A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has said the lack of unity in the party predisposed the party to losing the 2023 presidential election. According to him, the election was manipulated in favour of the eventual winner but the crisis in the PDP made it easier for the results to…
President Bola Tinubu has moved to block records relating to him from being disclosed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency and other United States agencies, according to a Peoples Gazette report. It was reported in September that from October, the FBI would start releasing approximately 2,500 documents relating to President…
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Meiran Police Station for leadership dereliction and supervisory ineptitude. The CP gave the order after one engineer, Ibrahim Saliu, accused some policemen attached to the station of extorting N200,000 from…
Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested a 27-year-old man, Ogbonna Eze, who allegedly disguises as a dispatch rider to steal car parts. Parading the suspect before newsmen on Tuesday, October 17, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on September 18, 2023, the command received reports that the suspect disguised…
Former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji has narrated how diesel suppliers and generator dealers are allegedly sabotaging some efforts by the federal government and power distribution companies to have steady electricity supply in Nigeria. He disclosed that some of the generator and diesel dealers approached him, complaining that he (Nnaji) was ruining their…
At least three persons have been killed, while over 51 others, including a district head, were kidnapped by bandits in parts of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday when the armed men invaded Bagega, a mining village in the state, and shot sporadically, leading to the death of the…
US President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel in a desperate bid to prevent the war with Hamas from spiraling into a wider conflict after a devastating blast on a Gaza hospital killed 500 people. Biden was received by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv…
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, professionally known as Portable, has fought his show promoter in Italy over money. The singer could be seen in a now-viral video on the internet, venting his anger at the promoter for collecting the money sprayed on him during his performance. Speaking in pidgin English, a visibly infuriated Portable…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the report from the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS) placing inflation at 26.72 percent in September. NBS had fingered increase in prices of oil and fat, bread and cereals, potatoes, yam and other tubers, fish, fruit, meat, vegetables and milk, cheese, and eggs as the causes of…
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Kingsley Moghalu has told political officeholders in Nigeria to reduce their salaries and allowances by 50%. The former presidential candidate argued that the present economic realities show the weight of extravagant lifestyles by political office holders in the country is affecting the country…