Author: David Great

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has told former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to stop contesting elections in the country. Atiku unsuccessfully ran for President in Nigeria in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023, with three losses occurring at primaries. His body-language and the people around him show that he may be in the queue again for the 2027 presidential elections. The 77-year-old, in an interview with Voice of America Hausa earlier this year said “God willing”, when asked whether he would try again, Fayose denies self-declaration as PDP chairman, distances self from party drama ”I am…

The police in Imo State have dismantled a suspected kidnapping syndicate and arrested an organ harvester suspect in the Douglas Road area of the state. The police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, in a release late on Saturday, stated, “During the operation, one suspect, Justine Emmanuel, a 38-year-old male from Amimo in Ikeduru LGA of Imo State, was arrested, and a 19-year-old young lady, whose name is withheld for privacy, was rescued. “The arrest followed the swift response of vigilant operatives on visibility patrol, who observed the syndicate in a blue and white bus forcefully taking the young girl to an undisclosed…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United Nations to remove its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon today. On Saturday, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said a fifth peacekeeper was injured in southern Lebanon during the week. Netanyahu called on the UN chief Antonio Guterres to remove peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon “immediately”. “Mr Secretary General, get the UNIFIL forces out of harm’s way. It should be done right now, immediately,” the Israel Prime Minister said in a video statement issued by his office. Earlier this month, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Guterres persona non grata following…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has disassociated himself from reports suggesting he has self-declared as the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and was involved in the suspension of top party members, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Governors Nyesom Wike and Seyi Makinde. In a public statement released through his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Fayose clarified that he has no intention of becoming the party’s chairman and remains unconnected to the current drama within the PDP. “As at today, Ambassador Umar Damagum is the Chairman of the PDP, and I am not…

Allen Onyema, the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, faces new legal trouble in the United States after a federal grand jury indicted him on additional charges of obstruction of justice. The charges stem from allegations that Onyema submitted false documents to U.S. authorities to derail an investigation into his earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering. Alongside Onyema, Ejiroghene Eghagha, Air Peace’s Chief of Administration and Finance, has also been charged with participating in the scheme. U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan announced the charges, stating, “After allegedly using his airline company as…

Portugal secured a 3-1 victory over Poland at the PGE Narodowy in the UEFA Nations League, extending the Selecao’s unbeaten head-to-head run to six games. The game started in pulsating fashion with both sides throwing bodies forward in search of the opening goal. The first major chance came after 10 minutes when Cristiano Ronaldo pounced on a loose ball in the six-yard box but somehow thundered the ball against the bar from point-blank range. The hosts looked to be in control, albeit without creating a clear-cut chance, but they were caught out by a clinical Portuguese attack midway through the…

Faisal Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, son of former Governor of Kaduna state, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, is dead. A family source who did not want to be mentioned confirmed his death to journalists, saying the deceased was involved in an accident. It was gathered that the accident happened along Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening. “The accident occurred along the Kaduna-Zaria highway this evening. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital where he was declared dead. His father was at the hospital; his corpse has been conveyed home for burial arrangements.” the source stated. A civil engineer by training, Faisal attended Kaduna International…

The Ogun State Police Command says it is on the trail of suspected cultists who allegedly killed a councillorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Adeyinka Adeleke, on Saturday. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Saturday.  Chronicle NG reported earlier that Adeleke was the councillorship candidate for Abeokuta South Local Government Ward 15 in the forthcoming November 16 local government elections. It was gathered that the assailants stormed the area in a tinted car while shooting sporadically. A source privy to the incident had disclosed that the gunmen attacked Adeleke, shot…

Amid feedstock challenges, the Dangote Group, owners of the Dangote Refinery, will soon commence crude oil production. According to reports by S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Dangote Group is looking to start production at its two Nigerian oil assets in the fourth quarter of 2024. The company, which has endured months of crude supply woes, would reportedly commence production at its two Niger Delta upstream projects in Oil Mining Leases 71 and 72, starting with about 20,000 barrels per day before ramping up further in the first quarter of 2025. “The company source said production at the company’s two Niger…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Kolo Mele Kyari, following the death of his daughter, Fatima Kyari. Fatima passed away on Friday at the age of 25 after a long battle with illness. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu conveyed his sympathy to Mr. Mele Kyari and his family, describing the loss as “irreparable and painful.” “The President sympathizes with Kyari and the rest of the family on…