Politics

Popular self acclaimed Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, has revealed reasons why he turned down a secret invitation sent to him by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja some days back.

This revelation was made a spokesperson to Igboho, Olayomi Koiki, who spoke via a video clip that has now gone viral on social media, stating that the invitation from IGP was brought to his principal’s residence in Ibadan on Thursday, this week, by six police officers.

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Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has directed the reopening of all boarding schools in the State for the continuation of the 2020/2021 academic session.

The Governor gave the directive yesterday in a meeting with heads of security agencies and other relevant stakeholders to review the security situation in the State.

Hussaini Mai Suleh, Press Secretary to the State Deputy Governor, in a statement made available to Africa Daily News, New York, indicated that Buni, who was represented by his Deputy, Idi Barde Gubana recalled that the boarding schools were shut on 28th February, 2021, following a wave of students’ …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has revealed why he sacked his Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Igbiks Tamuno.

Africa Today News, New York had reported that the Governor sacked the State Commissioner for Environment, Igbiks Tamuno.

Wike in a statement by Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Assistant on Media, directed the sacked Commissioner to submit all Government Documents and Property in his possession to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment.

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However, the Governor while explaining the reason behind his decision in a statement on Wednesday, said Tamuno wrote to …

Social media giants Facebook and Instagram have deleted Donald Trump’s interview with his daughter-in-law Lara Lea, in which he made a series of ‘unsubstantiated’ accusations against the media.

According to reports, the social media giants sent an email to Lara saying the video had been blocked because he is still banned from the platforms and the clip ‘featured President Trump speaking’ and the ‘voice of Donald Trump.’

In the said interview, former president, Trump accused the social media and the mainstream media for suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story.

He criticised President Biden’s green agenda and railed against

Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Lagos State, on Wednesday, described as false a video claiming to show people booing the convoy of his principal, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday evening at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.

The 23 seconds video, which a Twitter user, @absuxxess, shared, showed some cars leaving the premises of the Teslim Balogun Stadium after the Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Lesotho 3-0 in an African Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier tie on Tuesday evening.

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British High Commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing has very deep concerns about the deteriorating security situation in the country, promising that the UK government was seriously considering helping Nigeria win its fight against insecurity.

According to Laing the UK is worried about the recent turn of events in Africa’s most populous country; ‘We are extremely concerned about the deteriorating security situation. 

‘I mean, Nigeria is facing a lot of problems everywhere – in the Northeast, terrorism; in the Northwest, banditry, kidnapping; in the Middle Belt, the farmers-herders conflict; in the South, the Niger Delta conflict everywhere.

‘And the secession …

Since 1999, only few men have bestridden Nigeria’s political landscape like a colossus as the current National Leader of the All Progressives Congress. As the ultimate kingmaker, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has anointed governors and frustrated the ambitions of those who would not kowtow to his political vision. As he concluded the celebrations for his alleged 69th birthday, it has been revealed that like many other Nigerian citizens who engage in this despical act, the political juggernaut Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has falsified his age.

The 69th birth anniversary of the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), …