JUST IN: Abia PDP Gov Candidate is Dead Professor Uche Ikonne, the governorship candidate for the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party, in the forthcoming general elections has passed away. This was confirmed in a statement by his son, Dr. Uche Ikonne, on Wednesday. Ikonne was reported to have died of multiple cardiac arrests after he…
Gunmen Behead Abducted Imo LGA Chair After Paying N6m Ransom Abducted Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Christopher Ohizu, has been reportedly beheaded. It was gathered that his abductors had allegedly received a N6m ransom before beheading him on Sunday. Recall that Ohizu was abducted with bullet wound alongside…
BREAKING: Tinubu Campaign Director Resigns Naja’atu Muhammad, a director in the presidential campaign team of Bola Tinubu, has resigned from her role as Director of Civil Society. This is coming barely one month before the presidential election. In her resignation letter addressed to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, Naja’atu cited recent developments in the…
Sowore Mocks Tinubu for Sleeping Throughout Presidential Peace Meeting By Boniface Ihiasota, USA Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate for the African Action Congress, has criticized his counterpart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for allegedly falling asleep during a meeting of presidential candidates and party leaders with the National Peace Committee in Abuja on Friday. Sowore took…
Nigeria In The Hand Of Hostage Takers- Omoyele Sowore Early this morning, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and one time activist, Omoyele Sowore took up a post on his Twitter handle, depicting the president candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, sleeping during a meeting. Omoyele Sowore posted…
Gambia’s Vice President, Badara Joof is Dead By Boniface Ihiasota, USA Gambia’s Vice President, Badara Joof, has died in India after a short illness, according to a tweet from President Adama Barrow. Barrow wrote: “Fellow #Gambians, it is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing away of my #VicePresident, His Excellency, Badara Alieu…
UN, ECOWAS Warn Nigeria Against Violence in 2023 General Elections By Boniface Ihiasota, USA The United Nations, UN, and the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, have issued a warning to Nigeria regarding potential violence in the upcoming general elections. They emphasized the potential consequences for peace and stability in the region, and noted…
Nnamdi Kanu Praises Gov Soludo Over Calls for His Release By Boniface Ihiasota, USA The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed appreciation for Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo’s efforts to secure his release from the custody of the Department of State Services. This statement was made by Kanu’s special counsel,…
Peter Obi Faces Disqualification Over Alleged Dual Citizenship The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi is facing a fresh disqualification suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged possession of dual citizenship of two countries. Obi was dragged before the Court by another political…
Reactions Trail Removal of Peter Obi’s Campaign Posters in Anambra Mixed reactions have continued to trail the removal of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s posters in Anambra State. The Labour Party, LP, alleged that the Government of Anambra State has pulled down Obi’s campaign billboards in strategic places in the state. The party accused…