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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Some leaders of the Fulani community in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, have decried the arrest of their kinsmen alongside their cattle by the state's Rule of Law Enforcement Agency. The Fulani leaders expressed their displeasure at a press conference held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday. The Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Yakubu Bello, and the Liaison Officer of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Oyo State chapter, Mr. Adam Abdukadir, who addressed newsmen at the conference, alleged that some herders were illegally arrested by the state Rule of Law Enforcement Agency alongside…

Government Secondary School (GSS), Kubwa, one of many under the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Secondary Education Board (SEB), has received a generous donation from its 2004 alumni aimed at improving sanitation and supporting indigent students. The donation, which comprised 15 50-litre trash bins, was officially presented to the school by Mr. Ifeanyi Pius on behalf of the alumni. Receiving the items, the Director/Principal of GSS Kubwa, Dr. Anderson Kolawole Oseh, expressed heartfelt appreciation for the gesture. He described the donation as timely and impactful, noting that it would significantly enhance sanitation efforts within the school and foster a culture of…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu State, staged a grand reception to formally welcome the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general election, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga -a development the PDP State Chairman, Dr. Martins Chukwunweike, described as the end of opposition in the South-East state. This was even as the Council Chairman of Isi-Uzo, Barrister Obiora Obeagu, empahsised that Edeoga’s return had presented the LGA and the State a common front for development. The colourful homecoming, which held at Ikem, headquarters of Isi-Uzo LGA, was also marked by a…

By our reporter "Journalists have sought the Presidency’s reaction to the ruling last Tuesday by a Washington DC judge ordering the US FBI and DEA to release reports connected with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “Our response is as follows: “There is nothing new to be revealed. The report by Agent Moss of the FBI and the DEA report have been in the public space for more than 30 years. “The reports did not indict the Nigerian leader. The lawyers are examining the ruling.” This was the reaction of Nigeria's Presidency today, April 13, to the United States (US) District Court…

By our reporter The last has not been heard on the past personal details pertaining to the life of President Bola Tinubu. This is because a United States (US) District Court for the District of Columbia (DC) has ordered the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) to make public, information about the President. Recall that his past featured prominently during the campaign for the 2023 presidential election, in which Nigeria's electoral umpire declared Tinubu winner, as well as during the legal fireworks by opposition candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) who…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu Enugu Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has issued an electricity generation license to a firm, Tempo Power Solutions Ltd., for a five megawatt gas-fired power generation plant to be sited in the South-East Nigerian state. The cheery news is coming several months after Aba, the South-East commercial-industrial hub, in Abia state, got lit up by another firm, Geometric Power, which has reportedly been providing 24-hour uninterrupted power supply. The Enugu electricity generating plant, which would be first of its kind in use of modern technology, would serve commercial and residential concerns within Enugu metropolis, with a…

By our reporter Towards the 2027 general elections, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) stalwart, Buba Galadima, has revealed alleged plans to make immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) placeholder for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flagbearer in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, should the latter miss out on the PDP ticket. Galadima, a respected Northern elder, also wondered why Abubakar, popularly known as Atiku, would consent to team up with El-Rufai, whom, he claimed, dished out all sorts of derogatory statements against the former Vice President during the President Muhammadu Buhari era,…