A group identified as Adeleke General Summit, has described the gathering of some people from the opposition party, All Progressive Congress, APC, in Osun State under the disguise of “Atunto Osun” as nothing but a charade and gathering of serial losers. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the State Coordinator of the group,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has carpeted a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dotun Babayemi, over his comment on the governance of the state, accusing him of playing up a wrong narrative about the state. The Governor, who described the action of Babayemi as a theatrics of a frustrated politician,…
Troops of 242 Battalion, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have killed five terrorists with the destruction of camps in Ngurnoa, Gumnari, Nairawa, and Amburam villages of Monguno local council of Borno state. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists were neutralised in coordinated clearance operations of December 4, 2023…
The Yobe State First Lady, Gumsu Abacha, the daughter of former military Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, has announced her divorce from Governor, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state. Gumsu’s divorce from the Governor, was announced yesterday (Wednesday), in Damaturu, the state capital, while she was replying to a follower who called her…
The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has issued a stern warning to an APC faction, credited with a rally tagged Atunto, over the alleged importation of thugs from Lagos and some other states for the said rally in Osogbo, the state capital. While we acknowledge and respect the rights of individuals to…
A Magistrate’s Court in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old businessman, Victor Danladi, to six months in prison for stealing a water pump unit. Mr Shawomi Bokkos, the trial judge, sentenced Danladi summarily after he pleaded guilty to the crime. The court, on the other hand, provided the convict the option of paying a N20,000…
The Zamfara State High Court has sentenced one Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for killing his friend because of N100. Dahiru was brought to the court in June 2017 for allegedly stabbing his friend, Shamu Ibrahim, to death. Delivering the judgment, the presiding judge, Justice Mukhtar Yusha’u, said having listened to both sides, he…
A group of seven opposition political parties on Wednesday formed a new coalition in a bid to strengthen democracy in the country. The movement tagged the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties was formed in Abuja at a meeting attended by leaders of the political parties at the National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party. The…
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been named in the CAF Player of the Year final three-man list for the men and women categories, respectively. Osimhen who finished as the top scorer in the 2023 African Cup Nations qualifiers will battle Egypt’s Mohammed Salah, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez for the top…
Couples planning a new life in the UK have been left heartbroken by changes restricting who can apply to live here. From April 2024, British citizens or people already settled in the UK will need to show they earn £38,700 before their overseas partner can live here with them – a sharp jump from the…
