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TINUBU RETURNS TO FRANCE ON INDEFINITE VACATION AFTER SEVEN MONTHS President Bola Tinubu will today commence an indefinite vacation to France, seven months after he visited the country on a “private visit”. Tinubu’s spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, who made the announcement in a two-paragraph statement on Sunday, did not disclose when the president is expected back in the country. Quoting …

CONGREGANTS EXCHANGE BLOWS IN ABUJA CHURCH, DAMAGE PROPERTY Church service abruptly ended at the United Methodist Church in the Durumi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as congregants engaged in a serious fight. The fight, which went on for hours, resulted in damage to some of the church’s property and required intervention from FCT command operatives to bring it …

NIGERIANS MOCK ADEBOYE OVER CLAIMS THAT ANOINTED HANDKERCHIEF RESURRECTED DEAD WOMAN AFTER 11 DAYS Nigerians have reacted to claims of the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, who claimed that a handkerchief he anointed raised a dead woman.In an old video clip making the rounds on social media, Adeboye, during a sermon, mentioned …

HOW KADUNA GOVT IS DRAGGING NORTH BACK BY 100 YEARS – MURIC A prominent Islamic human rights organisation, the MuslimRights Concern (MURIC), has accused the Kaduna state government led by Uba Sani of dragging back the northern region of Nigeria by a hundred years. Specifically, the group criticised the Kaduna state government for allegedly ignoring “all the brilliant legal practitioners …

NIGERIA BACKWARD BECAUSE OF SELF-CENTERED LEADERS – OBASANJO A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the socioeconomic and political situations in the country have remained stagnant because of leadership deficit, concluding that the only way out is for “self-centred” leaders to give way. He spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday as Special Guest of Honour at …

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF DETAINED PROTESTS Global human rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the Nigerian Government for arraigning over 1,000 protesters in court. The 10 days hunger protests turned violent in some states, leading to the arrest of several protesters. Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector-General of Police, on August 6, announced that the Police arrested some persons alleged to …

ENDBADGOVERNANCE PRISONERS: NO BAIL, NO LAWYER, AS COURTS SEND 1,423 PROTESTERS TO PRISON The 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests may have ended, but the fallout will continue to be with us for some time to come. For instance, several protesters arrested in some states, mainly in the North, have been charged to court and remanded in prison pending their trial which may …

MAN WHO LIVES UNDER LAGOS BRIDGE FOR 30 YEARS SPEAKS WITH BBC REPORTER Having lived for exactly half his life under a bridge in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, Liya’u Sa’adu sees himself as the “guardian” for the many other homeless people who have joined him there. More than 60 men now live in the tightly knit outdoor community – with …

POLICE OFFICERS PROTEST NON-PAYMENT OF 11 MONTHS SALARIES, IGP REACTS The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has strongly refuted claims of a protest by officers over unpaid promotion salary increments. According to the NPF, salary issues are handled by the Federal Ministry of Finance, not the police. Recall that police officers under the auspices of Concerned Police Inspectors in Nigeria on …

LP SECURES MAJORITY OF VOTES WITHOUT CANDIDATE IN BAUCHI The Labour Party in Bauchi State had secured the highest number of votes in the Bogoro councillorship election held in Lusa B Ward of Bogoro Local Government Area, despite not fielding a candidate. Consequently, the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, declared the candidate from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, …