Kaduna Bombing: Death Toll Hits 80 The dead toll from the Army’s bombing of residents at Tudun Biri Village in Kaduna’s Igabi Local Government Area has grown to 80. Governor Uba Sani has ordered a probe into the incident, which occurred on Sunday night while Muslims were celebrating Maulud Nabbiy and injured more than 50 people. Residents informed reporters on Monday that a Nigerian Air Force fighter plane dropped bombs on their neighborhood, but the Air Force denied any involvement in the incident. NAF, in a statement by its spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said: “The news making the rounds…
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Mother Arrested And Disgraced For Stealing Goat Over Hunger A young woman was nabbed for allegedly stealing a goat in Gboko, Benue State. Details of the incident are sketchy but it was gathered that she was caught a few days ago. One Ahar Galu, in a post on Sunday, December 3, 2023, said he spoke with the woman, adding that she is a single mother of two. He also disclosed that some people have indicated interest in helping the woman to either get a job or start a business.
COP28: Tinubu Lands In Big Trouble Over 1,411 Entourage To Dubai The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has knocked President Bola Tinubu over what it termed “over-bloated delegation of about 1,411 individuals to the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates”. Reports earlier emerged that the President was accompanied by 1,411 Nigerians to the UAE event. The report had triggered anger across the country as Nigerians accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. Reacting, PDP in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba held that…
EXPOSED: Tinubu Procures ‘Used’ Mass Transit Buses For Nigerians, Hires Painters, Panel Beaters To Work On Them Immediately A cross section of “used” high capacity buses for mass transit have been purchased by the President Bola Tinubu-led government to ease transportation challenges of Nigerians occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. The buses were sighted at the Federal Secretariat car park in Abuja, with a group of panel beaters, technicians and painters battling to fix and rebrand the dilapidated buses. The panel beaters were seen carrying out body work on the buses while the painters painted the dented parts of the…
Armed Robbers Storms RCCG, Stealing Valuables Delta State Police command says two suspected notorious armed robbers, Patrick Emete and Alex Uwagbafor have been arrested for allegedly burgling Redeem Christian Church of God, a.k.a “Dominion Mega” in Orerokpe Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday. He said the suspects carted away several church musical instruments during their operation on November 17. According to the PPRO, sequel to a report about the robbery incident, the DPO in Orerokpe Division, CSP Paul Obaware swiftly mobilized and…
EXCLUSIVE: Real Reason Tinubu Didn’t Speak At COP28 Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has revealed why President Bola Tinubu has skipped his speaking slot at the ongoing United Nations climate change meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE). Nigeria is bored of official and fancy pronouncements and is now more action-oriented, according to Mr Tiggar, explaining why Mr Tinubu did not speak when he was slated to do so on Friday. “Nigeria is 100 percent for action,” he said on the sidelines of the 28th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate change in Dubai. Nigeria’s President…
Abacha Daughter’s Second Marriage To Gov Buni ‘Crashes’ The marriage of Governor of Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State with Gumsu Abacha has reportedly ended in a divorce. The daughter of the late military head of state Sani Abacha revealed her divorce while replying to a commenter who called her “First Lady” on her X handle @G_sparking on Sunday. Gumsu had shared her picture with a two-word caption, “Emancipation… Liberation” on Sunday, which drew hundreds of comments, reposts and likes. An inside source also confirmed that the marriage ended “some months ago”. On April 14, 2021, Mr Buni got married…
Christmas Carol Celebration: Akpabio Inspires With Message Of Hope President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio says in spite of the challenges and uncertainty surrounding the world today, Nigerians should not despair saying Jesus Christ remains the beacon of hope. He also admonished the Christian faithful to embrace Jesus’s teachings in order to discover strength, redemption and the promise of eternal life. Akpabio made this known in his speech as the Chief Host to the 20th Anniversary edition of the Service of Nine Lessons tagged ‘the National Carols 2023″ jointly organised by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Radio Nigeria and…
BREAKING: Many Causalities As Bomb Explosion Rocks Catholic Church At least four people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb attack on a Catholic mass in the insurgency-plagued southern Philippines on Sunday, with President Ferdinand Marcos blaming “foreign terrorists”. The blast happened during a morning service at Mindanao State University’s gymnasium in Marawi, the country’s largest Muslim city. Police Lieutenant General Emmanuel Peralta said four people were killed and around 50 wounded in the blast that was caused by an improvised explosive device. The death toll had earlier stood at three. Other security officials said the bombing may have…
Peter Obi Cries Out Over Nigeria’s ‘Wasteful’ COP28 Delegation, Blasts Tinubu The flagbearer of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential polls, Peter Obi, has criticised Nigeria’s 1411-member delegation to the ongoing UN climate summit in Dubai. In a statement on Sunday via his X account, Obi said, “In a twist of sad irony, let me congratulate the giant of Africa, Nigeria, for matching the great China, with the same number of contingents at COP28 in Dubai. “While China’s budget for 2024 is about $4 trillion, Nigeria’s budget is about $33 billion. Most importantly, the vast majority of those in…