Pastor sentenced to death for impregnating, killing choir mistress, 2 others (Tribune) A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced a pastor, Chidiebere Okoroafor, to death by hanging for murder. Okoroafor, who is the General Overseer of…
*EFCC grills Fayemi over N4b money laundering (Punch)*Bolanle Raheem: Vandi closes defence (Leadership)
EFCC grills Fayemi over N4bn money laundering (Punch) A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, is currently being interrogated at the zonal command office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in Ilorin, Kwara State, over an alleged laundering…
*Don’t remove fuel subsidy now, TUC warns Tinubu (DailyTrust)*Peter Obi calls first witness, tenders exhibit of Tinubu’s alleged drug case (Vanguard)
Don’t remove fuel subsidy now, TUC warns Tinubu (DailyTrust) The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to erase the thoughts that he would unilaterally remove fuel subsidy. The congress said its members were horrified with Tinubu’s inaugural…
*All set for Tinubu’s inauguration as Nigeria’s President (Channels)*African presidents, US, Canadian delegations arrive for inauguration (Punch)
All set for Tinubu’s inauguration as Nigeria’s President (Channels) The expansive space called the Eagle Square in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja is set for the inauguration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President for the next four…
*NDLEA intercepts explosives going to bandits (Tribune)*Container falls, crushes cart pusher to death in Lagos (Punch)
NDLEA intercepts explosives going to bandits (Tribune) As the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensifies operations at drug joints and routes nationwide ahead of the May 29 inauguration of new administrations across the country, its operatives have intercepted a…
Court rejects request for live coverage of petitions against Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Monday, rejected request to allow its day-to-day proceedings on petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, to be televised. The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five member panel…
Presidential Tribunal adjourns Obi’s pre-hearing against Tinubu to May 19
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned to Friday, May 19 for continuation of pre-hearing in the petition by presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi against the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu. LP National Chairman,…
Why Peter Obi deserves to be celebrated — Sam Amadi
A former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Sam Amadi, has stated that the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, remains a leader who should be celebrated for setting a standard in frugality and…
Election Petitions: Be fair to Nigerians, Bishop Akinfenwa charges Judiciary
The Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Ibadan, Rt. Revd. Dr. J.O Akinfenwa, has charged Nigeria’s judiciary, especially those handling various election tribunal cases, to be fair to themselves, to Nigerians and to justice, by endeavouring to do the right…
The challenges facing Nigeria are surmountable — Peter Obi
•Appeals to Obidients over apologies to elders The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described the many challenges facing Nigeria as surmountable, with right and purposive leadership. He was speaking yesterday at the public presentation…