Category: Politics
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, […]
Continue ReadingBenue 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 […]
Continue ReadingI 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, […]
Continue ReadingWole 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 […]
Continue ReadingThugs 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 […]
Continue ReadingKashim 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, […]
Continue ReadingBuhari 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 […]
Continue ReadingI 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, […]
Continue ReadingProtesters storm the INEC office in Port Harcourt with a native doctor (Video)
05 Apr 2023
On Tuesday, 4th of April, a group of protesters led by a native doctor stormed the Rivers State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt. Protesters from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) surrounded the office’s main entrance, allegedly holding a charms pot and palm branches. It was the second day of […]
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