archiveMarch 2023

    Six persons have been reportedly killed and 50 others abducted by gunmen in Rafi and Wishishi Local Government Areas of Niger State. Sources say the deaths occurred after an exchange of fire between military operatives and gunmen, a gun-battle that left several others injured. An indigene of a...

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday March 7, 2023 secured the conviction of fourteen internet fraudsters before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court Benin City. They were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on a separate one count charge of fraudulent personation. The...

  A pro-democracy group, the Southern and Middle Belt Alliance, has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to resign if he cannot conduct free, fair and credible elections. It also called on heads of security agencies responsible for the conduct of free, fair...

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged his supporters against protesting on court premises when the presidential election tribunal commences. The Appeal Court will today hear the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) application seeking to set aside earlier order granted to both Obi and Atiku...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George and other members of a socio-political group, Omo Eko Pataki, consisting of a former deputy governor of Lagos State, Senator Kofoworola Akerele-Buknor and Mrs Onikepo Oshodi, have endorsed the candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, as the state governor...

  Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, has visited Mrs. Jennifer Bina Efidi, who was attack during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections in Lagos State. Efedi was attacked in an attempt to stop her from voting, but stood her ground. “Today (Monday), I...

  The Coroner Inquest set-up to ascertain the cause of death of a 12-year-old Chrisland School pupil, Whitney Adeniran, who died on Feb. 9, has fixed April 4 for hearing to commence. Magistrate Olabisi Fajana fixed the date after entertaining submissions of all Counsels, who appeared before the Court sitting...

  dissociates body from story of congratulating Tinubu The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disassociated itself from the report claiming that Peter Obi’s presidency is not “destined” adding that the Labour Party presidential candidate actually won the February 25 presidential poll. A report credited to one Ambassador...

Justice R.I.B Adebiyi of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 6, 2023, further adjourned till March 24, 2023 for the adoption of final written addresses in relation to the no-case submissions filed by both Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,...

Candidate of the Labour Party in Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections, Femi Dexter Akin-Alamu said on Monday that the party decided to support the re-election bid of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for the March 11 governorship election. He said that...