Author: Festus Adeloye

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has taken a swipe at the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, while dismissing the reports suggesting that he is planning to defect to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lamido had claimed that the APC will soon disintegrate and those who previously left the PDP, including Ganduje, would return. Ganduje, while reacting and reaffirming his steadfast loyalty to the ruling party, APC, told Lamido that he will soon receive him into APC because his party, PDP is already dead. In a statement by his Chief Press…

Suspended Rivers Governor,  Siminalayi Fubara has hinted that he is no longer interested in returning to office, as some fights are not worth getting into. Fubara, who spoke during a service of songs held on Sunday in Port Harcourt to honour the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, said he is not eager to return as governor. According to him, some fights are not worth getting into. “Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I am interested in it? My spirit has already left that place long ago,” Fubara said in a video of the moment posted online.…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has cut the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), generally known as petrol, to N825 per litre from N835 per litre as competition in the domestic market persists. Last month, the 650,000 barrels per day refinery reduced the gantry price of petrol to N835 per litre from N865 per litre. According to reports, the latest adjustment is targeted at giving customers more value, as well as consolidating its leadership position in the domestic market.

Arsenal recovered from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with champions Liverpool on Sunday afternoon at Anfield. Arne Slot’s team took control with two goals in 87 first-half seconds, Cody Gakpo nodding in from close range and Luis Diaz sliding in to increase the lead, but Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino’s heads changed the tone after the interval. The tie means Liverpool will no longer be able to achieve 90 points this season, while Arsenal remains in second place, pushing closer to a top-five finish.

The head of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour administration to embrace the Conservatives’ proposed deportation law to restrict immigration. Kemi Badenoch posted a video on her official X (previously Twitter) account, warning of growing immigration. She suggested that if no action is taken soon, almost two million immigrants might earn British citizenship by next year. “From next year, two million immigrants could automatically claim British citizenship. That’s nearly twice the population of Birmingham,” Ms Badenoch said. “We’ve introduced a deportation bill because we are committed to bringing immigration down.” The proposed legislation,…

The federal government has successfully evacuated 78 Nigerians stranded in Côte d’Ivoire who are victims of human trafficking. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced this in a statement issued in Abuja. The operation was coordinated by the Embassy of Nigeria in Abidjan, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the Nigerian Community in Abidjan, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with Air Peace Airlines providing the flight at no cost to the government. The special flight landed at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, around 11 pm on Saturday. “The…

Prince Kassim Afegbua, a former Commissioner for Information in Edo State, has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections as a desperate politician who is ready to do anything, including dining with the devil to become Nigeria’s president. In an opinion article titled ‘A Word For Peter Obi on Edo Election’, Afegbua said Obi talks too much and his understanding of crucial issues is too low owing to his drab intellectuality. He said “To say that he is garrulous may be an overreach, but he comes across as a man with no…

Actress and filmmaker,  Funke Akindele has announced a delay in the scheduled YouTube release of her blockbuster film Omo Ghetto: The Saga due to unforeseen circumstances. Originally slated to premiere on May 10, the film has now been postponed to a later date yet to be announced. In a message to her fans, Akindele assured that the project has not been cancelled and thanked her audience for their continued patience and support. She promised to share a new release date soon. “Postponed, not cancelled! We’re rescheduling the #Omoghettothesaga upload due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience; we also…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that violence attacks on local communities and killings of farmers in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country are mostly perpetrated by foreign herders. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this yesterday, while fielding questions from journalists on the identities of armed herders attacking farming communities. Several communities,especially in Plateau and Benue states have recently faced series of attacks by armed herders with many killed and thousands rendered homeless. Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue recently said the attackers were foreign herders taking advantage of ECOWAS protocol on free movement of livestock…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his election as Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church.  According to a statement issued by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President felicitated with the Conclave for electing the American Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. He rejoiced with the leadership and congregants of the Catholic Church in Nigeria on the historic election of the new Pontiff, whose message of faith and hope already resonates across the globe, with a reassurance…