A 26-year old lady, Rachael has narrated how she sold her two weeks old baby for the sum of N600,000 due to her inability to cater for her. It was revealed that the baby was sold for the sum of N4 million to a 42-year-old woman seeking to adopt a child, but the mother was only given the sum of N600, 000. Rachael, a resident of Asaba, Delta State who was paraded at the State Police Command alongside the two other accomplices by Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Bright Edafe. She said she is a mother of…
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The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has struck out the name of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) from the suit challenging the qualification of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his Deputy, Dr Olaiyide Adelami as candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) The Presiding Judge, Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke, in her ruling, approved the request of the NNPP and its lawyer to withdraw from the suit filed by the candidate of the party, Hon Olugbenga Edema against the candidature of Aiyedatiwa and Adelami as the candidates of the APC. Edema had asked for the court’s order to…
An Alumni of National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), PLSC, and Secretary General of the West African Youth Congress (WAYC), Amb. Mohammed Ahmed Marafa has urged the Youth of Adamawa State to unite in support of Hon Barr Aliyu Wakili Boya, House of representatives member representing the people of Fufore and Song Federal constituency at the National Assembly. Marafa recalled last week which was marked by both celebration and controversy, the achievements of Hon. Aliyu Boya Wakili who’s the Chairman of the Committee on Police Institutions at the National Assembly, have sparked a heated dialogue among the youth…
Senator Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been suspended by his ward over alleged anti-party activities. His suspension comes amid ongoing internal crises within the opposition party. Details later.
The Federal government has so far disbursed N32.8 billion for student loans. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris announced the figure at a ministerial briefing in Abujavon Tuesday. Idrus said out of 371000 students who applied for the loan, no fewer than 192000 have so far drawn down the loans worth N32.8 billion. The students were drawn from 150 tertiary institutions in Nigeria, according to the minister. …Details coming
President Bola Tinubu has ordered all ministers in his administration to give account of their stewardship to Nigerians with immediate effect.Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the presidential order at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.The minister said the briefing by the ministers is to enable Nigerians to know what the government has done and to ask questions. Details later… (PUNCH)
The Peoples Democratic Party has lost another member in the House of Representatives to the All Progressives Congress. The member, Amos Magaji, who represents Jaba/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, premised his defection on the crisis rocking the major opposition party in the country. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas who presided over the plenary session on Tuesday read Magaji’s letter of defection on the floor of the house. “The unresolved crises in the PDP from the national to the state level has made it difficult for me to remain in the party,” Magaji said. Magaji is the third member of the PDP…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy, has described the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai’s recent political activities as mere complaints. El-Rufai, one of the vocal northern leaders who backed President Bola Tinubu during the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, has been speaking against his administration lately. Recently, he accused Tinubu of derailing from the ruling All Progressives Congress’s campaign promises, saying he couldn’t recognise the party again. While many believe his criticism of Tinubu’s administration is related to his failed ministerial screening, the ex-governor argued he would still have criticised his government…
The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) in Lagos State has expressed grief over the tragic death of a 42-year-old e-hailing driver, Yusfat Ayinde, who was brutally stabbed by unidentified attackers on Friday. Confirming the incident on Monday, the union’s chairman, Jaiyesinmi Azeez, stated that Ayinde was on duty when he fell victim to the attack. According to Azeez, Ayinde had accepted a ride request through an e-hailing app and proceeded to the designated pickup location, where he was ambushed by a group of criminals. The assailants fatally stabbed him before making away with his vehicle. “Comrade Yusfat…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, to put an end to his political dispute with the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, and 26 other lawmakers. This follows the recent Supreme Court ruling dismissing Governor Fubara’s case against the Assembly under case number SC/CV/1071/2024, which Ohanaeze described as a victory for democracy and the rule of law. In a statement signed by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Deputy President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the group emphasized that the court’s decision reaffirms Amaewhule’s legitimacy as Speaker and…