Same-sex Marriage Against God’s Command – Olumba-Olumba
The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star's founder and administrator, Olumba-Olumba Obu, has criticized same-sex unions. He claimed that those who support it are working against God's commandment while posing as advocates of freedom of choice. On Saturday in Calabar, during a meeting with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Cross River, Olumba-Olumba made the statement. He praised the people, organizations,...
Appeal Court President To Unveil Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Panel May 8
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which would decide on all petitions filed against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the contested 2023 Presidential election, will now be officially introduced by Justice Monica Bolnaan Dongban-Mensem, President of the Appeal Court. On Monday, May 8, 2023, the panel members will be publicly...
EFCC’s Enugu Command Office Gutted By Fire (Photos, Video)
A fire incident occurred today, May 5, at the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which affected one of the buildings of the Command. ABN TV reports that the incident which occurred at about 12.30 am Friday, was triggered by a surge in public power supply, but the ensuing inferno was later put out through...
Court Admits Two Statements Made By Chidimma Ojukwu As Evidence In Murder Trial
A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has admitted in evidence, two handwritten statements made by Chidinma Ojukwu – the key suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV – Usifo Ataga. While ruling on a trial within trial to determine the voluntariness of the statements, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, held that the prosecution...
Obaseki Sacks Over 200 Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sacked over 200 aides, including commissioners. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media Projects to the Governor, Crusoe Osagie, said the termination of appointments, which took immediate effect, affected all Special Assistants (SAs) and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs). The state’s cabinet was dissolved during the weekly executive council meeting on Wednesday. The governor however expressed...
Buhari Renews Dabiri-Erewa’s Appointment As NIDCOM Chair
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has been reappointed for a second term by President Muhammadu Buhari. Her reappointment was contained in a letter written by Buhari, urging the Senate to confirm her. Dabiri-Erewa, a former Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, was appointed NIDCOM chairman in November 2018. She also served in the...
Varsity Honours NIPR President As Pillar Of Public Relations
The authority of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, has honoured the President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Malam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo with the Pillar of Public Relations Award. Presenting the award at the Assembly Hall of the University today in Keffi, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Suleiman Bala Mohammed, said the award is in recognition of Sirajo's contributions...
Call For Nnamdi Kanu’s Unconditional Release Wrong — Arewa Group
The Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria has faulted the call for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra President Muhammadu Buhari. The leader of the community, Musa Saidu, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, had on Sunday urged Buhari to release Kanu before the end of...
35-Year-Old Ogun Hunter Shot Dead By Colleague While Trailing Antelope
Members of the family of an Ogun State-based hunter, Olasunkanmi Olakiye, are currently grieving following his untimely death. PUNCH Metro gathered that the 35-year-old man was accidentally shot dead by one of his co-hunters while they were on a hunting expedition in a bush in the Odeda area of the state on April 20. The incident, it was learnt, threw the...
Interpol Invites Adamawa REC, Yunusa-Ari
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has summoned Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, over his alleged misconduct during the state’s April 14 supplementary elections. According to a report, it revealed that the Interpol letter, dated April 27, 2023, instructed Mr Yunusa Ari to appear for interrogation at the National Central Bureau in Abuja. However, the letter...
