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Mar

2025

2027: No Plan To Form Merger With APC, Others – SDP’s Presidential Candidate

2027: No Plan To Form Merger With APC, Others – SDP’s Presidential Candidate The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo, says the SDP is not making any plan for merger or collaboration with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, or any party ahead of the 2027 elections. Adebayo stated this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at a meeting with members of the state executive of the party on Saturday. He was accompanied during his visit by a former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, as well as the party’s chairman in Ogun,…

Mar

2025

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Soyinka Knocks Tinubu’s Emergency Rule Declaration In Rivers

FGN, News Flash, Politics

Soyinka Knocks Tinubu’s Emergency Rule Declaration In Rivers Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. According to him, the action betrays the spirit of federalism, adding that such a declaration mirrored how the Constitution put too much power in the hands of the president. AttNews reports that Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared emergency rule in the Niger Delta state, citing a protracted political crisis and instability. In his nationwide broadcast, Tinubu also suspended state governor, Siminalayi Fubara; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and Rivers assembly lawmakers for an initial period…

Mar

2025

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Uneasy Calm In Osun Warring Communities As Monarchs Receive Warning Letters Of Dethronement

News Flash, Politics, South West

Uneasy Calm In Osun Warring Communities As Monarchs Receive Warning Letters Of Dethronement There was a tension in Ifon and Ilobu communities, Osun State, following deadly communal clashes over a land dispute that prompted Governor Ademola Adeleke to impose a 24-hour curfew. The violence, which later spread to Erin-Osun, claimed three lives, left 30 others injured with gunshot wounds, displaced over 100,000 residents, and caused property damage worth over N2 billion. Findings by The Nation revealed that Governor Adeleke, during a meeting with the traditional rulers of the two warring communities, the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Peter Akinyooye, and the…

Mar

2025

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Okpebholo Hails Tinubu’s Courage, Lauds State Of Emergency In Rivers

News Flash, Politics

Okpebholo Hails Tinubu’s Courage, Lauds State Of Emergency In Rivers Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, who recently marked his first 100 days in office, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, describing him as more courageous than former President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking in Benin yesterday, Okpebholo commended Tinubu’s recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a bold decision made in the best interest of Nigerians. Okpebholo, made the remarks while representing Tinubu at the kick-off of the reconstruction of the 125-kilometre Benin-Asaba Expressway. The project will expand the road to ten lanes between Ring Road,…

Mar

2025

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Commercial Motorcyclist Commits Suicide After Wife Left With Children

Crime, Mishap, News Flash, Obituary

Commercial Motorcyclist Commits Suicide After Wife Left With Children A commercial motorcyclist simply identified Papa Ejime has reportedly killed himself after he allegedly drank a substance suspected to be an insecticide. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at Oghara, Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the deceased killed himself after his marriage crashed recently. It was gathered that the deceased, a chronic gambler always beat his wife anytime he failed to win. Neighbours who craved anonymity said early this year, the deceased punched his wife on the mouth, causing her teeth to fall out. According…

Mar

2025

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2027 Presidency: Kalu Rejects Call To Run, Restates Commitment To Tinubu’s Re-election

Abia North, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

2027 Presidency: Kalu Rejects Call To Run, Restates Commitment To Tinubu’s Re-election Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC) and representative of Abia North Senatorial District, has rejected calls by the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) to contest the 2027 presidential election. The Northern coalition, consisting of 40 youth groups, had urged Kalu to run for president with either Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal or Adamawa State Governor Umar Fintiri as his running mate. The appeal was made after a courtesy visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State,…

Mar

2025

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Dabiri-Erewa Hails Ontario Nigerian Community Leaders For Setting Up Immigrants Welcome Centre

FGN, Immigration, International, News Flash

Dabiri-Erewa Hails Ontario Nigerian Community Leaders For Setting Up Immigrants Welcome Centre Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has hailed the Ontario Nigerian community leaders, for setting up the Nigerian Immigrants Welcome Centre. The centre which is set to be launched soon is the first of its kind, and is aimed at helping new and old Nigerian migrants to settle adequately in Canada. She commended them for this initiative, aimed at providing support for fellow Nigerians in Canada. Who needs assistance Dabiri-Erewa called on other Nigerian communities globally to emulate this support structure set up by…

Mar

2025

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NDLEA Arrests Indian Woman With 72 Parcels Of Heroin Packaged As Chocolate

Crime, Drugs, News Flash

NDLEA Arrests Indian Woman With 72 Parcels Of Heroin Packaged As Chocolate The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has intercepted a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin concealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates. According to a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, the consignment, weighing 11Kg, was seized from Neetu’s luggage after a search at the arrival hall of the airport. The operation, based on credible intelligence, took place during the inward clearance of Qatar…

Mar

2025

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Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others

Accident, Crime, News Flash, Police Force

Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others Reports has it that an armed police officer barricaded a busy road in Calabar and started shooting sporadically at passerbys. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened at Atakpa junction near Watt Market, Calabar, in Cross River state. An eyewitness account reveal that the armed policeman started shooting sporadically at innocent Nigerians in the morning, March 23. The eyewitness further reveal that the police, who appeared to be mentally unwell, barricaded the road with no entrance to Watt Market. This singular act made people to running away for…

Mar

2025

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Another Explosion Rocks Gas Facility In Rivers State

Accident, News Flash, Oil & Gas

Another Explosion Rocks Gas Facility In Rivers State Barely a week after a major explosion occurred on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, another explosion has reportedly struck the Soku oil facility in Akuku Toru Local Government Area. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a grassroots NGO with strong networks across the Niger Delta, confirmed the latest explosion on Sunday. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr. Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, YEAC said it received reports from its youth volunteers about an early morning explosion at the Soku oil facility operated…