tenebe, on Friday called on the reinstated deputy governor of Edo, Philips Shaibu to join the APC following the Thursday attack on his convoy at the Benin Airport. Tenebe, who was joined by some chieftains of the party, described the attack as calculated attempt to allegedly take life of the Edo’s second citizen. Tenebe made the call in Benin during a solidarity visit to Shaibu to his private residence“What your party (allegedly) tried to do to you was actually planned to take your life. “As…