The Defence Headquarters has described the recent agitation for the Yoruba Nation as laughable. The DHQ also raised the alarm that terrorists and their sympathisers were planning to blackmail the military following its onslaught on the insurgents. Some agitators of…
Police parade arrested Yoruba Nation agitators in Oyo
No fewer than 21 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators, including a female and two elderly men in their sixties, are currently being paraded at the Oyo State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. These individuals were apprehended for their involvement in the…
Obaseki nominates 38-yr-old Omobayo as new Edo deputy Gov
A few hours after the impeachment of Comrade Philip Shaibu as deputy governor of Edo State by the State House of Assembly, Governor Godwin Obaseki has nominated Omobayo Godwin as a replacement. LEADERSHIP reports that the impeachment of Shaibu on…
Tension, as 24 Edo House members fight for control
There was tension and drama, yesterday, as combatants for Edo State governorship fought squarely for the soul of the State House of Assembly. Seventeen lawmakers, including 14 members-elect whose seats had previously been declared vacant, met; swore-in the members-elect; elected…
Katsina Govt mulls ban on street begging (Nation)
The Katsina State Government is planning to ban street begging in the state, saying it is causing her, several embarrassments and negating the efforts by government to eradicate poverty in the state. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Dr Badiyya…
