Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to the claim that he is of Igbo origin. Obasanjo spoke when he received in the audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State, on…
Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. While parading the suspect before newsmen in Abuja on Friday, August 16, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said Yusuf was arrested…
A heavy rainfall that started on Thursday night and continued till Friday afternoon has led to the collapse of a bridge in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to reports, the bridge, which links Mayalo, Sambawa, Gumbin-Kure, Uguwar Shuaibu, and Gandiji villages, collapsed on Friday due to continuous rainfall. …
The Federal government has asked Aviation unions to shelve plans to protest over the deduction of 50 per cent of the internal revenue of aviation agencies. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo made the appeal in a statement on Friday, August 16, assuring stakeholders and the unions of President Bola Tinubu’s…
Sweden has confirmed its first case of the more dangerous variant of mpox, marking the first time this strain has been identified outside Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak a global public health emergency. The Swedish Public Health Agency revealed on Thursday, August 15, that the infected individual in…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has praised President Bola Tinubu as a modest leader focused on improving Nigeria’s fortunes, describing him as a man who shuns extravagance. Speaking at a book launch in Abuja on Thursday, August 15, Shettima revealed his surprise upon visiting Tinubu’s residence in Bourdillon, Ikoyi, Lagos, expecting a lavish mansion but finding…
Kamala Harris’s campaign said Thursday, August 15 that she would debate her Republican rival Donald Trump twice, while their running mates would do so once, after weeks of not giving a clear cut answer on the issue of presidential debates. Trump and Kamala’s camps had already agreed to one presidential debate on September 10 and…
Nigeria’s electoral body, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the results of the 2023 presidential election valid and authentic, dismissing claims of discrepancies between the results on its website and those presented by returning officers at the National Collation Centre, which were broadcast live on national television. INEC’s claim comes after the…
Bandits have abducted a mobile police officer in the Kampani community of Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, while a soldier who was with him managed to escape. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening as the two security personnel were traveling from Zurak to Kampani when they were ambushed by the bandits. Local sources…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 62-year-old man with the sum of N238,000 counterfeit notes. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, said the suspect was arrested after he allegedly used a ritual to turn paper into new N1,000 notes while…
