Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Abia State chapter of the Obidient Movement planned a one-million-man march to commemorate the 64th birthday of the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. According to a release from Dr Chibuzor Obiesili, one of the state’s coordinators of the Obidient Movement, and Mr Christian Emmanuel, Head of the Media & Publicity Subcommittee, the procession will take place simultaneously in Umuahia, the state capital; Aba, the commercial nerve centre; Ohafia town; and Uzuakoli in Bende. It stated that the national march, which is slated for July 19 at 10 a.m., will include a visit to motherless baby homes,…

A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, believes the main opposition party will continue to lose elections in the state due to its underdeveloped grassroots organisation. Adediran, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made the statement after voting in the state council election on Saturday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Adediran voted at Polling Unit 001, Ward D, Irewe, a riverine town in the Ojo area of the state. He stated that in order for the PDP to win the state and…

As part of its efforts to foster peaceful cohabitation and maintain public order, the Imo State Government has directed herders throughout the state to stop open grazing by July 24, 2025, or sooner. Dr Anthony Mgbeahurike, Imo State Commissioner for Livestock Development, made the announcement at a stakeholder meeting with cattle farmers and herders in Owerri. Dr Mgbeahurike emphasised the Imo state government’s commitment to maintaining social and economic stability while also promoting peaceful ties between farmers and herders. “The government has provided critical support in the past, including free cattle vaccination against anthrax,” he stated. “However, we can no…

Amid the rumoured defection plot of Governor Ademola Adeleke to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the leadership caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has promised to follow the governor to any party he decides to join. After meeting with the governor at the Government House in Osogbo on Saturday, the caucus approved a vote of confidence in him and resolved to support him. According to a statement released by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, following the meeting, the caucus stated that it will support the governor’s choice when the time comes. The statement reads, “Osun PDP…

Gunmen killed two travellers on the Fugar-Agenebode Road in Edo State’s Etsako East Local Government Area on Friday. The terrorists also kidnapped 14 commuters after blocking the road with sporadic bullets. However, the police rescued the abducted travellers. According to Moses Yamu, spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, a joint team of Agenebode police officers, local vigilantes, and hunters responded quickly and pursued the perpetrators into the forest. He claimed that a gunfight broke out between the police and the gunmen on Obe Hill, near the pipeline to Ajaokuta. Yamu stated that the 14 abducted passengers were rescued alive…

Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State, has lambasted security operatives at Benin’s state house for denying his supporters entrance to the venue of his Supreme Court victory celebration on Friday. Okpebholo directed the redeployment of security troops, including the Camp Commandant, who were stationed at the government residence throughout the event. Jubilant supporters of the governor, including market women and members of the All Progressives Congress, gathered at Benin Airport at 7 a.m. on Friday to greet him. Okpebholo’s plane landed at 12:40 p.m., and the supporters, many of whom were unable to move, marched alongside the governor’s motorcade,…

Olohundare Jimoh, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, praised the state’s Local Government Area elections for their peaceful conduct. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Lagos State council elections took place on Saturday in the state’s 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas. Following the voting, the commissioner presented the commendation at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja. The police chief stated that the level of compliance with the restriction of vehicular movements was very high. “Nobody was arrested for violating the restriction; we appreciate all residents and visitors for complying with the directive.…

Alli Olugbenga, an All Progressives Congress agent, has expressed concern about incidences in which voters demanded money before voting in Lagos State’s local government elections on Saturday. Olugbenga, who is stationed in Ward C of Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos state, told reporters that he encountered some residents who refused to visit polling stations until they were paid. “They want me to pay them before they come out and vote. It’s wrong. It’s their civic right. They should not sell their vote. We’ve been going from house to house, begging people to come out, but many say they won’t vote…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it is fielding candidates in the 20 local government areas in Saturday’s local government council election in Lagos State, in compliance with a Supreme Court judgement. The Lagos State Independent Election Commission (LASIEC) is conducting elections in the 20 LGs and 37 local council developments in the state. 15 out of 18 political parties are participating in the ongoing local government election. A document obtained from LASIEC shows that only 15 of the 19 political parties that initially expressed interest in the elections submitted candidate lists ahead of the election. Mr George Ashiru, the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Rabiu Auwalu Tijjani, a 43-year-old indigene of Dala Local Government Area in Kano State, wanted for his involvement in a $1.9 million financial scam. According to EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, Tijjani is wanted for conspiracy, acquiring money under false pretences, and money laundering charges. The commission discovered that the suspect’s last known address was 59 Murtala Muhammed Way in Kano, but his current whereabouts are unknown. The EFCC has asked members of the public for credible information that could help capture Tijjan. Nigerians are encouraged to report to any of the…