The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Ahmed Isah’s Human Rights Radio, which aired the Brekete family show. The suspension was communicated on Thursday following a now-viral video showing Isah physically assaulting a person surfaced online. Isah, also known as Ordinary President, has a popular radio show in Abuja with a large audience that first came under fire after a BBC Africa Eye documentary showed him in the documentary slapping a woman who had burned a young girl. He had previously apologized for his actions on his radio show days after the incident. Not long after, another…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This appointment was made known by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Prior to the appointment of Major General Yahaya, he was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East, which is code named Operation Hadin Kai. The military authority has however urged that the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief…
In a bid to improve Tertiary Education involvement amidst secondary school leavers in Ondo state, a citizenry focused Non-governmental organization; the Success Agboola-Ajayi Foundation (SAAF) has sponsored the acquisition of the mandated pre-varsity examination; Joint Admission and Matriculation Board registration form of not less than 150 indigents students from the Ese-Odo community of Ondo state. The Founder cum convener of the Philanthropist organization; Success Agboola-Ajayi revealed this to newsmen; saying that the decision to give out the free form to prospective Higher Institution students is borne out of a willingness to help give succor to parents who are…
Not less than 20 persons have been reported dead of a Cholera outbreak in some part of Bauchi. The Bauchi State government through the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, revealed this to newsmen while briefing on the epidemic at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Bauchi. According to the Commissioner, 322 cases have been reported so far. While giving the summary of the cases so far recorded in the state, the Commissioner stated that as of May 24, 2021, Bauchi has recorded 147 cases with nine deaths; Giade with one death; Misau with four deaths; Ningi, three deaths;…
The southeastern chapter of the controversial cattle herder association, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has revealed that the group is not against the ban on open grazing of cattle in the Southern part of the country. The South-East Zonal Chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Enugu. The MACBAN Chairman stated that the governors of Southern Nigeria may have taken the decision due to the necessities of the time, adding that no one should vilify them. Recall that governors of states in Southern Nigeria…
PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT SUNBETH HOTEL & SUITES AKURE TODAY 17th MAY 2021. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, we bring solidarity greetings from our coalition, the body housing all Yoruba youth groups promoting, preserving and projecting the values and dignity of Oduduwa land. We invited you here today to openly and formally declare our support for the Southern governors who met in Asaba, Delta State and reeled out the possible and practicable solutions to the myriads of challenges confronting the Nigerian States, in particular the 17 states that make up the Southern part of the country. Chapter 2 of…
Well, it may be too early to call, but it is looking increasingly possible. and the party’s likeliest path to achieving this is to pick up new and young candidates and retain some of the few good old ones who have identified with the people over the years and have a proven track record of performance and brilliance. It is not a test to reward incompetence no matter the years spent at NASS, what matters most in the coming election is impact. What have you done as a private citizen and a public office holder? We all know the most…
Member representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye has rejoiced with Muslim faithful amongst his constituents and also assured them that better time await all members of the constituency. Adefisoye gave this assurance in his Ramadan message to his constituents on Thursday, May 13, 2021. The federal lawmaker gave this assurance in a message he personally signed after performing the lesser hajji in the Holy land Mecca. The federal lawmaker stated in the message that he was not oblivious of the fact that Nigerians were facing unprecedented security challenges. He however, assured that Nigerian security forces were daily evolving new…
The fight against banditry and insurgency in the northern states of Nigeria took another positive turn on Saturday 8 May 2021 when troops of the third Brigade, Nigerian Army invaded and arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram members around Filin Lazio, Hotoro axis of Kano State. In a statement made public to newsman today, 9th May 2021, by the Director; Army Public Relations; Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, he stated that the sting operation was premeditated to flush out sleeper terrorist agents who may want to lie dormant in any part of Kano State. General Yerima whilst…
Tragedy struck again this morning when a now-viral video emerged online showing the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish at Alapere, Lagos, in flames. According to the video, the church was seen gutted with fire, with parishioners seemingly trapped inside the cathedral whilst several cars parked outside the church premises also burned in the inferno. The cause of the fire accident and the number of casualties has not been ascertained as of the time of filing this report. However, one of the church members revealed on her Twitter page (@QDobken) that no life was lost in the fire…