A Nigerian footballer named Ado Hadi, who played for CD Madridejos in Spain’s Terceira division, passed away during a match against SP Cabanillas on Sunday. According to a statement by the Castilla-La Mancha Football Federation, Hadi suddenly collapsed in the 39th minute of the game, with no apparent cause. Despite the efforts of the medical…
Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, has expressed his disappointment over the shortage of fuel and the increase in its pump price. He stated that he recently purchased a liter of fuel for N1,000 during one of his campaign tours. The scarcity of fuel and the high prices have affected not only the…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has called on the Federal Government to establish an independent panel to investigate the bombing of herders and their cattle in Nasarawa. In a statement issued by its national president, Dr. Pogu Bitrus, the MBF called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the killings of unarmed citizens in various states…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has launched a lawsuit against Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan and House Speaker Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila over the alleged excessive National Assembly budget of N228.1 billion. SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, made the announcement, stating that the lawsuit was filed in response to the National Assembly’s increase of its…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has stated that the inconvenience and pain caused by the redesign of the Naira currency will bring long-term economic and social benefits. He has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria and commercial banks to hasten their efforts in making the new Naira notes accessible to…
The retired Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, who served as the former Chief of Army Staff, stated in an interview in Abuja that President Muhammadu Buhari has fulfilled his promise to defeat the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists. Buratai remembered that in President Buhari’s inaugural address on May 29th, 2015, he…
Chief Okey Ahiwe, the former Chief of Staff to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, has emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in the state. The primary election was held to determine the PDP candidate for the 2023 general election, following the passing of the previously selected candidate,…
In Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, a protest turned violent on Saturday, resulting in one death and two hospitalizations. The incident occurred in the Apata area, a day after protests took place in various parts of the city, including Agodi Gate, Iwo Road, Monatan, Olodo, and Iyana Church, over the scarcity of new naira…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Prof. Bernard Odo, was targeted by suspected assassins in a recent attack. According to reports, Odo, who was the Secretary to the State Government during Governor David Umahi’s first term, was returning from a campaign stop in Agba when his convoy was ambushed at…
Two members of law enforcement, one police officer and one member of the Anambra State Vigilante Service, lost their lives during a gunfight with a group of hoodlums in Obosi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area. The altercation took place at approximately 11:00pm on Thursday night opposite a church along the Nkpor/Obosi highway. According…
