Finland authorities on Thursday, 23 February, 2023, arrested a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a Finland news outlet, HS, the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti. The platform claimed that they had gone to Ekpa’s residence for an interview but to their surprise, the Finland police, KRP, answered when the HS team rang the separatist bell. The HS said the KRP prevented their team from entering Ekpa’s apartment and said that the interview would be moved “to the future”. When contacted, an official of the Finnish Embassy in Abuja who craves anonymity confirmed…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the So-Safe Corps in Ogun State on Monday, 20 February, 2023, arrested two men who were trying to elope with an underage female abductee through the border. Two men: Kazeem Moye, 25 years; and Kokuyi Moye, 20; said to be citizens of the Republic of Benin were arrested at Idiroko border, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. The So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, said that the Special Patrol team of the agency on routine patrol at the Idiroko border area had suspected the movement of the suspects. “They were stopped and interrogated, but they…
As Nigerians are set to vote in the crucial Presidential Election on Saturday, 25 February, 2023, a former lawmaker, Hon Wahab Alawiye-King has appealed to Nigerians to remain calm but resolute in their resolve to cast their ballot on the day. He also urged them to actualize the dream for a better Nigeria by voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all candidates of the party for more prosperous, united, safe and secure Nigeria Alawiye-King said that Nigerians should also avoid acting the scripts of those who want a breakdown of law and order…
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has said all Nigerians have a role to play in the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming elections, insisting that for the elections to be hitch-free this responsibility cannot be left for security agencies in the country alone. She equally admonished Nigerians to pick interest in democracy and governance beyond election season and the day of election. The envoy who spoke to selected journalists in Abuja on the forthcoming elections, said the United States is so much interested on its peaceful conduct, how democratic rules are allowed for the emergence of popular…
The newly posted Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to Ogun State, David Ojelabi has warned against violence during the forthcoming elections, insisting that he has zero tolerance for electoral violence. The Commandant, gave this warning while speaking to journalists shortly after observing the Guard of Honour at the command’s headquarters in Owu Dekudu, Kobape, Abeokuta the State capital, noting that men of the command have already been trained ahead of the coming poll to combat violence in all ramification. Ojelabi revealed that the NSCDC has groomed its officers across the 36 states of the federation on…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Three days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Labour Party (LP) Senatorial Candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Prof Oyibo Chukwu has been murdered. Thegazellenews.com gathered that he was set ablaze alongside with five other party members late Wednesday evening, 22 February, 2023, at Amaechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. Chukwu was killed at Amechi, Awkunanaw local government area of Enugu while returning from a campaign rally.He was murdered alongside five of supporters. Unidentified persons were said to have accosted them while riding in a Sienna vehicle and set the vehicle…
By Abdullah Adeyanju Binuyo Bad leaders do not just fall from heaven, they are elected by citizens who do not vote. Such people have simply lost the right to complain! With over 200million Nigerians hovering around the edge of an economic cliff, surviving on a bare minimum due to recent leadership decision of weaponising currency for political gains. It simply teaches us one lesson in the choice of a leader. Leadership should not just be an aspiration, instead, it should be a consequence of competence. This, therefore brings forth the question. Who should you vote for to be President of…
The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has taken a bold step to kickstart the new Ombudsman mechanism with the announcement of a nine-man board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the National Ombudsman. The commission is a major step by the industry to strengthen public confidence in the media through prompt resolution of issues bordering on ethical breaches in media content. The NPO, comprising: the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), with Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), mid-wifed the process with other strategic…
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank, is preparing to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023. The bank aims to honor women and provide them with opportunities to achieve success in their personal and professional lives. The celebration will be held on March 8, 2023, in Lagos. This year’s global theme, “Embrace Equity,” will be the focus of the event. The discussion will center on the topic of equity and achieving economic growth for women in their careers and businesses. The event will feature, keynote speaker Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, as well as panelists Tosin Olaseinde, Fela Durotoye, and Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal. The event aims…
The Kogi State Government has called the Nigerian public’s attention to what it described as the ridicule the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has made of the fight against corruption in Nigeria with its “disgraceful fixation on the State in the pursuit of desperate political interests of its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa and his godfathers.” The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said in a statement on Wednesday, 22 February, 2023, that Bawa had shown, like many honourable Civil Society Organisations had pointed out, that his mandate at the EFCC was to bring down perceived enemies of those who…