Mali has been suspended by leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following last week’s coup, the second coup in nine months by the poor Sahel country’s military. The group which stopped short of imposing new sanctions like those it imposed after the coup last August which saw members temporarily…
The remains of Ahmed Gulak, the former presidential aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, have been buried. He was laid to rest at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Sunday night, May 30, at about 8 pm. His funeral service was held at the National Mosque, Abuja. Gulak was killed while driving to the airport on…
Dr. Mrs. Arikeade Oni-Salawu, wife of the Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) youth leader, Mogaji Isiaka Ajibola Areokuta, has regained freedom a week after she was abducted by suspected kidnappers. The medical doctor was kidnapped at the entrance gate of her residence in Aromolaran area of Ibadan at about 10 pm on Sunday, May 23. Confirming the…
Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has lamented about the worsening insecurity in the country, blaming President Buhari for being the Jonah in the boat. He admitted that nothing is wrong with Nigeria as a country and Nigerians as a people, but blamed Buhari for how things have turned out in recent times. In a…
Popular Nigerian comedian, Debo Adedayo, alias Mr Macaroni has stated his desire to keep fighting against police harassment in Nigeria even if it would cost him his life. The comic skit maker stated this via his official Twitter account on Saturday, May 29, 2021. “Anytime I go out and I see Nigerians getting harassed by…
“And the Lord asked Cain, ‘where is thy brother Abel?’ And he said ‘I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?’ And the Lord said, ‘what have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground’- Genesis 4: 9-10. Today is Biafra day. It is a day that has…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday elected new leadership to pilot its affairs for the next two years. The executive council of ASUU would however spend a maximum of four years. They were elected at the national delegates conference of ASUU held in Awka, Anambra State. While Prof. Victor Emmanuel Osodeke of the…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a member of the Nasarawa Assembly representing Nasarawa Central State Constituency, Hon. Suleiman Danbaba Ismail. It was gathered that Danbaba was kidnapped on Saturday evening, May 29, while traveling to Jos, Plateau state for an official function. Chairman, Nasarawa Assembly Committee on Information, Hon Mohammed Omadefu, who confirmed…
Obohia Community in Amuda Isuochi, Umunneochi LGA of Abia State has erupted in frenzy, following the banishment of a man, Mr Obioma Ubani from the community for allegedly witchcraft. Obioma, in his late 50s, was accused of being responsible for the some evil events in Obohia, particularly the death of one Prof Chike Ubani. Obioma…
A 35-year-old man has allegedly killed his 50-year-old cousin for for refusing to marry him. Graphic GH reported that the sad incident occurred at Uro-Mekaa near Kalba in the Sawla-Tuna Kalba District of the Savannah Region in Ghana. The suspect, Kpeyiri Neiba, was arrested this week by the Sawla Divisional Police Command for the murder…