Debate: LP dares Soyinka

09 Apr 2023

Following Professor Wole Soyinka’s proposal to have a debate with the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, over his “fascist” comments on television, the Obi-Datti Movement, yesterday, took up the challenge, saying Datti Baba-Ahmed and Obidients would square off with the Nobel Laureate if he dares to come out. It will be recalled that […]

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Scores dead as Fulani and hausa clash in Sokoto

09 Apr 2023

There was tension in Gwadabawa community of Sokoto state, following a conflict between the Fulani and Hausa people residing in the area. It led to the death of many locals from both sides, including a security operative. A local official, Aminu Gwadabawa, told the VOA Hausa in an interview monitored by our correspondent on Saturday, […]

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Benue govt elect Alia condemns killings in Benue community

08 Apr 2023

The Benue State Governor-Elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has condemned in totality what he termed the brutal killings of innocent lives in Umogidi community in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. No fewer than 46 persons have been reported dead by suspected herdsmen, barely 24 hours after the same village suffered an attack by […]

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I supported Obi but…- Chimamanda

08 Apr 2023

Renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie said that her open letter to US President, Joe Biden, was not because of her support for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi Chimamanda in her letter said that the 2023 presidential election that declared Bola Tinubu, winner was rigged. She wrote on her Twitter handle; “I supported Peter Obi, […]

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Wole sokinya is a principled fighter, he survive dictators, he will survive you- Moghalu to obidients

07 Apr 2023

Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reacts to the ongoing insult and social media cancelling of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka by the Obidients group. * Prof. Wole Soyinka had earlier criticise the “do-or-die attitude and provocations” of Labour party Presidential/Vice presidential candidates and their supporters, adding that it is […]

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Thugs broke into LP national headquarters in Abuja- LP National Chairman

07 Apr 2023

Julius Abure, national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), says thugs allegedly escorted by police officers have broken into the national headquarters of the party. The LP national secretariat is located in Utako district near the federal capital territory office of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). In a statement on Thursday, Abure, who blamed […]

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Kashim Shettima, Vice President-elect, reacts as his supporters die in a fatal accident after paying him a congratulatory visit

06 Apr 2023

Senator Kashim Shettima, the Vice President-elect, has responded to the deaths of two of his staunch supporters, Hons. Iliyasu and Mallam Nuhu. The deceased were killed in a car accident on their way back to their homes after paying Shettima a congratulatory visit in Abuja recently. Ibrahim Abdullahi, the son of one of the victims, […]

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Buhari sacks NASENI vice Chairman

06 Apr 2023

Barely 48 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari extended his tenure, the executive vice chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Professor Mohammed Haruna, has been ordered to vacate the office with immediate effect. Haruna had completed two terms in office and was expected to hand over to a successor at the […]

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I advised Atiku and Tinubu to step down in favor of a younger president – Wole Soyinka

05 Apr 2023

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka said he tried to discourage veteran politicians Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu from running for Nigerian president so that a younger candidate could emerge.  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu, both now president-elect, carried their parties’ flags in the presidential election on February 25.  Mr Abubakar, […]

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