Author: Femi Adeniyi

Activists and medics have confirmed that no fewer than 14 people have been killed in a truck bomb explosion in the Turkish-controlled town of Al-Bab in northwest Syria. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the explosion on Tuesday near a bus station also wounded at least 40 people. Meanwhile, the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said a rescue operation is underway as at the time of filing this report. Speaking with journalists, a witness said the blast occurred when a large truck bomb went off in a crowded area in the town controlled…

The Aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has reacted to the comment made by Nigerian Singer, Ayodeji Balogun, also known as Wizkid about President Buhari, whom he described as an old man. In a tweet on Tuesday, Onochie who noted that it is not disrespectful to call anyone old raised eyebrows over the way and manner Wizkid addressed the President adding that such comment leaves a sour taste in the mouth.  According to her, the Singer exhibited crass ignorance, insensitivity and childishness as she further stated that Wizkid is Dumb. The tweet reads “It is not disrespectful…

The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party, (ZLP) have cleared the air over the purported plan to connive as part of efforts to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC administration in the state. Both the PDP and ZLP said the much talked about connivance is mere rumour. Babatope Okeowo, the media aide of the ZLP candidate said the Ondo state deputy governor does not need to ally with any political party, to win the election. Also, Benson Enikuomehin, the media coordinator of the Eyitayo Jegede Campaign Organisation described the rumoured alliance…

Legislative sources have confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. It was gathered that the Executive has written formally to the legislature about the desire of the President to present the N13.09 trillion appropriation bill which was earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). According to a lawmaker, all is set for President Buhari to present the budget proposal as letters of request to that effect from President Buhari are expected to be read at plenary on Tuesday, October 6 at the two chambers of…

The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi said the forum has thrown its weight behind the directive issued by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu over the ban placed on the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, F-SARS and other tactical squads of the force from routine patrols. According to a statement issued by Fayemi, the forum noted that the ban would end the menace of F-SARS. Meanwhile, the governors asked the IGP to enforce the ban so that there will be no reversal of the unorthodox enforcement practices being complained against. However, the Commissioner of…

The World Health Organization, WHO has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to neurological and mental complications, such as delirium, agitation, and stroke. WHO noted that people with pre-existing mental, neurological or substance use disorders are also more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection ̶ adding that they may stand a higher risk of severe outcomes and even death. Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said COVID-19 has interrupted essential mental health services around the world charged World leaders to invest more in life-saving mental health programmes ̶ during the pandemic and beyond. Furthermore, the WHO…

The aspiration of Eitayo Jegede to emerge the Governor of Ondo State has gotten a boost as about eleven political parties merged with the Peoples Democratic Party PDP barely five days to the October 10 governorship poll. Social Democratic Party (SDP) chairman, Oladele Ogunbameru, who doubles as the spokesperson of the political parties announced this on Monday, October 5, in Akure, the state capital. According to Ogunbameru, the political parties agreed to merge against the bad government of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu adding that the collaboration is an organised effort to save Ondo state from the loins of bad economic policies…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N10 billion for the continuation of national census in the country. According to the Acting Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Dr. Eyitayo Oyetunji, President Buhari also approved an additional N4.5 billion to be included in the 2021 Budget for completion of the exercise as part of the preparations for the next census. Speaking with journalists at the NPC headquarters, Oyetunji said the 10 billion naira was approved for the continuation of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in the remaining 546 Local Government Area of the country.

The founder and General overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has revealed his stands on whether he will be willing to become Nigeria’s President. Oyedepo, who revealed this during the Sunday sermon said that he considers it a demotion if invited to become a President noting that it is not where he belongs. He talked about how God instructed him to obey whatever he asked him to do in 1984. Oyedepo said though Nigeria is a great country and a great honour for anyone to become a President he belongs to above…

Following a viral video and allegations levelled against him that he subjected his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu to domestic abuse, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has revealed shocking details about the ex-beauty queen. In a tweet, the ex-Minister, who reacted to a video posted by SaharaReporters claimed that he caught Precious in bed with a married man before their differences got out of hand. Fani Kayode stated that there was no physical abuse as he also described the video as a tactic by propagandas. He said he only took the phone from Precious to stop her from recording him after…

The Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare has on Monday visited the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu for further discussions on the activities of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, F-SARS operatives. Dare said he talked to the IGP on the need to end the harassment, profiling and dehumanization of Nigerian youths by some bad officers. He added that the IGP gave strong assurances on deep reforms, sanctioning of officers and protection of the youths. The Minister said the strict enforcement and implementation of the recent ban of F-SARS and similar squads alongside the need to allow the…

Amid speculations that he would be vying for Presidency, National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has reportedly opened his campaign headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja ahead of the 2023 Presidential elections. According to a source, the 2,700 square metres property is located in Maitama and it once housed a private school (Eagle Heights International Schools) 2, Kainji Crescent, Abuja. Also, it was reported that the property was secured for two years at N15 million per annum. Though there were no immediate signs from outside that the property holds Tinubu’s campaign office, but…

A few days to the governorship elections in Ondo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has drummed support for the party’s candidate in Ondo as they also expressed confidence that Eyitayo Jegede will emerge winner of the poll. Speaking on the forthcoming elections, Chairman of the Forum and Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who spoke through the forum’s Director-General, C.I.D. Maduabum said that the governors under the platform of the PDP were united in ensuring that Jegede becomes the next governor in Ondo. Tambuwal stated that Jegede’s experience, dynamism, and programs as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN) will…

The spokesperson of the FCT police command, ASP Yusuf Mariam has confirmed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Ciroma, has ordered the arrest and investigation of a trigger-happy police officer, who allegedly shot a 19-year old boy dead in Abuja. Mariam said the Commissioner has issued an order that the incident should be investigated adding that the accused police officer has been arrested, detained and will be charged accordingly. In a statement, the police image maker stated that the commissioner commiserates with the family and friends of the deceased, as he also guaranteed members of the public that the…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu has issued an order banning the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, and other Tactical Police Squads operating at Federal, Zonal, and Command levels from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties including stop and search duties at checkpoints, roadblocks, traffic checks among others with immediate effect. The IGP in a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba announced that the Special Tactical Squad, Intelligence Response Team, Anti-Cultism squad and other Tactical Squads are banned from routine patrols. He added that no personnel of the Force is authorized to…

A member of the House of Representative representing the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Shina Peller has lent his voice to the calls for either the restructuring or scrapping of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS. In a tweet, the lawmaker, who opined that the police unit called SARS has done more harm than good said the squad should be disbanded. He noted that Nigerians can’t be quiet and watch the squad cause more havoc. According to Peller, kidnappers and ritualist are marauding freely whilst SARS looks away, brutalizing and killing innocent citizens. Earlier, a former Vice President, Atiku…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to publish their asset declaration forms immediately. In a series of tweets by SERAP, both the President and his Vice were charged to follow the example of the deputy governor Kebbi state, Yombe Dabai Samaila, who declared his assets. It was gathered that Samaila in response to SERAP’s suit forwarded his asset declaration form which was sworn before the High Court of Justice, Bikebbi. The form shows that the deputy governor declared the following assets, landed property and cash in banks,…

In the wake of the calls for scrapping the Special Anti Robbery Squads, SARS by many Nigerians who considered the squad as a threat to the society, a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has highlighted the need for sanity among SARS operatives. Atiku, who bared his mind in a post on his Twitter handle said the squad has metamorphosed into n oppressor of the Nigerian masses instead of confronting violent crimes in the society. According to him, it is expedient that the activities of SARS are reviewed to ensure that the rogue elements are excised from the unit and…

President of the National Revolution Party in Zambia, Cozmo Mumba has called on the government to place a ban on the Jehovah’s Witnesses for being antagonistic with the laws of the land. Mumba called on the Ministries of Home and Religious Affairs to critically analyse the inefficiencies of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and eventually ban the church if it still maintains that its members will not engage in civic and political matters. The opposition leader in a statement issued to journalists said it is illogical to for the Church to continue existing in Zambia if it cannot allow its members to…

Former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola has blamed former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, over what he described as his role in the weak infrastructural base in Nigeria. Although he did not mention names, Fashola specifically said that in 2005 (a period when Obasanjo was president), Nigeria had the opportunity to revamp its roads and rails, but rather was pursuing debt cancellation as state policy. Speaking on Channels Television, the Minister of Works and Housing said the former President should have invested in capital projects across the country, instead of paying off external debts. According to the Minister, if he had the…

A day after her apartment was searched by police, a Russian journalist, Irina Slavina died on Friday after setting herself ablaze in the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Before her self-immolation, Slavina in a post on her Facebook page said the Russian Federation should be blamed for her death. The post reads “I ask you to blame the Russian Federation for my death.” Also, in the post, she said police officers and investigators had searched her flat for brochures, leaflets and accounts from the Open Russia opposition group. Slavina accused the officers of seizing her notebooks, laptop and other electronics, as well…