Author: Rashaad Harris

The people of Benue State have been advised to rally behind Governor Samuel Ortom, as the 2023 General elections draw near. Ortom who is the sitting Governor of Benue State is hoping to directly win the Benue Zone B Senatorial seat after 8 years as Governor. His aide, Magdalye Dura has already started rooting for him, saying the former Minister has done enough for Benue people to get their support in next year’s elections. Dura who is the Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on SDGs, NEPAD and Development Corporations said in a statement, “As men and women jostle for…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee, John James Akpanudoedehe, has said he has not resigned from his position yet. He stated this on Tuesday evening at the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja. He was responding to media reports that he has tendered his resignation following the alleged sacking of the caretaker committee chairman of the party and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni. The alleged sacking of Buni saw the taking over of Niger State Governor, Sani Bello as the new caretaker committee chairman on Monday. Recall that the ruling party has been…

Three out of the five states that share boundaries with the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have called for the setting up of a technical committee to properly demarcate their boundaries. Governors of the three states which are Abubakar Sani Bello, Abdullahi Sule, and Nasiru El-Rufai of Niger, Nasarawa and Kaduna states respectively, made the call in a meeting with the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola in Abuja. While Governor Sani Bello was physically present at the meeting, his counterparts in Nasarawa and Kaduna states joined virtually. In his remarks, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde…

A total of five cybercriminals, also known as “Yahoo Boys” have bagged various jail terms after they were found guilty for fraudulent impersonation, contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State. Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court and Justice Bayo Taiwo of the State High Court, both sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State found them guilty, convicted and sentenced them to prison on Monday, on one count charge each which bordered on fraudulent impersonation. The convicts were also ordered by the court to restitute various sums of money and forfeit to the…

8 months after his detention by the Nigerian Government in collaboration with the Government of Benin, Sunday Igboho has reportedly been released. The Yoruba separatist leader was arrested in July of 2021 in Cotonou and charged for forgery of travel documents, charges he later denied. On Monday morning, one of his spokesmen, Maxwell Adeleye said on Facebook that he has been granted bail. Although there’s still no details as to the conditions for his release. Mr Adeleye’s statement read: “Yoruba Nation Activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Ighoho, has been released by the Government of Republic of Benin. “The…

The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Stella Okotete has called on Nigerian lawmakers to hasten and pass the gender issue bills or risk losing support from Nigerian women. Okotete, in a statement, expressed dissatisfaction with the National Assembly, noting that none of the five bills that concern women that were brought before the floor of the house were not even considered. “It is with an utmost heavy heart that we express our regrets on the failure of the National Assembly for rejecting all bill related gender issues during the voting on the amendments to the…

Former Nigerian Head of State, General Olusegun Obasanjo has said most of those gunning for the nation’s number one office in next year’s elections are supposed to be behind bars. The former President said this at a symposium held to celebrate his 85th birthday in Ogun on Saturday. Obasanjo faulted the temerity such aspirants have to run for president on faulty anti-graft agencies. “I cast a cursory look at some of the people running around and those for whom people are running around. If EFCC and ICPC will have done their jobs properly and supported adequately by the judiciary, most…

The head of the Nigeria Police, Inspector General Usman Baba Alkali, has made some changes to the the uniform adorned by female officers of the force. This was made known by Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to him, female officers can now wear headscarves under their berets or peak caps and can also wear stud earrings. He added that although it is not compulsory to wear these things, it is however important that the senior female officers abided by them. “The police have workforce from every local government in the country with different ethnic and religious backgrounds.…

The Federal Government has approved the extradition of super cop, Abba Kyari to the United States of America where he is to stand trial. Kyari who is the Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), and also the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) is to appear in United States of America over the $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Abass Ramon, a.k.a Hushpuppi and four others. READ ALSO FBI Releases EXCLUSIVE Dossier of Hushpuppi’s Offences & Abba Kyari’s Involvement HUSHPUPPI: US Court Orders Arrest of Abba Kyari over Bribery Allegations The application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022 was filed under…

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles Court finalised the parting of Kim Kardashian from rapper, Ye. This is coming months of Kim’s expressed her desire to end the 8-year old marriage. The celebrities started dating in 2012 and later got married in 2014. Now, four kids later, Kim has succeeded in getting a divorce from a marriage she said was full of strife. Of course, Ye AKA Kanye West’s bipolar disorder also contributed, according to sources. At the court ruling on Wednesday, Ye who has said he doesn’t want a divorce, failed to appear as his lawyer stood in for him,…