Olakunrin’s killing: Ethnic groups may resort to self-help ― Alaafin Seyi Gesinde / 7 hours ago THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has warned the Federal Government that the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, may force each ethnic group in Nigeria to resort to self-help security which may not be in the interest of the country. Oba Adeyemi made this known in a statement personally signed and entitled: “The killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of elder statesman, Chief Reuben Fasoranti,…
Read MoreUS REP FILES IMPEACHMENT NOTICE AGAINST TRUMP
US Rep Al Green: wants House impeach Trump US Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Tuesday filed articles of impeachment against President Trump under a process that will force a House floor vote by the end of this week. According to thehill.com, Green introduced his articles of impeachment after the House passed a resolution largely along party lines condemning Trump for suggesting that four progressive freshman congresswomen of color — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) — “go back” to their countries. Green…
Read MoreNIGERIAN ACCUSED OF KILLING US STUDENT APPEARS IN COURT, SEE PIX
Nigerian man, Ayoola Ajayi, a tech worker charged in the death of a United States of America’s student made his first court appearance on Monday. Ajayi appeared by video from jail alongside a court-appointed attorney during a quick hearing Monday to set a future court date. He did not speak or enter a plea to murder, kidnapping and other charges. Prosecutors say Ajayi killed 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck, who died from blunt force trauma to the head. Police say her body was found with her arms bound behind her in a…
Read More13 BODIES RECOVERED FROM JOS COLLAPSED BUILDING AS RESCUE CONTINUES, SEE PICS
Jos Building collapse No fewer than 13 bodies have been recovered from the rubbles of the building collapse which happened in Jos, Plateau State, on Monday evening. The Landlord and his wife are said to be among the body that has been recovered from the debris of the collapse site. Read also: Seven Confirmed Dead, Several Injured In Jos Building Collapse The building before the collapse was located at Butcher Line in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state. The rescue and emergency team are said to be working assiduously towards ensuring…
Read MoreHOW I FED, RAISED MONEY FOR TONTO DIKEH, ABUJA RESTAURANT OWNER OPENS CAN OF WORMS
Blessing Osom, the former friend to controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has taken a step further in dragging the actress’ name into the mud. Blessing Osom and Tonto Dikeh Osom has made more shocking details about what went down during the course of her friendship with the Nollywood actress. Information Nigeria recalls Blessing Osom, also known as Ladygolfer001 on Instagram took the internet by storm after taking to Instagram to thank Tonto’s ex-husband Olakunle Churchill profusely for gifting her N3m to celebrate her birthday. Tonto Dikeh, however, shaded her former friend calling…
Read MoreBANDITRY IN NIGERIA HAS INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION – YUGUDA
A former governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, on Tuesday said the challenges of banditry in the North West of Nigeria might have an international dimension. Mr Yuguda fielded questions from State House correspondents after a private visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said he was in the villa to show solidarity with the President over the security challenges currently facing the country. According to him, Nigeria is a big country with a population growth from 60 million in the 1960s to about 200 million…
Read MoreINSECURITY: EMEKA ANYAOKU WARNS BUHARI OVER DELAY IN TACKLING ISSUES
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to eschew sectional practices and focus on eliminating Nigeria’s ethnic and religious fault lines. Mr Anyaoku’s comments came at a book launch in Abuja on Tuesday. Over the past week, Mr Buhari has faced condemnation from prominent voices like Wole Soyinka and Olusegun Obasanjo — with both warning of impending disaster should the president fail to recalibrate his responses to lingering insecurity and economic woes. “Every diverse federal country throughout the world achieves political stability and socio-economic development through successfully managing its national diversity,” Mr…
Read MoreBAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: APC ADOPTS DIRECT PRIMARY
The State Working Committee (SWC), and other major stakeholders in Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, adopted the direct mode of primaries to elect candidates for the November 16 governorship poll. The decision was taken at meeting well attended by key stakeholders; including the state leader of the party and former governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, the immediate past Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, a former member of the Buhari campaign Organisation, Preye Aganaba and elected National Assembly members of the party,…
Read MoreWIFE POURS HOT WATER ON HUSBAND’S MANHOOD IN KANO, SEE WHY
The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of a housewife, Aisha Ali, who allegedly poured hot water on the private part of her husband. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement in Kano on Tuesday, and said that the incident occurred at Feyen-Fayen village in Danbatta Local Government Area, NAN reports Haruna said that the command received a report on Sunday from the Village Head of the community that 35-year-old Aisha poured hot water on the lap…
Read MoreORJI KALU LIED, NO RUGA IN ABIA SAYS IKPEAZU’S COMMISSIONER
Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, has stated the state government’s position on the suspended RUGA settlements for herdsmen, being proposed by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Kalu stated that there was no RUGA settlement existing anywhere in Abia State. The Commissioner made the clarification, while interacting with some journalists at International Conference Centre Umuahia, during the flagging-off of 2019 Farming Season held in the state. According to the Commissioner “we do not have any RUGA settlement in Abia State and we do not intend to have…
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