Author: Biyi Lawrence

The petition tribunal hearing between Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election and the President-elect Bola Tinubu, starts today, Monday, 8 May. There are five areas the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate seeks redress in his petition against the President-elect. The petition, jointly filed by Obi and his party, has INEC, Tinubu, Shettima Kashim, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the respondents. There has been a never-ending debate since Tinubu was declared winner of the election without securing 25% in the FCT, hence, Obi and LP want the tribunal to determine “that the 2nd Respondent…

Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen on his heroic performance in the Serie A with Napoli this season. Osimhen scored a vital goal for Napoli as they held Udinese to a 1-1 draw away from home. That solitary point was magical as it confirmed Napoli as the Serie A champions for the first time in 33 years even with five matches yet to be played. Tinubu in a message on his official Twitter handle on Sunday, 7 May, acknowledged the prowess of Osimhen whom he described as the ‘real deal’. The President-elect said…

Yul Edochie is trending on Twitter after his second wife, Judy Austin, shared a video on Sunday, to reveal how God has been fighting her battles since childhood. She breaks her silence after the death of Yul’s 16-year-old son, with his first wife May in March, 2023. Sharing the video on her husband’s verified Facebook account on Sunday, the actress said that God came through for her during delivery when it seems difficult and that she and her baby came out alive. According to unconfirmed sources, the actress welcomed her second child, a baby girl with the actor almost the…

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued 58 victims held hostage at Udulu Forest, Gegu LGA of Kogi State. The local government borders Sardauna Forest, Nasarawa State, and other identified kidnappers den in communities contiguous to the FCT. Spokesperson of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh said that, “The bandits/Kidnappers on sighting the security team coordinated by the Police fired at the security team which resulted in a shootout. “The bandits were overpowered and escaped with various degrees of bullet injuries leaving behind their victims. “The rescue is part of efforts by the Command leadership, in a…

410 stranded Nigerians, evacuated from the conflict-ridden Sudan, have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday, 7 May, 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the airport at exactly 10:45a.m, on board a Max Airline from Egypt. NAN also reports that more Nigerians, on board an Azman and Tarco Airline, are expected back into the country today. Dr. Sani Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, said 732 persons would arrive today from the Egypt borders. According to him, no Nigerian is left at Egypt border,…

Pa Abraham Joseph Michael (AJM) Diri, the father of the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has been laid to rest at Sampou Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Council. Prominent Nigerian leaders, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and his wife, Dolapo; former Presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan alongside his wife, Dame Patience; ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, as well as the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi; were present at the funeral ceremony. State Governors and Governors-elect including Senator Ifeanyi…

ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Bashir Magashi, the Minister of Defence, has denied calling President-elect Bola Tinubu a drug lord. He described the claim as spurious. The retired General purportedly said: “It is an insult to the Military to have a known drug lord as C-in-C of the Armed Forces of Nigeria”. A statement on Saturday by his spokesperson Mohammad Abdul Kadri, Magashi said: “the myopic, diabolic and despotic publication can be traced to anti-democratic forces”. He accused disgruntled elements of trying to drag his reputation and that of the nation’s “apolotical military” into disparaging Tinubu. The minister recalled…

A popular Twitter critic, Daniel Regha, has raised concern over singer Portable’s source of income, after the latter reportedly acquired a new ride. Regha advised the street rapper to invest in his appearance instead of buying cars. Regha’s advice comes just after Portable announced that he acquired his new ride, a Brabus G-Wagon, on social media. Daniel Regha, who raised concern over the singer’s source of income, described Potable’s new ride as a complete waste. He stated: “Portable should be investing in his appearance instead of cars; “He reportedly has about 5 cars which includes two Range Rover Sports… so…

The Anti-kidnapping outfit of the FCT Police Command has commenced investigation and rescue effort into the abduction of a 52-year-old Turkish national, Erdogan Guler, by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night. Sources disclosed that the gunmen trailed the Turkish national and one other person who was in the company of the Turkish national to an estate in Kubwa, off the Expressway and abducted them at gunpoint at about 7 pm. A source said three unknown gunmen in a Toyota Prado SUV, carried out the abduction of his Turkish national and the person with him at his (Guler’s) premises at Leaner Estate,…

The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Ahmed, has announced that about 800 students will be airlifted from Aswan tomorrow. He said: “We have aircraft on the ground as we speak, two are in Aswan and our people are on their way to the airport, so hopefully, they will take off tomorrow morning and by tomorrow afternoon or evening, we will receive a large batch of almost 800 students. “For Port Sudan, we will continue with the evacuation. Tarco is going back. Azman is going to do back-to-back evacuation because of its 400-seater capacity and we have…