Thank you for approving WOTCLEF bill – Atiku tells Obasanjo
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday commended former President Olusegun Obasanjo for assenting the Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation, WOTCLEF, Bill while in office. WOTCLEF, an agency that fights against women trafficking, was established by the former First Lady, Titi Abubakar. Atiku said Obasanjo’s leadership created an…
Security guard sentenced to 18 months jail term for stealing diesel
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old security guard, Lucky Bulus, to 18 months in prison for stealing 350 litres of diesel. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Bulus after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokkos, in his judgement, ordered the convict to pay an option of N30,000 fine or…
Assault of bolt driver: Police, Reps must investigate Ikwechegh says SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Nigerian police and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to immediately investigate recent reports against Alex Ikwechegh, a federal lawmaker. Ikwechegh, a lawmaker from Abia State, assaulted a bolt taxi driver.The Rep member also threatened to beat up the cabman and lock him up in…
NDLEA officers nab drug suspect, turns down N10m bribe
Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday said they turned down a N10m bribe offered to free one drug suspect, Tsolaye Eburajolo, arrested earlier in Lagos. This was as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol as well as 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16,683,800,000 in street value were intercepted by…
My mother carried me in her womb for three-and-half years – Amosun
Former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Sunday, said his late mother carried him in her womb for three-and-half years. Amosun said his birth was nothing short of a miracle and many people couldn’t believe he was a human being at birth, having stayed for such a long period before birth. The former governor gave…
FG bought refurbished jet for Tinubu- Presidency
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has stated that the Federal Government did not buy a new official jet for President Bola Tinubu, contrary to claims on social media. Speaking on Sunday’s edition of Inside Sources on Channels Television, Onanuga stated that the government acquired a refurbished jet for the president, adding that the plane belongs to…
I’ll make you disappear’ says Abia Rep, Alex Ikwechegh, who threatened,assaulted driver
A member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, on Sunday, assaulted an e-hailing (Bolt) driver who went to deliver a package to him. The distressed driver whose name is yet unknown in a viral video filmed what transpired between them in Ikwechegh’s residence in Maitama, Abuja. The video depicted the visibly angered Reps member…
Obasanjo sees himself as Nigerian sole saviour that God created – Presidency
President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Monday said former president Olusegun Obasanjo sees himself as the only saviour God created for Nigeria. Reacting to Obasanjo’s claim that Tinubu came into power without a plan, Ajayi said Obasanjo sees himself as the only good leader in Nigeria. Ajayi said…
Deeply disheartening Northern Nigeria still in total darkness – Kwankwaso
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso says it’s disheartening that many parts of Northern Nigeria are in total darkness as a result of vandalism. Kwankwaso said the situation is further compounded by the high cost of petrol and diesel in the country. In a post on his X handle…
Alleged Police Brutality: Coalition calls for the dismissal of IGP Egbetokun
A coalition of Nigerian youth, student and civil society organizations has called for the immediate dismissal of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, citing recent incidents of alleged police brutality under his leadership. This is coming in the wake of the arrest and reported mistreatment of Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, Commandant Dickson Akoh, along…
