Scores of political party members in Oyo State on Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections. The defectors were received during a local meeting of the party held at Elekuro High School, Ogbere in Ona-Ara area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the defectors were received by the APC governorship candidate, Sen. Teslim Folarin and the Oyo Central Senatorial Candidate, Dr. Yunus Akintunde. NAN also reports that the PDP defectors were led by Mogaji Akinjide, while Elder A Kalejaye led the SDP defectors into the APC. Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle,…
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There must be something that does not sit well between Adamu Maina Waziri, a former minister of the federal republic, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one of Atiku Abubakar’s right-hand men, and Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of Rivers State and runner-up in the presidential primary election of the PDP. Wike lost the primary election to Atiku by 237 votes to 371. Without a doubt, that loss, which he never expected, hit him hard. A few weeks later, he lost the chance to be Atiku’s running mate. That completely unhinged him and, frustrated, he has been in…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has so far arrested over 400 suspected oil thieves nationwide. The NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Ahmed Audi, made the disclosure when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. “We have arrested over 400 suspects that were found vandalizing our pipelines and some were found transporting vandalized crude oil, we have closed down and burnt over 50 illegal refineries,” he said. Audi, however, said that the incidences of oil theft remained very alarming and of great concern to government and good citizens of the country. He…
A 21-year-old Micheal Arigbabuwo has reportedly lost his life in a birthday party after allegedly mixing two hard drugs for maximum effect. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Friday in Ikorodu area of Lagos, stressing that three of his friends who were also in the party had been arrested. The spokesman said that information received by the police in Ikorodu revealed that at about 7.30 p.m. on Friday, a distress…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau Few days to the much-awaited Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) election into its Executive Board slated for September 30 in Benin City, frontrunner in the race for the President of the federation, Dr. Christian Emeruwa has concluded his nationwide consultations with critical stakeholders in Nigeria football with a meeting with South South Caucus. Dr. Emeruwa’s meeting with South South Delegates on Saturday, September 24, 2022, in Asaba, Delta state capital was attended by Comrade Roland Abu, Chairman, Edo Football Association and Mr. Greg Abang, acting Chairman of Cross River Football Association. Also in attendance at…
The Kaduna State Government (KDSG) says the gridlock on Kaduna-Abuja road has finally been resolved. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan , disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “After days of painstaking work between the Kaduna State Government, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, the Military and other relevant agencies, the gridlock at the Kateri axis of the Kaduna-Abuja Road has been resolved. According to him, there is now free flow of traffic at Kilometre 75 of the highway, which was the epicenter of the gridlock, after a heavy duty vehicle broke…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Nigerians living in the US for the exemplary roles they are playing in their different fields of endeavour. He urged them to continue in that track to earn the respect of their hosts. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s media aide in a statement, said the president gave the commendation on Saturday in New York at a town hall meeting with Nigerians residing in that city. President Buhari said: “It is gratifying for me to note that many Nigerians in the USA have continued to excel in their careers leading to some being appointed into the…
No fewer than 11 worshippers have been reportedly killed by terrorists who attacked a Mosque in Ruwan Jema community in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident happened on Friday when residents of the community gathered for the Friday Jummat prayer. A resident of Bukkuyum, Salisu Ibrahim, told Channels Television that the terrorists invaded the community at about 1:50 pm and went straight to the community’s central mosque where people had already gathered for prayer. They then opened fire on the worshippers, killing 11 persons while several others were injured. Ibrahim said the terrorists also ransacked the community…
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has unveiled Dr. (Mrs.) Patricia Ogbonnaya, as his running-mate, (deputy governorship candidate) in the 2023 general elections. He also unveiled former Senator representing Rivers West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Wilson Ake, as the Director-General of his Campaign Council. Speaking during the ceremony, Abe said the choice of Ogbonnaya who is the Ada Ekpeye Logbo II of Ekpeye Kingdom, was borne out of the desire to have an astute administrator as his deputy. He said: “I will give two reasons why and how…
The announcement of London based curator, writer and lecturer Peju Oshin as Associate Director at the Gagosian Gallery is an important one, highlighting as it does, the giant strides young Nigerian women are making on the global art scene. Young, talented and driven, Ms. Oshin with a background in architecture made her art world entrée in 2015 and in the intervening yawn of time, has worked at the Tate as Curator: Young People’s Programmes. During her time at Tate, Peju Oshin who has expressed a deliberate concern and focus on the “marginalised” delivered “exciting and ambitious projects in support of…