Trump vows to crush Haley as Republican race heads south
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley go head-to-head Saturday in South Carolina’s Republican primary, with the ex-president expected to trounce his former charge in her home state as he closes in on the nomination. Haley was a popular governor of the…
APC chieftain blames govs for economic woes, calls for accountability
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mumuni Abayomi Nureini, has called on Nigerians to hold state governors accountable for the current economic hardship being experienced in the country. He also cautioned thought leaders and elder statesmen against statements…
Strikes On Gaza Kill Scores As Paris Hosts New Truce Talks
Hamas said on Saturday morning that Israeli forces had launched more than 70 strikes on civilian homes in Deir al-Balah, Khan Yunis, and Rafah among other locations over the previous 24 hours. Overnight strikes on Gaza killed dozens, the Hamas-run…
Abaribe Accuses Security Agencies Of Collusion With Bandits
Former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says the failure of security agencies to stamp out kidnapping and banditry exposes collusion between criminals and security agents. He lamented that despite the many technological tools available at the disposal of security agencies,…
Tinubu Urges ECOWAS To Re-Examine Position On Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger
President Bola Tinubu also wants the regional bloc to change its approach to the political crisis in the member states under military rule. The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has urged…
[FULL SPEECH] ECOWAS Summit: Tinubu Seeks Constructive Dialogue To End Crisis In Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali
President Tinubu in his opening address said the summit will deliberate on the announced withdrawal from ECOWAS by the Republics of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Chairperson of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President of Nigeria, Bola…
ECOWAS leaders hold talks on coup-hit Niger
Worried West African leaders were set to meet on Saturday for talks on coup-hit Niger and a string of crises that have rocked the region. Heads of state at the ECOWAS bloc summit in Nigeria’s capital Abuja were expected to…
Cop injured as students protest EFCC, NDLEA raids in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command on Friday said a cop, identified as Fayemi Kehinde, was injured while a mosque and some vehicles were damaged during a protest by angry students of the Kwara State University. It said the protest followed…
Wigwe’s Helicopter Was Seen As ‘Fireball’
Before Crash, Preliminary Report Says According to the NTSB, the witnesses reported that the weather on the fateful day of the helicopter crash was a mix of rain and snow. The helicopter conveying the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of…
Slain DPO: Gang buried prime suspect in a shallow grave, say police
The end of the road for a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, a.k.a ‘2Baba’ who was killed in a joint security operation on Monday in Embrass community, Ahaoda West Local Government Area of Rivers State was confirmed on Friday as…