Mbaka’s Talk On Hope Unseating Ihedioha Is Contempt Of Law
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elders in Imo State have reacted to the New Year prophecy of Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka. Mbaka had predicted that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodinma, will take over from Emeka Ihedioha as Imo Governor in 2020. A statement on Tuesday signed by […]
NYSC Makes Clarifications On Shooting Of Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa said on Tuesday that the scheme did not record any casualty in the shooting of a commercial bus driver and another person by a policeman in Yenagoa. THISDAY recalls that a mobile policeman on Monday evening allegedly shot a driver with Peace Mass Transit and one person […]
Breaking: Iran Retaliates, Fires Missiles At US Facilities
Multiple missiles have been launched at Iraq from Iran targeting American military facilities. The facilities include Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. “This morning, courageous fighters of the IRGC’s Air Force launched a successful operation called Operation Martyr Soleimani, with the code ‘Oh Zahra’ by firing tens of ground-to-ground […]
Goodluck Jonathan Speaks On Contesting Next Election
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has distanced himself from reports claiming that he was under pressure to contest the 2023 presidential election. Jonathan said he was not under pressure to contest, rather he was focused on promoting peace and sustainable democracy across the African continent. He stated this in a statement issued by his Media Aide, […]
2023 Presidency: Tinubu In Aso Rock
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential villa. Tinubu speaking to the State House correspondents said his visit to Buhari was to celebrate the new decade. When asked on 2023 presidency and plans to pick Buhari’s successor, Tinubu urged Nigerians to prioritize […]
Attack On Christians: CAN Replies Buhari In Strong Terms
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has told President Muhammadu that it was not doing the bidding of the terrorists by crying out for the freedom of Christians in the captivity of the Boko Haram. It charged his government to wake up to its primary responsibility, which is to protect the lives and property of […]
Nigeria Sue Surveyors Council’s President, Agbenla To Court
The Federal Government has dragged to court the President in Council, Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SCN), Joseph Olorunjuwon Agbenla for alleged abuse of office. Agbenla retired as the Permanent Secretary / Surveyor General, Lagos State. He is accused of receiving about N5 million as allowances for conferences not attended. The four-count charge, marked: CR/1124/2019, […]
Tinubu Speaks On ‘Third Term Agenda’, With Buhari
Former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, dismissed speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari had a third term agenda. He said this in a chat with newsmen after his closed door meeting with the nation’s leader at the presidential villa, Abuja. The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader said: “I was in the trenches and in […]
US Vs Iran: Trump Makes U-Turn On Attacking Cultural Sites
US President Donald Trump has soft-pedaled on his threat to hit Iranian cultural sites. Trump had threatened to blow up 52 targets in Iran, including the sites. But the United Nations reminded him that both Tehran and Washington had signed a 1972 convention not to undertake “any deliberate measures which might damage directly or indirectly the cultural and […]
Soleimani’s Death: What We’re Planning For US – Iran
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, has declared that his country has been considering 13 “revenge scenarios.” Shamkhani stated this on Tuesday in an interview with the semi-official Fars news agency, according to Al Jazeera. “The Americans should know that until now, 13 revenge scenarios have been discussed in the council and even if […]
Court Bars INEC From Filling Seats Declared Vacant
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting fresh election to fill the vacant seats of the embattled 14 House of Assembly lawmakers in the state. The vacation judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who gave the order in a motion ex-parte with suit: number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1582/19 filed by Mr […]
Carole Ghosn: Wife Of Fugitive Tycoon, And Now Wanted
Carole Ghosn, who not so long ago was an influential but discreet figure in the New York fashion world, has been thrust into the limelight by the arrest of her tycoon husband Carlos, and his subsequent flight from Japan. The second wife of the former Nissan boss, who like him also has Lebanese citizenship, vocally […]