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Buhari govt overwhelmed by insecurity – Obasanjo

Buhari govt overwhelmed by insecurity – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been overwhelmed by insecurity. Obasanjo was reacting to the recent Kaduna train attack wherein eight persons were reported dead and many sustained injuries. He spoke while he played host to a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Ugochukwu Williams, at his Penthouse residence within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to Obasanjo, Nigerians traveling are no longer safe on the road, on trains, and at the airport. He called for concerted efforts to stem the tide of insecurity in Nigeria,…
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Bedridden ex-police corporal cries for help over eviction plan by FG [PHOTOS]

Bedridden ex-police corporal cries for help over eviction plan by FG [PHOTOS]

Sunday Ige, an ex-policeman who was retrenched by the Nigeria Police Force after a ghastly accident rendered him bedridden, has sent out a passionate plea for assistance from the government and police authorities over the Federal Ministry of Housing’s plan to evict him from his apartment. Ige, a native of Idoani in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, was involved in an accident in Lagos State in 2001 while on special duty as a mobile police officer. He suffered a spinal cord injury and had one of his legs amputated due to the accident. The 57-year-old explained that…
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Gunmen set Orsu LG Headquarters on fire in Imo

Gunmen set Orsu LG Headquarters on fire in Imo

Unknown gunmen on Sunday set on fire the headquarters of Osu Local Government Area in Imo State. A resident of the area, who gave her name as Chibuzo Ukah, said the attack, which happened around 2:30am might be the handwork of the unknown gunmen troubling communities within the South East. She said several buildings, including the chairman’s office, administrative block and parked vehicles among others were among the facilities torched. Another community source, who pleaded anonymity, said Orsu is a no-go-area for the youths, especially young men because the activities of unknown gunmen are so rife in the area. He…
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Embark on road tour to prove Nigeria safer under Buhari – APC stalwart to Lai Mohammed

Embark on road tour to prove Nigeria safer under Buhari – APC stalwart to Lai Mohammed

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Jonathan Vatsa, has challenged the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to tour the country by road to prove that Nigeria is safer under President Muhammad Buhari as he claimed. Vatsa, a former Commissioner for Information and Culture in Niger State, told newsmen in Minna that the security situation facing the nation has continued to deteriorate on a daily basis with no end in sight. Asking Lai Mohammed to withdraw the statement credited to him, he said, “when you sit down in Abuja and be issuing statements just to protect…
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2023: I’ll make 20m Nigerians millionaires by 2030 if elected – Yahaya Bello

2023: I’ll make 20m Nigerians millionaires by 2030 if elected – Yahaya Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Saturday, promised to make 20 million Nigerians millionaires, if elected President in 2023. Bello disclosed this while declaring his intentions to run for the Presidency in 2023. The governor had declared his intentions to run for the Presidency at the Eagles Square in Abuja. He promised to build on the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari by creating 20 millionaires in the country by 2030. Bello disclosed that each of the 20 millionaires would empower five other Nigerians. The Presidential aspirant recalled how reports claimed that over 100 million Nigerians lived in extreme poverty…
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Ibe Okwara Osonwa Congratulates Muslims On Ramadan, Calls For Prayers

Ibe Okwara Osonwa Congratulates Muslims On Ramadan, Calls For Prayers

Frontline house of representatives aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has urged Muslims in Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency and the country at large to use the opportunity of this year’s Ramadan fast to renew their commitment in service to God and humanity. Osonwa in a congratulatory message issued in Umuahia, Saturday, admonished all Muslim faithful to use the holy month to pray for peace in Nigeria. “I urge all Muslim faithful to pray for peace and unity of the nation. We need peace in Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency and Nigeria at large. It is only in an atmosphere of peace…
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Ebin Kalu Congratulates Unwana Matriculants As They Join NAOS Family

Ebin Kalu Congratulates Unwana Matriculants As They Join NAOS Family

One of the foremost contenders for the position of representing Ohafia South Constituency at the Abia State Assembly in 2023, Hon Ebin Kalu Orji, popularly known as Chief Obia Kalu, has congratulated the newly matriculated students who were admitted to pursue Academy glory at the Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana. Ebonyi State, charging them to be good ambassadors of Ohafia through their activities as NAOS members. As a personality with a love for education as the bedrock of a better future for the youths, Ebin Kalu has been an ardent supporter of the National Association of Ohafia Students Worldwide, NAOS,…
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Arochukwu/Ohafia: Ibe Okwara Osonwa Should Be Supported By All – Ukoha

Arochukwu/Ohafia: Ibe Okwara Osonwa Should Be Supported By All – Ukoha

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia State, Hon. Gabriel Ngwobia Ukoha has appealed to the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency to elect Ibe Okwara Osonwa as the member representing the federal constituency in 2023. According to Ukoha, "it is time for the constituency to have a credible representative with the right contacts, charisma and capacity to represent the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency." He stated this when he met with some selected leaders of the party at Ututu, Arochukwu local government area on Friday afternoon. He said, "It is time for the constituency to have credible…
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My Candidacy Is Not Driven By Social Emergency, But Passion For Progress – IOK

My Candidacy Is Not Driven By Social Emergency, But Passion For Progress – IOK

Over the years, Prince Ike Okorafor, the Founder of IOK Educational Foundation and the CEO of Evolette Farm Resources Limited, has through his human-capital development trajectories proven that by investing in humanity we can boldly beat our chest and say we are leaders because leadership is about the ability to dream your dream, interpret the dreams of others and pragmatically turn those dreams into practicable physical realities that guarantee progress, development, improved social welfare and infrastructural development that will impact positively in the life of the people. In order words, his decision to join partisan politics is not out of…
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