Bishop Michael Ukpong of the Umuahia Catholic Diocese has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of crucifying the hope of Nigerians for a better country through its conduct of the 2023 general elections. Bishop Ukpong’s statement is contained in his Easter message issued in Umuahia. The cleric urged Nigerians not to give up, expressing … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the ECOWAS Court of Justice’s judgment to stop the prosecutions of anyone on the grounds of ‘insulting’ or ‘stalking’ public officials online. In a statement on Sunday, Kolawole Oluwadare, the Deputy Director of SERAP, warned Buhari against shrinking the civic space … Read more
The President of the Rivers Entrepreneur and Investors’ Forum, Ibifiri Bobmanuel, has revealed that the actions of the Rivers State Government and some local governments in the state were the reasons the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was moved from Rivers State to Lagos State. Bobmanuel, in an interview with xandertech said the forum engaged the management … Read more
Due to the shortage of naira notes in circulation, Nigerian comedian Afamefuna Igwemba, better known as Klint Da Drunk, has taken aim at commercial banks. Keep in mind that the Nigerian Central Bank set Friday, February 10 as the deadline for using old naira notes. However, the shortage of the new notes has prevented millions … Read more
he Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye has tasked the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu to cut the cost of governance and initiate people-oriented policies in his administration. Bishop Ajakaye, who said this in Ado-Ekiti, in a message to Nigerians titled “A New Us Is Possible In Nigeria” charged Nigerians to think and act … Read more
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has reacted to Prof Wole Soyinka’s allegation that his supporters widely known as ‘Obidients’ are ‘fascists’. Obi said he was very sad there was such an exchange, maintaining that he respects Soyinka as a father. He gave the … Read more
A skit-maker who advertises himself as the second OBO and shares a striking likeness with Davido has splashed millions on a Mercedes Benz. The young man, Davido’s Lookalike ‘Twinobo’ who was once photographed at an airport sporting Davido’s green jacket with his numerical designation was seen showing off his new bike on his Instagram profile. … Read more
Major General AE Abubakar, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army (NA) and Commander of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), stated that the army’s cooperation with other security agencies had significantly reduced security concerns throughout the nation, particularly in the fight against criminal activity in some volatile Plateau State areas. When the Commissioner of Police … Read more
Some Obedients have staged a protest at the state head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Port Harcourt. The protesters had with them placards with different inscriptions, demanding for their mandate to be restored and for the judiciary to do the right thing. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday (today), one of the protesters … Read more
The Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama Oyelude, disclosed that the ability to equip the Nigerian military to confront the numerous security concerns that Nigerians were encountering was the most significant success of the administration that was led by Muhammadu Buhari before it was removed from office. This information was provided by Oba Oyelude … Read more