Christmas: Tinubu Approves Free Nationwide Transport, To Rename UniAbuja Yakubu Gowon University
President Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on Monday. He said the Federal Government will commence a nationwide free train services from the 20th of December to 5th of January 2025. He also...
Stop Verbal Attacks On Kemi Badenoch, Sunday Igboho Advises Shettima
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima against what he described as unwarranted verbal attacks on Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho’s statement, released on Sunday and made available to journalists, follows reports of Shettima’s criticism of Badenoch, who recently...
I’ve Stopped Believing In God, Says Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch, controversial leader of the British Conservative Party, has opened up about her faith. Badenoch in a now-viral interview with The Free Press, a US media outfit, revealed that she no longer believes in God. The politician clarified that she is not an atheist due to her lack of belief in God, emphasizing that she identifies as agnostic. According to her,...
How I Nearly Got Into Trouble For Saying The Truth — Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, revealed yesterday that he almost faced challenges with certain individuals in the country after urging Nigerians to pray for divine intervention against efforts by powerful cabals allegedly working to hinder the success of private refineries in Nigeria. He made this remark during the ongoing annual...
Several Persons Feared Dead In Ebonyi Communal Clash Over Land Dispute
Following the lingering crisis between the people of Umuobor-Akaeze and Ogwor-Ishiagu both in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Governor Francis Nwifuru has declared the disputed land a buffer zone. The two neighbouring communities have been engaged in communal clashes for over five decades, leading to loss of lives and destruction of properties worth millions of naira over...
Afe Babalola Writes LPDC, Wants Farotimi De-Barred Over Alleged Defamation
The Law Firm of Afe Babalola has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, from the roll of legal practitioners in Nigeria for allegedly violating certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024 was signed...
Nothing Can Stop Demolition In FCT, Let Heaven Fall, Wike Talks Tough
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has defended the demolition of properties in the nation’s seat of power, saying he won’t be swayed by blackmail. Wike said the structures being demolished by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) are properties illegally built on government lands. “Let me use this opportunity to tell Nigerians and residents of Abuja,...
Hisbah Confiscate Over 200 Cartons Of Alcoholic Drinks In Sokoto, Tells Residents To Fear Allah And Avoid Mingling Between Men, Women
Hisbah Confiscate Over 200 Cartons Of Alcoholic Drinks In Sokoto, Tells Residents To Fear Allah And Avoid Mingling Between Men, Women Officials of the Sokoto State Hisbah Board have intercepted and confiscated over 200 cartons of substances suspected to be alcoholic drinks at the Sokoto Central Motor Park. Addressing journalists at the Hisbah office in Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Hisbah...
Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Finally Speaks On Blockade Of Palace By Security Agencies
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says the Kano Emirate is still oblivious of the reasons behind the blockade of the palace last week by security operatives. The police and DSS operatives had blocked the entrance to the Gidan Rumfa Palace, restraining free movement in and out. Though police and other security agencies did not give reasons for the...
Haroun Muhammad Eze From Enugu Makes List Of 5 Newly Appointed Imams For National Mosque
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced the appointment of five new Imams for the Abuja National Mosque. The new appointees were presented to the public by the Secretary-General of the NSCIA, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, on Tuesday in Abuja. The five new Imams are Prof. Ilyasu Usman (Enugu State), Prof. Luqman Zakariyah (Osun State), Dr. Abdulkadir Salman (Kwara State),...
