Igboho declared that there won’t be an election in the Southwest in 2023, saying the Yoruba race was already weary of the Fulani alleged feudal and political dominance in the country. Popular activist and Oduduwa Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho has stated that there will be no election in the Southwest in 2023 because Yorubas will…
Former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says the country has been overwhelmed by crises from all angles, urging Nigerians to call on God to save the nation. Speaking Saturday, June 5 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the 16th edition of Prayer Breakfast organized in his honor by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ogun State…
Three soldiers have been accused of being involved in the death of an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) Seye Olubodun, in a hotel in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. It was gathered that the soldiers invaded Hossana hotel at about 7.30 pm on Friday, June 4, during which one of them allegedly stabbed…
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9Mobile have started blocking access to the microblogging site, Twitter. The telcos said they received a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission to block access to Twitter in the country following the suspension by the Federal Government on Friday. The Nigerian Twitterati woke up on Saturday…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has slammed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration over its decision to suspend Twitter operations in Nigeria. He expressed that if President Buhari has a problem with the microblogging and social networking service then he should sort it out privately. He described the ban as a “petulant gesture” that is “unbecoming…
Nearly 24 hours after the Nigerian government announced a ban on the activities of Twitter, the popular microblogging platform has deleted ‘inciting’ tweets from Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group agitating for the Republic of Biafra. In the controversial tweet, the IPOB leader vowed to unleash terror on…
Abuja-based rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has called on Twitter to deactivate the accounts of President Muhammadu Buhari and all his associates. Adeyanju, the convener of Concerned Nigerians, a rights advocacy group, said such a measure would send a clear message that tyranny would not be tolerated. In a tweet, Adeyanju wrote: “Twitter should wait till…
13 people have reportedly died after their boat capsized while traveling from Dorowa to Ginga village in the Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal who condoled the people of the town over the incident has now directed the state ministry for a local government headed by the state Deputy Governor, Hon. Manir Muhammad…
A tragic incident occurred around Lotto, inbound Lagos on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday, June 4 as two hawkers were crushed to death by a truck. The incident occurred around 3:30 pm as confirmed by Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesman of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). It was learned that the driver of the truck…
Terrorists have killed 66 people in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The state police spokesperson, DSP Nafiu Abubakar said the massacre took place on Thursday in eight villages of the council. He said the state police command had already dispatched a detachment of the officers and men of the police force to the…