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The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, says that the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party have failed Nigerians over the years and should be rejected in the 2023 general election. Kwankwaso, who said the two parties had since 1999 failed in all sectors and could not succour Nigerians, bemoaned the …

A 33-year-old man, Gabriel Volts, has been arrested by police officers in Delta State for allegedly beheading his son for ritual purposes. This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for the State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri. The statement disclosed that the suspect took his …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Police Command says its operatives have killed two armed robbery suspects in a gun duel in Benin City. It added that arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects. The police command further stated that the two suspects were members of a robbery gang that robbed an oil and gas station …

It’s no longer news that tested political heavyweights; Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are the respective presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party and All Progressives Congress.  But the unprecedented scramble by Nigerians to register and get their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) is a new development .  While some activists and civil society groups have floated various initiatives …

A civil rights organization. Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, has given the Inspector-General of Police a 48- hour ultimatum within which he should arrest and initiate criminal prosecution against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for allegedly supplying false academic qualifications to secure the nomination. The organisation threatened that should the IGP fail to act, …

A lawyer, Malcom Omirhobo, has been in the news for attending proceedings at the Supreme Court on Thursday dressed as a traditional worshipper, in apparent protest against the judgment of the apex court sanctioning the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State public schools. Omirhobo speaks with ALEXANDER OKERE about his action Tell us a bit about yourself. I …

The National Assembly has hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court on the suit filed by the President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, seeking to void the provision of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Musa Dattijo …

The remains of late Ekwueme singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu have been laid to rest in her hometown, Isochi Umunneochi in Abia State. You would recall that the Ekwueme singer died on April 8, 2022, in Abuja. Osinachi was alleged to have been a victim of domestic violence prior to her death. Her death was linked to her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, for …

Despite the order given by successive Inspectors General of Police (IGP) that police checkpoints across the country should be disbanded, the proliferation of the checkpoints, which a lot of Nigerians perceive as meant to exploit the citizens, particularly motorists, has continued unabated especially in Lagos where they are mounted within short distance. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA writes that the security officers even …

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday disclosed that one of the mistakes he made in life, was the choice of his ‘number two’, when he wanted to become the nation’s president in 1999. Obasanjo, made the disclosure, while answering questions posed to him by students from selected secondary schools that participated in the final of the  National Exhibition and …