Peter Obi Criticizes Arrest Procedure Against Abure

During Wednesday’s arrest of the party’s national chairman, Mr. Julius Abure, Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, voiced his displeasure with the way the Nigeria Police operatives handled the situation. To “show we are… in a democracy,” Obi remarked on his X handle platform that the party chieftain’s … Read more

Police IG, Alkali Baba orders immediate arrest, prosecution of Seun Kuti

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate arrest of afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti. Alkali Baba directed the Lagos State Police Commissioner to arrest the entertainer. He gave the order following Seun’s assault on a police officer. xandertech reported that the Grammy-nominated afrobeat singer was captured in a viral video assaulting … Read more

Detain Buhari and Irabor as accomplices, Sowore advises the DSS

The Department of State Services, DSS, should detain former President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, according to rights campaigner Omoyele Sowore. Following the DSS’s detention of suspended CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, Sowore said that they should be detained. He said that Buhari and Irabor were complicit with Emefiele. “DSS … Read more

Fuel subsidy removal: Eight demands are made of the Tinubu government by the Health Association

In response to the elimination of fuel subsidies, the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, or NAGGMDP, has issued eight demands to the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Recall that last month, during his inaugural speech, President Tinubu announced the abolition of fuel subsidies. In light of depleting resources, he … Read more

Challenges abound; Low-Income Families Facing Everyday Challenges

Food inflation has reached 33.98%, and prices have been steadily climbing over the past few months, with most food goods seeing price increases of 70% to 80% in the past six months, as learned by LEADERSHIP. The results reveal that poor and average Nigerians have had to cut back on essentials and ration food due … Read more

The number of collected and uncollected PVCs by state has been released by INEC; see it here

The number of Permanent Voter Cards obtained by states has been made public by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). 87,209,007 permanent voter cards (PVC) have been collected nationwide thus far, as stated by INEC. During a press conference held on Thursday at the national collation center in Abuja, INEC chairperson Mahmood Yakubu made the … Read more

Zawahiri, the head of Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden’s right-hand man, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul’s downtown

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of al-Qaeda after his death in May 2011, was assassinated by a US drone strike in Afghanistan. Assuring the accuracy of the claim, US President Joe Biden wrote on Instagram that the death of Osama Bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was a devastating blow to … Read more

We’ll not witch-hunt anyone – Plateau Gov-elect Mutfwang assures

Barely 24 hours before the gubernatorial inauguration, Plateau State Governor-elect Caleb Mutfwang said his administration will not witch-hunt anyone, and where issues are found, they will be dealt with as a “family affair.” He also said the season of elections is over and that it’s time to face governance. Mutfwang stated this at a state … Read more