Many Hospitalised As Thugs Attack PDP Supporters At least six persons were attacked when suspected armed thugs attacked the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The violent attack on the opposition party members is coming two days before the weekend governorship election. A chieftain of the party in the state, Adeyemi Fasoranti, named one of the victims, Olowoniyi Akinleminu, as a popular politician in the town. Mr Fasoranti said other victims were taken to the intensive care unit of the State Specialist Hospital for medical attention. Explaining the attack, Mr…
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‘Nigeria Is A Zoo Country,’ Says Nigerian First Lady Ondo State’s immediate past first lady, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has described Nigeria as a zoo. Betty on Wednesday said this while drawing parallels between the country’s presidential election and that of the United States via her X account. “Just thinking. 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election Total Votes Cast: 25 million Counting Duration: 5 days. “2024 U.S Presidential Election Total Votes Cast: 155 million Counting Duration: Approx. 10 hours “Moral: When dishonesty is prioritized, simple things become difficult.” However, one of her followers, Paulexy, @paul_ozah commented on the post saying, “Truth is indeed…
SAFA President Arrested On Fraud Charges South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan has been arrested over allegations of fraud involving R1.3 million, (N52 million) reportedly misused for personal expenses, News24 reports. Jordaan, SAFA chief financial officer Gronie Hluyo, and journalist-turned-businessman Trevor Neethling are expected to appear in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Palm Ridge on Wednesday. Jordaan stated that his arrest took place at home, saying, “I did not hand myself over, police came to my house and brought me to this court.” Jordaan previously sought an interdict from the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to prevent…
British News Publisher Guardian Quits Elon Musk’s X, Gives Reason The Guardian has announced its decision not to publish posts on X. In its statement, the Guardian cited the presence of offensive content on the platform, such as racist and conspiracy-driven materials. With a following of 10.7 million on X, the Guardian becomes the first prominent media organization in the United Kingdom to opt out of X. Critics argue that Elon Musk, the owner of X, fails to address the issue of harmful content on his platform. In a report published on Wednesday titled: “Why the Guardian is no longer…
Saudi Arabia Sends Stroπg Warπing To Israel Against ‘Extremist’ Plans To Take Over Occupied West Bank In Palestine The Government of Saudi Arabia has warned Israel against plans to annex the occupied West Bank in Palestine. The West Bank, so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that comprise the State of Palestine. It is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia and it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to…
Edo Assembly Refuses To Clear Oshiomhole’s Son Following his nomination on Tuesday, the Edo State House of Assembly has cleared Hon. Samson Raphael Osagie as the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General-designate. However, the clearance of Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, son of Senator Adams Oshiomhole, was delayed till the next plenary on Monday. The move follows the appointment by the newly sworn in 6th Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo for the two commissioner nominees, read at the plenary by the Clerk of the House, Audu Yahaya Omogbai, The Speaker of the house, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku emphasised Osagie’s cognitive…
Trump In White House For High-stakes Meeting With Biden Incoming President Donald Trump arrived at the White House today for a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden, marking a significant moment in the transition of power. The two leaders are set to gather in the Oval Office for a private discussion that will cover a wide range of issues, with a primary focus on the transfer of authority and the future direction of the country. This meeting comes at a pivotal time, as Trump prepares to take office in the coming weeks, and Biden begins his final days in office.…
B00M: Giving Out Tinubu’s Records Could Damage National Security, Jeopardise Its Secret Nature, Expose Classified Information And Sources; CIA Tells US Court United States’ law enforcement agencies have invoked the Glomar response over requests seeking criminal investigative documents concerning President Bola Tinubu and others. This followed numerous Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests that Plaintiff Aaron Greenspan submitted to the FBI, CIA, DEA, Executive Office for U.S Attorneys, Department of State, and the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The case in the District Court Of Columbia is numbered 1:23-cv-01816-BAH, with Greenspan v. Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys et…
Amid Hardship Tinubu Spends N5.1billion On Purchase Of Another Vehicles In Three Weeks Document from the public payments portal, Govspend, has shown that the Nigerian presidency under Bola Tinubu spent N5.1billion on buying cars between August 18 and September 9, representing 21 days or three weeks. Data published on the Govspend website showed that the State House paid N3.4billion on August 18, for the purchase of sixteen numbers of 2023/2024 model Toyota Prado, to the State House, Abuja. This would mean that each Prado costs N212million. On September 9th 2024, N1.7 billion was spent to purchase 10 units of Toyota…
BREAKING: Another Explosion Rocks Jigawa A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. The incident which happened at Jigawa-Kano border, caused panic among bystanders. Aliyu M. A., Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Jigawa State Command, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. According to Aliyu, “On November 12, 2024, at approximately 10:43 hours, the Federal Fire Service received a distress call from Kuho Village Head, Zubairu Ahmad, regarding a tanker accident at Tsaida, Kwanar Kalle, near Gamoji village along Maiduri Road.” “The FFS responded promptly, arriving at…