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Osun PDP harps on peace as party holds primary election

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has enjoined members to be peaceful and set the right standards. The call was made by the Osun PDP chairman, Sunday Bisi in a personally signed statement on Friday. The call follows the readiness of the state PDP to...

Resident Doctors protest prolonged colleague’s abduction

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

The National Association of Resident Doctors NARD, Osun State University, UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital Chapter have staged a peaceful protest to demand the unconditional release of their colleague Dr Ganiyat Popoola. The doctors who trooped out en masse on Friday said the protest is in solidarity with their colleague, Dr Popoola...

Obasanjo – Claims of my Igbo paternity makes me laugh

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said the claim of his Igbo paternity makes him laugh as he does not believe anybody in Nigeria should be driven away from any part of the country. Obasanjo added that irrespective of the cultural differences “we own this country together.” The former president stated...

Presidential Jets Seizure: Regulate international debts of Nigerian states – Idam to NASS

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

Activist, Madubuachi Idam on Friday urged the National Assembly to draw up legislation that would regulate the international debt of states in Nigeria. Idam said the seizure of Nigeria’s presidential jets in France by a Chinese company should be an eye-opener for the National Assembly to act accordingly. He noted...

Edo 2024: Of Mute Monday, Dancing Olumide And Astute Asue, A Choice So Simple

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

The politics of Edo State Governorship contestation have been very intriguing since the return to civil rule in 1999. Very curiously however, the 2024 Edo State Governorship Election appears the simplest and the most predictable. Not in anyway denigrating the league of other contestants for the high office of Governor...

227,494 persons affected, 32,837 houses damaged in 27 states

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says a total of 227,494 persons are affected and 32,837 houses damaged by flood in 27 states across the country. NEMA added that 16,488 hectares of farmland with crops have also been destroyed. In a statement issued by NEMA’s spokesperson, Ezekiel Manzo on Thursday...

Remember Your Village Home Church In Your Missionary Duty, They Are Not Only For Burial Ceremony

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

As Churches do their Conferences, Seed Sowings and even Harvest Thanksgivings in Big Cities and Towns with various Themes as well as Class Fees or Membership Payments, kindly Remember your Village Home Church as you contemplate on the thoughts below: In a typical City Church, almost every weekend there is...

Police arrest 23-year-old man for alleged abduction, murder of neighbour’s child

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Ibrahim Mohamed Liman in connection with the tragic death of 8-year-old Kamal Aliyu, who was abducted and killed in the Runjin Gani area of Toro Local Government Area. The tragic incident was said to have occurred on August 4, 2024, when Kamal...

3 killed in Adamawa farmers, herders clash

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

Three people have been killed and eight others injured in a clash between farmers and herders in Kodomun, a community in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State In the community long known for similar confrontations, the fresh incident is said to have been triggered by the alleged killing of...

Bashir Hadeja confesses to plots to destabilise Nigeria

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

…names Abubakar Badaru, Zamfara Governor Lawal and US based fugitive, Jackson Ude as members network An alleged mastermind of the #EndBadGoernanceInNigeria, Bashir Hadejia has been naming other masterminds of the violent protests as he confessed to their part of a plot to destabilize Nigeria following his arrest by the police...

Group hails Gbajabiamila as unapologetic APC loyalist, defends comment on ADC crisis as legitimate political tactic

APC Expands Senate Control To 87 Seats As Fresh Defections Shake Opposition

Dayo Sobowale: Voter Apathy is Not The Problem, Distrust in Democracy Is

Osun PDP harps on peace as party holds primary election

Resident Doctors protest prolonged colleague’s abduction

Obasanjo – Claims of my Igbo paternity makes me laugh

Presidential Jets Seizure: Regulate international debts of Nigerian states – Idam to NASS

Edo 2024: Of Mute Monday, Dancing Olumide And Astute Asue, A Choice So Simple

227,494 persons affected, 32,837 houses damaged in 27 states

Remember Your Village Home Church In Your Missionary Duty, They Are Not Only For Burial Ceremony

Police arrest 23-year-old man for alleged abduction, murder of neighbour’s child

3 killed in Adamawa farmers, herders clash

Bashir Hadeja confesses to plots to destabilise Nigeria