Armed men suspected to be bandits have abducted a farmer, Alhaji Jimoh Olodan, at Iyemero Ekiti, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The kidnapping came barely three months after another farmer, Mr. Isaac Agbanigo , was abducted at a farmstead in Ikere Ekiti , Ikere Council area of the state. The incident, according…
Some Nigerians are currently in Abuja staging a June 12 protest. The protesters are led by activist, Deji Adeyanju. See more photos below:
Men of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday morning fired tear gas canisters at the protesters gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos, the venue of the June 12 Democracy Day protest. The protesters were demanding an end to bad governance when they were tear-gassed by the security operatives. Several digital flyers, widely…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration has lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty. The President in his speech ahead of the Democracy Day Celebration today June 12, listed farmers, small-scale traders, artisans, market women among the class of persons whose lives have improved under him. Buhari stated that this is in line…
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has tweeted a photo of the Nigerian flag on his official Twitter handle. The photo was shared at exactly 12am (Nigerian time) on June 12, which is now being celebrated in Nigeria as “Democracy Day”. It is also coming ahead of a planned nationwide protest which has been trending on the social…
Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has berated the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami for deactivating his Twitter handle after the Federal Government’s ban. Sowore described Malami as a corrupt and incompetent lawyer for criminally deactivating his Twitter account. Malami is believed to have used the Virtual…
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has blamed the recent attack which took place in Igangan on the failure of state security. Mailafia, a former Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) made this disclosure while addressing journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent recalls…
Apostle Johnson Suleman, Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari over his comments on the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Recall that Buhari during an interview with Arise TV spoke on several issues bedevilling the entire nation. He said his government would organize the military and police…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has spoken on speculations that Pastor Adeboye, Pastor Kumuyi and others might be arrested for flouting the Twitter ban in the country. The clerics are still using the social media app, as they argue that their tweets are directed at a global audience….
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos reclaimed the No. 1 spot two weeks after losing the title of the richest person in the world to LVMH chief Bernard Arnault. According to Forbes, Amazon shares closed more than 2% higher on Thursday, June 10, boosting Bezos’ net worth by $3.5 billion, while shares in Arnault’s luxury conglomerate LVMH slumped…