Category: News
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Owo Attack: Police Release Preliminary Findings
The Police High Command on Monday released outcome of its pleminary findings on the gruesome murder of innocent Nigerians by gunmen in an attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday during which several lives were lost and several other sustained various degree of injuries. This was contained in a…
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Northern Governors Insist on Backing Southern Presidential Candidate After Meeting Buhari, Debunk Consensus Report
Vanguard As the Nation awaits the nomination of the APC Presidential Flagbearer, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, met with some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the north at the Presidential Villa Abuja and among other things, debunked the rumours which gained traction earlier in the day that the ruling party had…
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Govs, NWC Kick as APC Chair Announces Lawan as Consensus Candidate
The Nation Newspaper Crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus presidential aspirant by the national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu made the announcement at the meeting of National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja. Other aspirants including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi…
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#APCPresidentialPrimaries: Tinubu Tipped To Win
The Nation Newspaper Frontline presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is projected to be ahead in the party’s presidential primaries slated for today and tomorrow in Abuja. A number of factors make Tinubu the candidate to beat. The factors are: nationwide recognition, reach, structure, support, endorsements, mass appeal, track…
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Two UNIABUJA Professors Dismissed Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, says the institution has gone tough on lecturers sexually harassing students, as two professors had been dismissed for the offence. Na’Allah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in New York that the university had introduced a policy on sex abuse on campus, which had…
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Blackouts To Worsen, as 20 Power Plants Suffer Major Problems
Punch Newspaper Following the perennial power outages currently being experienced across the country; findings have shown that 20 gas power plants are currently under-performing, leading to power generation dropping below 2000MW. Nigeria has 23 power generating plants with 11, 165MW capacity connected to the national grid. These plants are managed by generation companies (GenCos), independent…
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Just In: Suspected Bandits Invade Abuja Estate, Abduct Residents in ‘3-hour Operation’
Suspected bandits in the early hours of Monday attacked Gwarinpa Estate in the Federal Capital Territory. According to Daily Trust, the gunmen operated on the estate between 1am and 4am, abducting a yet-to-be-identified number of residents. Although details remain sketchy, a resident, who simply identified himself as Mohammed said the gunmen gained access to Genuine…
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Power Shift To South: What Buhari Told Presidential Aspirants – Presidency
The Presidency has made clarification on the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari, during a meeting with presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, that the political power should go to the South in 2023,the Presidency has said nothing of such was discussed. Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba…
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Strikes in Universities Fuelled by Politicians, Thieving Civil Servants – Varsity Union Leaders
Sunday Sun Some union leaders have said that the strikes in the universities are fuelled by Nigerian politicians and thieving civil servants, accusing the former of being an “insincere,” bunch constantly frittering away the nation’s resources. The politicians, they maintained, have their hands on the cookie jar, funnelling money off to train their children in…
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Worshippers, Passerby Killed in Ondo Church Attack by Armed Bandits (Graphic Video)
Some fully armed bandits have reportedly killed over 50 persons in an attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Apart from worshippers, the bandits also killed passerby hit by stray bullets. Witnesses said the attack occurred during the church’s Sunday service. The witnesses said…