By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen have abducted three persons in two different operations in Asa Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the incidents happened around Aboto and Ajelanwa road between 2:00pm and 6:00pm on Sunday,19 March, 2023. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident , adding that one of the suspects had been arrested. “Yes, it is true and we have arrested one of the kidnappers. But the investigation is still ongoing,” he said It was that the first incident occurred when…
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By Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim A casual observation of media coverage of the 2023 general election since it became clear APC was set to win the presidential election, inexorably leads one to the conclusion that the mainstream media, particularly Channels and Arise TV, is committed to doing everything possible to de-legitimise the election because it could not accept the victory of APC’s Muslim/Muslim ticket. The Muslim/Muslim ticket has confounded media pundits and flies in the face of a certain ideological-cum-sectarian worldview, deeply rooted in Nigeria’s mainstream media. The media coverage of the presidential election continues to be terribly one-sided without any…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least 12 people have been killed and scores more injured after a strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush mountain range stretching along northern parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The earthquake struck late on Tuesday, 21 March, 2023 killing nine people and injuring 44 in northwest Pakistan. At least four people were killed and 50 were injured in Afghanistan. The earthquake’s epicenter was 40 km southeast of the town of Jurm in Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan and had a depth of 187 km. The strong quake was felt over an area more than 1,000 km wide by hundreds…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has described the Labour Party,(LP), presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s court case challenging the election of All Progressive Congress(APC) President-elect, Bola Tinubu as a joke of the century. Fani-Kayode said the court case would go nowhere and that Obi would come out crying after the court verdict. LP Presidential Candidate lost during the 2023 contest. Despite coming third, Obi had insisted he won the election and he headed to court to challenge Tinubu’s victory. However, Fani-Kayode said Obi’s move was an effort in futility, as Tinubu was duly elected by majority of Nigerians…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has declared that he had no intention of joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) despite his support for the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Fayose, who made this known while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, 21 March, 2023, said he kicked against his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after they put forward Atiku Abubakar from northern Nigeria as their presidential candidate. He maintained that power should move to the south and hence congratulated Bola Tinubu of the APC after he was declared winner. “Many…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has said that he is really excited to the petition filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, at the presidential election petition tribunal, saying all the that all Obi’s deceit, lies and disinformation about simple and clear issues would be busted in the court. Keyamo stated in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday,22 March 2023 while reacting to the petition Obi filled at the election petition tribunal. “I am excited about the issues raised in those Election Petitions. All the deceit & lies…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reassured residents of the State that Red Line Rail will be delivered to them as an alternative means of transportation before the end of his first term in office. The Governor gave the assurance on Tuesday, 21 March, 2023 while speaking to journalists at Oyingbo in Lagos after an inspection tour of the ongoing Red Line Rail project and vehicular overpass bridges at Yaba and Oyingbo train stations. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied on the tour by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the Managing Director of the Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA),…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least 26 students of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, (OASUTHEC), Okitipupa in Ondo State, will be awarded First-Class certificates as the government owed institution holds its first convocation. The Vice Chancellor of the OASUTHEC, Professor Temi Ologunrisa, announced this on Monday, 20 March 2023 at a press briefing heralding the Maiden Convocation of the University. According to Ologunrisa, 26 first-class students would be part of the 982 graduands from the five sets that would be awarded the University’s first degrees at the Convocation fixed for Saturday. The vice chancellor mentioned that Ms Dimeyin…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Muslims across the country to look out this year’s Ramadan after sunset on Wednesday, 29 March, 2023. The Director of Administration of the Council, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu, said this in a statement issued on Monday, 20 March, 2023 in Abuja. “Consequent upon the advice of the National Moon-Sighting Committee (NMSC), the President-General enjoins the Nigerian Muslim Ummah to search for the crescent of Ramadan 1444 A.H. immediately after sunset on…
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Jude Idimogu was attacked on Saturday, 18 March, 2023 by irate Ibo Youths, reports thegazellenews.com This medium learnt that the lawmaker, Ibo man from the south east, married to a Yoruba woman, was attacked because of his membership and support for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Irate youths, mainly Ibos, attacked Idimogu’s residence on Saturday, 18 March, 2023 when it was becoming obvious that their favoured candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour is not going to win the election. They went on rampage at Idimogu’s and vandalised his property. The Lawmaker escaped being…