Day: July 13, 2021

The Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Senator Rochas Okorocha for insulting President Muhammadu Buhari in the public and among other anti-party activities listed against him. A letter signed by the acting National Chairman of the APC and Secretary, his Excellency, Malam Buni and Senator John James, dated July 12, 2021 with reference number…

According to Peoples Gazette, Operatives of the EFCC on Tuesday violently seized access cards and broke into hotel rooms in an overnight raid in Lagos. Dozens of hotel guests were left traumatised after anti-graft agents breached their privacy at Parktonian Hotel in Lagos affluent Lekki neighbourhood, witnesses said. Many of the guests, including couples, were…

Pan-Yoruba socio-po­litical organisation, Afenifere, on Sunday said President Mu­hammadu Buhari is provok­ing Nigerians to go to war so as to pave way for him to declare emergency rule in the country and extend his tenure in office beyond May 29, 2023. Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the acting national leader of the organisation, who spoke exclusively with…

The Department of State Services operatives have continued to dehumanise the female among 13 arrested aides of Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise known as Sunday Igboho, refusing to allow her to change her underwear. SaharaReporters learnt that since July 2 when they were rounded up and taken to the DSS facility in Abuja, the operatives…

The legal representative to Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Yoruba activist, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to mandate and compel the State Security Services (SSS) and its Director-General, to produce the 12 people arrested in Igboho’s house on July 2 and inquire into the circumstances constituting the grounds of their arrest…

Kogi Govt cautions against examination malpracticeJuly 13, 2021 NECO: 115 inmates credit English, Maths in EnuguThe Kogi Government has restated its resolve The Kogi Government has restated its resolve not to condone examination malpractices during the ongoing National Examination Council (NECO) examinations in the state not to condone examination malpractices during the ongoing National Examination…

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By Akinrinlola OlumideDr Peter Ayodele Fayose, popularly known as Oshoko, is a Nigerian politician born on November 15, 1960. Though he grew up in Oyo State and had his education in Oyo State but he is a native of Afao town in Irepodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State and a two-term Governor of Ekiti…

Sahara Reporters, an online Newspaper, has alleged that all the successful candidates on the Nigerian Navy supplementary list under President Muhammadu Buhari were drawn from the core Northern states with only a few from the North Central (Kogi and Niger states). An official of the Service, who spoke with SaharaReporters said such a thing had…

Deji Adeyanju, a popular Nigerian activist has disclosed that Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, stands a better chance to clinch the party’s presidential ticket, ahead of 2023.Adeyanju explained that Tinubu has the backing of most APC governors and Senators.In a tweet, he noted that Tinubu’s wide support within the party…

One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has alleged that South-West governors are “hiding” wanted Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. The Department of State Services on July 1, 2021, raided Igboho’s Ibadan residence in Oyo State, detained 13 of his followers, and killed two of the…

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of plotting to rig the 2023 general elections by nominating presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Governor, who made the accusation in Port Harcourt during the presentation of his scorecard as Governor…