The spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Management Committee, Senator Dino Melaye has described the supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party as hungry Nigerians paid to march on the streets and shout ‘I’m Obi-dient’. Melaye, who made the claim while featuring on Arise TV Morning Show on Monday,...
Author: Precious Okorie (Precious Okorie)
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Buhari Calls For Keyamo’s Removal As APC Presidential Campaign Spokesperson Over ‘Constant Demarketing Of Administration’
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Aso Rock cabal have called for the removal of Festus Keyamo as the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC)/Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council. According to a presidential source, Buhari and members of the cabal accused Keyamo of always de-marketing the current administration despite being a serving...
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police parade suspected kidnap kingpin
A suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, arrested in Abuja and responsible for high-profile kidnappings in Bayelsa State is currently being paraded alongside three members of his gang by the Bayelsa State Police Command at the Police Officers Mess, Yenagoa Bayelsa State. The suspected kidnap kingpin had been on the wanted list of the police for...
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Again, national grid collapse, total Blackout in South-East
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc has announced system collapse, adding that the current blackout being currently experienced has affected the entire South East. The announcement contained in a statement by the power distribution company issued in Enugu on Monday was signed by its Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh. Eze disclosed that the system...
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NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL candidates begin CAMPAIGN IN TIGHT RACE
With Nigeria’s economy struggling and insecurity rife, four top presidential candidates start campaigning this week for next February’s election in an open race to replace President Muhammadu Buhari. Less than five months before the ballot, no clear frontrunner has emerged with major candidates all confronting challenges on their path to the top political seat in...
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Police Arrest Three Suspects Over Death Of 21-Year-Old Man Who Died From Loud, Codeine Overdose
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man identified as Micheal Arigbabuwo who died after overdosing at a birthday party in Lagos. Ademola Adesina, 23, and two companions, Abdulqudus Salawiudeen, 24, and Damilare Adelana, 23, both residents of Ikorodu, were arrested as a...
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Retired Nigerian Soldiers Protest Against Unpaid Allowances In Abuja
Some retired soldiers are protesting in Abuja over salary and pension gaps among the ranks of serving and retired military personnel. The protesters who defied the rain hit the streets on Monday with mats and banners. a banner which contained a comprehensive list of the protestors’ demands, reading, “Review the wide disparity in pay and...
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13 children die in Russia school shooting
The death toll has risen to 13 people, including seven children, after a shooting at a school in the city of Izhevsk in central Russia, investigators said Monday. The attack was the latest in a series of school shootings that have shaken Russia in recent years and came with the country on edge over efforts...
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ASUU: Nigerians slam Knocks FG over varsities resumption order
The Federal Government’s order for vice-chancellors to reopen schools and allow students to resume lectures has evoked knocks from netizens. The FG, through the National Universities Commission, ordered the resumption of lectures amid the seven-month ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. However, the order has caused outrage among tweeps, who faulted FG’s directive and...
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Ukraine/Russia war: Nuclear strike poses ‘catastrophic’ consequences, US warns Russia
The United States has warned Russia privately of “catastrophic” consequences if it uses nuclear weapons as part of the Ukraine invasion, top US officials said. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear arms in a speech Wednesday in which he announced the mobilization of reservists following Ukrainian gains on the...