The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has declined calls by presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar to join hands in fighting President Bola Tinubu’s certificate saga. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Nwaeze Onu, said the NNPP will remain neutral in the…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Sunday that the of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has aggravated the crisis in the party. Ortom stated this when his Sokoto counterpart part, Aminu Tambuwal visited him in Makurdi on Sunday. Tambuwal who is the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council met…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, (SAN), has called on the governors of Benue and Plateau states to immediately ban open grazing and prosecute suspects linked to violent attacks. In a statement on Sunday expressing sympathy to the two states over incessant killings, Falana described the recent spate of attacks as “genocidal”. He said, “It is…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has joined the global Christian community in mourning the passage of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church. Pope Francis died on Monday after a protracted illness at the age of 88. In a statement, Yakubu Pam,…
Timileyin Ajayi, gospel singer, has been arrested by the police in Nasarawa state, after he was allegedly caught with the severed head of his girlfriend. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, Karu LGA, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ajayi’s arrest was facilitated by an intelligence tip-off, leading…
The Nigerian Army says it has uncovered plans by some people to wear military uniforms to disrupt governorship elections scheduled to hold in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states on Saturday. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said massive security had been…
