Author: Rashaad Harris

President Muhammadu Buhari met with all the cleared All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants at the State House on Saturday.Those cleared are Badaru Abubakar, Jigawa governor; Godswill Akpabio, former Akwa Ibom governor; Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers governor; Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun senator; Yahaya Bello, Kogi governor; Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti governor; Tein Jack-Rich, businessman; Ahmad Lawan, Senate President; Emeka Nwajiuba, former junior minister; Ogbonnaya Onu, former science and technology minister, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Bola Tinubu and Ebonyi Governor David Umahi.In the late night meeting, the president charged the aspirants to hold discussions and come up with a consensus candidate before Monday’s primaries.Buhari said…

Governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the north on Saturday night, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to consider southern presidential hopefuls when picking his successor. This was contained in a statement the governors issued after their meeting. The governors also asked the northern presidential aspirants to withdraw from the race in national interest. Recall that Buhari had asked the governors few days ago that they should allow him pick his successor. Among the governors who signed a communique issued after the meeting are Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State; Abubakar Sani Bello, Niger; Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa;…

Lagos pentecostal preacher and president Muhammadu Buhari’s former running mate, Tunde Bakare has been disqualified from contesting the All Progressives Congress’ presidential primary elections. Besides Bakare, Uju Ken-Ohanenye, who was the only female contestant in the APC was also disqualified. Others disqualified from taking part in the primary include Tunde Bakare, Rochas Okorocha, Ben Ayade, Sani Yerima, Ken Nnamani, Ikeobasi Mokelu, Demeji Bankole, Felix Nicholas, Uju Ken-Ohanenye and Ajayi Borroffice. On the other hand, the panel led by former APC Chairman, John Oyegun who had a public fallout with Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2018, cleared the former Lagos governor for…

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has been declared as the Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Sokoto South. By this token, Tambuwal is now seeking to represent seven local government areas in the red chamber come 2023. The local government areas are: Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta and Yabo local government areas. Recall that the Sokoto governor had vied for the PDP presidential primary ticket but stepped down during the convention for former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, who eventually won the election. More details soon…

A man, said to be a member of the vigilante group, was on Saturday stoned and set ablaze by an Islamic mob in Lugbe, Abuja. The incident occurred around the well known Timber Shed Market, at the Federal Housing Estate Abuja. [wpvideo Vbe1t47W]

Mike of Zule zoo has died. Until his death, he was one of two crew members that made up Zule Zoo music group. Mike Aboh, as he was known died of a protracted illness. He was to be 44 in August. Zule Zoo, which was comprised of the late Micheal Aboh and Al-Hassan Ibrahim, came into limelight after the success of their smash hit, ‘Kerewa’, which was banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, for obscene content was the delight of many music lover in Nigeria in the early 2000s. But for anything, Zule Zoo would be remembered for popularizing…

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, arrested thirty-nine (39) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Ibadan, Oyo State.In a statement posted on twitter by the Commission, the suspects are students in higher institutions of learning in Ibadan.”The suspects who claimed to be undergraduates of different tertiary institutions in Ibadan were arrested at Apete area of the Oyo State capital, following useful intelligence on their cyber-fraudulent activities.”The Commission added that probe was made into their devices and enough incriminating evidence was found.The tweet:https://twitter.com/officialEFCC/status/1532744748695437317?t=V2WhSA_scm6blJ7HYy8TbA&s=19″However, following analyses carried out on their devices, incriminating…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have said over 10,000 pastoralists were killed and over two million displaced across the country within the last seven years. The Fulani socio cultural group made this known in a communique issued after the security summit they organised in collaboration with Northern Consensus Movement (NCM) in Abuja. The summit themed “Exploring the contemporary challenges facing pastoralism and Fulbe, with a view to proffering workable solutions in curbing insecurity across the nation”, was aimed at discussing the insecurity issues bedeviling them and the rest of Nigeria. The communique explained that, “Stereotyping and…

Former Chelsea forward, Diego Costa has disclosed some secrets about his former teammate, N’golo Kante. Costa who was a divisive figure said Kante is a shy figure even in the dressing room. He said the French man baths with his underwear on, implying that he is too shy to let even his fellow teammates see his nakedness. “At Chelsea, I tried to kiss Kanté jokingly. He is really shy. I put myself naked on the bathtub and I said: ‘Kante, give me a hug!’ and he was like ‘No, no, Diego’. He doesn’t even take his underwear off to take…

Ibrahim Magu has been decorated as the Assistant Inspector General of Police, despite being suspended as the acting chairman of the EFCC. Magu was decorated by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba at the police headquarters in Abuja. This is coming after his promotion was confirmed by the Police Service Commission as he turned the mandatory age of 60 on 5th May. The promotion is coming months after a panel probed him on allegations of gross misconduct, which culminated in his suspension.