The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has denied reports that it is indirectly funding terrorism in the country. A statement published by the embassy on its website debunked the report by The Times of the U.K claiming that “Beijing could be indirectly funding terror” in Nigeria. China said the report is based on unverified, unclear, and unproven…
By Tiamiyu Olamide. In a couple of days, the valedictory session for Osun 7th Assembly will take place while the Maiden Plenary for the 8th Assembly will come up and House leaders shall be elected by members. It is not arguable that the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party will produce the next Speaker in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied meeting with Adamawa State Government officials to rig the rerun governorship election. The denial came following a report that its officials, deployed to supervise the governorship rerun, paid a nocturnal visit to the state Government House ostensibly to rig the polls for incumbent Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri. The National…
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his election victory. This was even as Zelensky invited him to his war-ravaged country of Ukraine on a state visit. The felicitation is coming two months after the former Lagos governor was declared winner of the contentious presidential election. Tinubu polled…
A couple, Andrew and Margaret Jonah, has been rescued by the operatives of the Osun State Police Command. The couple, according to the spokesperson of the police command, Yemisi Opalola, were rescued from the kidnappers’ den inside a forest in Osun. They were reportedly abducted by the kidnappers while going to church for vigil. According…
The Federal Government on Wednesday reiterated that the forthcoming 2023 census was not a contest or a competition like the just concluded 2023 elections. The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC) Publicity Committee, Dr. Garba Abari noted that Nigeria wastes so much time on elections, saying…
Bashir Ahmad, a special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on digital communication has declared that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, would never get the support of the Northern people. According to him, the former Anambra State Governor has never missed an opportunity to show his dislike for the North. Meanwhile, Peter Obi…
…Urges Supreme Court Judges to maintain integrity and resist inducement Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the Supreme Court Judges to maintain their integrity and resist any attempt of subversiveness through inducement as regards the Osun governorship matter. He said some desperate politicians have…
…Urges Supreme Court Judges to maintain integrity and resist inducement Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the Supreme Court Judges to maintain their integrity and resist any attempt of subversiveness through inducement as regards the Osun governorship matter. He said some desperate politicians have…
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested a suspected female fraudster for allegedly defrauding a 50-year-old German national of $220,000, after promising to marry him. The unit spokesperson, SP Eyitayo Johnson, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, said the suspect lured the victim on Instagram by…
