Obasanjo Blasts Tinubu, Says Your Baba-Go-Slow ‘Emilokan’ Reign Has Confirmed Nigeria As Failing State, Sinking Into Chaos Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that Nigeria’s current economic situation is very bad and that the situation is made worse by the unwillingness of the leaders to take responsibility. Obasanjo made this statement in his keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, held on Saturday at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. In his speech, titled, “Leadership Failure and State Capture in Nigeria,” he expressed concern over the country’s dire situation, noting, “as the world can see and understand,…
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#Ondo2024: Drama As INEC’s BVAS Machine Fails To Capture Faces Of Elderly Voters A presiding officer, Angela Oshogwe, in Ondo, says the BVAS machine could not capture the faces of some elderly voters. Ms Oshogwe, manning Poling Unit 19, Ward 11 Olamojuba, Ondo in Ondo West LGA, said she had lodged the complaints to the concerned authorities. She added that the response she got was that the complaint was not limited to her polling unit, stating that the elderly had been waiting for long to vote without success. According to her, there is the possibility that the BVAS will function…
#OndoDecides2024: Heavy Gunshots As Hoodlums Enforce Voters Sit-At-Home Amid the ongoing gubernatorial election in Ondo State, suspected thugs have reportedly fired multiple gunshots, scaring voters away from polling units in Idanre town. The incident was said to have taken place at Ofosu village, in ldanre council area of Ondo state. The incident, it was gathered had led to voters fleeing the scene and staying in their homes. The development it was gathered led to panic, forcing people to stay indoors to avoid stray bullets. Speaking on the development, a community leader noted that while the identity of those responsible for…
Gov Ogbonanya Nwifuru Profligacy Is Leading Ebonyi To The Golgotha: Ebonyi State In Endangered [PART 1] According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Ebonyi State has the highest poverty ratio in Southern Nigeria with a staggering 80% of its close to 4 million estimated population calcified as living in poverty. According to data sourced from the office of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Abuja as published on their website, Ebonyi State is one highest indebted state in Nigeria. According to DMO data, as at June 30, 2024 Ebonyi State is owing external debt of $92, 655,060.01 or…
VIDEO: Former Presidential Aspirant Disgraced, Evicted From House Over Unpaid Rent A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 elections, Tunde Omosebi has been evicted from his Abuja residence, following allegations of unpaid rent and other controversies. The incident, captured in a viral video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 15, showed a court enforcement team, supported by police officers, evicting Mr Omosebi from the property in a highbrow area of Abuja. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the property owner, who requested anonymity, revealed that Mr Omosebi’s tenancy had elapsed over four years ago.…
Drama: What Dino Melaye Did To Tinubu’s Supporter Who Begged For Money A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi, Senator Dino Melaye, has shared a clever response to a supporter of President Bola Tinubu who begged him for money. Melaye, in a Facebook post on Saturday, said he wrote “Renewed Hope” on the cheque he gave to Tinubu’s supporter. “Tinubu supporter begged me for money, I brought out my cheque and wrote on it… ” Renewed Hope”,” he wrote. This comes amid struggles many Nigerians face, with some being forced to beg for food due to economic hardship.…
#OndoDecides2024: Vote-Buyer Arrested With Bags Of Money A suspected vote-buyer has been arrested by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) during the ongoing Ondo governorship election. The individual was apprehended with two bags of money believed to be intended for voter inducement. The arrest occurred at Ward 4, Polling Unit 007, outside St. Stephen’s Primary School in Akure, Ondo State, around 9am on Saturday day. It was reported that some of the political parties participating in the ongoing governorship election in Ondo State including the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were caught engaging…
Day-old Baby Found Dead In Waste Dump Residents of Kobi Street, near Wunti Gate in Bauchi, were left in disbelief after the body of a day-old baby was found abandoned in a refuse dump. According to eyewitnesses, the infant was wrapped in two black leather bags and left behind a local shop. Musa Jibrin, a community leader, shared the chilling discovery with journalists on Friday morning. “I was told that the lifeless body of a baby girl was found behind Alhaji Babangida Mai Coca-Cola’s shop. “When I got there, I saw the baby enclosed in two black leather bags. I…
BREAKING: Gunmen Ki||s Lawmaker A former councillor (lawmaker) in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mutiu Akinbami, was shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists on Friday evening. Akinbami, also known as Egor, was reportedly shot in the head while riding his motorcycle in the Brewery area of Abeokuta at around 6:00 p.m. The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Mr. Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. “The Divisional Police Office of Lafenwa received a report at about 6:40 p.m., that Mutiu Akinbami, a man from Olomore Housing Estate, had been shot near the…
FCT Demolition: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Wike Social-political activist Aisha Yesufu has slammed a former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, describing him as a “village champion.” Yesufu said that Wike is mistaken about Abuja for Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, where people tremble at the mention of his name. “Wike thinks Abuja is Port Harcourt, where he was a local champion and everyone shook at the mention of his name!” Yesufu wrote on X. Ibom Focus reported that a socio-political critic, Martins Ortse aka VeryDarkMan, had recently slammed Wike, who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…