Author: Festus Adeloye

The Christian Rights Agenda (CRA) has sounded a serious alarm over the escalating wave of terror attacks in Benue, Plateau, and other parts of northern Nigeria, revealing that more than 80 communities have fallen under the control of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. Secretary-General of CRA, in a statement issued on Sunday and made available to TheSun.ng, revealed that his team is closely monitoring the situation, describing the recent spate of violence as a coordinated effort by insurgents to impose terror, religious intolerance, and complete anarchy. Dikwa disclosed that the organisation has deployed teams to Benue, Plateau, and…

The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs (Army), Major General Gold Chibuisi, has condemned the harassment and assault of civilians unlawfully wearing military uniforms, stressing that while such acts are illegal, the Nigerian Army does not support violence against offenders. Speaking during a media chat with Defence correspondents on Saturday night in Abuja, Maj. Gen. Chibuisi said that although it is against Nigerian law for non-military personnel to wear military uniforms, soldiers must act professionally and lawfully when handling such cases. “I’m surprised that in most briefs we give in our programmes, we always talk about this uniform issue because it keeps…

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale, has faulted the purported claim by the palace of Olubadan, Oba Akinloye Olakulehin, that Odo Oba is the boundary between Ibadan in Oyo State and Iwo in Osun State. Oluwo described the claim as false, incoherent, blatant distortion of facts and a deliberate plot to heighten the tension of the original land owners and cause chaos in the affected areas. According to Oluwo, no one has the right to make such a pronouncement when the matter is before the National Boundary Commission (NBC), saying that such a statement is synonymous with contempt of the…

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the “pope among the people” attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump. Around 400,000 people packed St Peter’s Square and lined the streets in Rome to say goodbye to the Argentine pontiff, a champion of the poor who had led the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics since 2013. After a solemn funeral in front of hushed crowds, Francis’s plain wooden coffin — a testament to a life of humility — was driven slowly to Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore church,…

Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has said there is no cause for alarm in the recent defection of the party’s vice presidential candidate in 2023, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; and a number of PDP chieftains in Delta State to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The former Senate President, who noted that the PDP would “surely miss” the decampees, however, said the defection would not deplete the fortunes of the party in 2027. He, rather, described the development as “a blessing in disguise”. Senator Wabara who spoke with…

Several world leaders have converged on St. Peter’s Square in Rome as the final funeral rites for Catholic pontiff Pope Francis commenced on Saturday morning. Among the prominent figures in attendance are Prince Williams, United States President Donald Trump; his wife Melania, former President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and French First Lady Brigitte Macron are also present at the solemn occasion. Other notable leaders and royals at the Vatican include Poland President Andrzej Duda Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, Pope Francis’s…

Four persons have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their alleged roles in a fraudulent scheme linked to the online trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, better known as CBEX. EFCC issued a public notice on Friday and named the individuals, Seyi Oloyede, Emmanuel Uko, Adefowora Oluwanisola, and Adefowora Abiodun Olaonipekun. Signed by EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the notice restated its commitment to fighting financial crimes, particularly in the increasingly exploited crypto space. The EFCC disclosed that while Oloyede and Uko were last traced to No. 166, Idimu Egbeda Road, Lagos…

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Benjamin Kalu has boasted that the leadership of the party in the state will ensure President Bola Tinubu gets Abia votes in 2027. Kalu stated this in Umuahia while unveiling the Renewed Hope Partners office in the state capital, dedicated to the advancement of the party in the state. Kalu said the Renewed Hope office would serve as a hub for all the pro-President Tinubu’s groups to meet and strategize on how to plan for the re-election of the President, adding that the offices which would be spread across the southeast…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed displeasure and concern over the persistent pattern of unfair, unequal, and heavily skewed federal appointments made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since assuming office in October 2023. This is contained in a statement by the group’s spokesperson, professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere. According to the statement,the appointments have overwhelmingly favored the South West region, to the detriment of the other five geopolitical zones of the country. The statement lamented that the practice did not only undermines the spirit of national unity but also blatantly violates the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will defect from the opposition parties to join the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections. He dropped the hint in Abuja when he formally received some decampees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Kano State chapter, led by the Senator representing Kano South, Senator Kawu Ismailia. The former governor of Kano State also exuded confidence on the possibilities of the ruling party win all the forthcoming elections before the 2027 general elections, quipping that the party’s 2027 project “is a done deal.”…