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Reading Time: 2 minutesOriyomi Hamzat Nigerian journalist and Managing Director of Agidigbo 88.7FM, Ibadan, was on Thursday morning arrested by officers of the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Force, can authoritatively report.  he State Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police, Eleyele had in a letter dated Monday, May 23 invited Hamzat to…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Sultan of Sokoto-led group, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has condemned the gruesome killing of Harira Jibril, a nine-month pregnant woman, and her four children in Anambra on Sunday. The Muslim group described the incident as barbaric and a great assault on humanity, in a statement released by the union secretary,…

Reading Time: 2 minutesNatasha Akpoti-Uduaghan won the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) ticket as its candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial District on Wednesday. She defeated Mamud Attah by 159 to 13 votes at the primary election held in Okene, while others got no vote Akpoti-Uduaghan, aka, the Amazon of Kogi politics on March 20 defected…

Reading Time: 3 minutes  The Appeal Panelof the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Mr. Sunday Oche and three others from participating in the party's primaries scheduled for Friday, May 27, 2022. This comes after the receipt of many petitions against 65 aspirants for the House of Representatives on the platform of the ruling…

Reading Time: 2 minutesFubara Siminialayi the Rivers State Accountant General, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general elections. Siminalayi’s success in the governorship primary comes barely 24 hours after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared him and four other Rivers State government officials…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, the Convener of Lagos4Lagos Movement popularly called ‘Jandor’, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election to emerge as the party’s candidate for the 2023 elections in Lagos State. Jandor defeated Dakova Kolawole after having 679 votes out of 709 available votes. Kolawole could…

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, on Wednesday lost in the race to win the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for Kaduna State. In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, Sani wrote on Thursday, “The Kaduna PDP Governorship primaries has been concluded.…

Reading Time: 3 minutesTimothy Adegoke one of the workers at Hilton Hotel where a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,he was allegedly murdered has said The management of the hotel asked all staff members to delete pictures taken on their phones after the body of the deceased was found. Magdalena Chiefuna, the hotel…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Two women and five girls earlier kidnapped  on Sunday by bandits in Kaduna State have regained freedom, police authorities said on Wednesday. The victims were rescued by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command in the Kachia Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer in the…

Reading Time: 2 minutes32 People  were killed over the weekend by Boko Haram/ Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents in Borno State, authorities have said. Those killed were said to be youths trapped in an ambush by the insurgents around Mudu village – some 45 kilometres away from Rann, the headquarters of…

Reading Time: 11 minutesAnambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday imposed a curfew on eight local government areas of the state. In a state-wide broadcast in Awka, Soludo said the curfew will commence on Thursday from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am. He equally banned motorcycles, commercial tricycles also called Keke, and shuttle buses…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his resignation from the party in a letter dated May 24 and addressed to the National Chairman of the main opposition party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Besides dumping the PDP, the presidential…