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Senate Criticizes Bakare For ‘Rubber-Stamp’ Comment.
On Tuesday, the Senate criticised Pastor Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor and serving overseer of the Global Community Citadel Church, for his harsh comments regarding the 10th National Assembly, stating that the cleric had “overstepped the boundaries.” The Senate’s reaction was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs,...
Elder Prince Ndubuisi Onugu Set For Final Journey In Asaga Ohafia [See Poster]
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The family of Late Eze Elder and Ugoeze Elder Onugu Eye Onugu, of Ezema Atta I of Asaga Ukwu Autonomous Community, Ohafia LGA, has announced the burial arrangements for their beloved son, Elder Hon. Prince Ndubuisi Onugu, who passed away suddenly on February 17, 2025, at the age of 64. A respected community leader, devoted family man, and accomplished public...
Tragedy In Kwara As Rainstorm Kills Taekwondo Champion
An Ilorin-born Taekwondo coach and champion named Musa Ismail was killed in the Lower Niger River Basin Authority area on Monday night after a 30-minute rainstorm struck Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state. Vanguard reliably gathered that Musa was killed in the rainstorm that destroyed the badminton court located within the Lower Niger River Basin Authority between 5:30p.m. and 6:00p.m....
Insecurity: Gov Bago Restricts Night Operations Of Commercial Motorcycles, Tricycles
Governor Umaru Bago has taken a firm step to stop the increasing insecurity in Niger State by enforcing a ban on the movement of tricycles (Keke Napep) and commercial motorcycles (Okada) in the state capital of Minna between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. The directive, which may be extended to other local government areas, was announced during a critical stakeholders’...
Okpebholo Hosts Security Talks Amid Surge In Kidnappings In Edo
Less than 24 hours after suspending a traditional ruler over alleged involvement in kidnapping, Governor Monday Okpebholo on Monday convened a security meeting in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area. The meeting brought together prominent political, religious, and traditional leaders, along with heads of security agencies and other key stakeholders, to deliberate on strategies to tackle the unique security...
”Allow State Police” – NBA Urges FG
The Nigerian Bar Association has called on the federal government to allow states to establish their own police forces to curb the increasing wave of killings and attacks across the country. The Chairman of the NBA, Jos Branch, Leah Hassan, made the call on Tuesday during a joint press conference in Jos, attended by chairmen of the three other NBA...
Kano APC Welcomes Kwankwaso, Apologise For Past Remarks
The All Progressives Congress in Kano State says the speculated impending defection of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso to the party is a welcome development. The Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, stated this while addressing a press briefing in Kano on Friday. “APC as a political institution in its Renewed Hope Agenda has embarked on the project of receiving decampees from...
Students’ Union Raises Funds To Bury Nigerian Shot In US
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Black Students Union has launched a $25,000 fundraising campaign to support the burial of Olatunji Bolaji. The 77-year-old United States-based Nigerian Uber driver was tragically shot and killed in Centre City, Philadelphia. Bolaji, a husband, father, and grandfather, was fatally shot on April 16, 2025, while waiting for a passenger outside the Byblos Hookah Lounge. According to...
World Leaders To Grace Pope Francis’ Funeral Saturday
The Vatican has stated that Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday, with various world leaders paying their respects to the Catholic leader. including US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. The Argentine pontiff, 88, died on Monday from a stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia. His funeral, which...
ECOWAS Holds Meeting In Ghana Over Exit Of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will convene in Ghana on Tuesday to discuss the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the bloc. The meeting will take place over two days, Tuesday and Wednesday. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the bloc said member states will discuss the modalities of the countries’ withdrawal and...
