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By Miracle Ogunde The federal government has cleared the air on recent stampedes which has claimed lives of some people, stating that Tinubu’s administration is not responsible for the tragic incidents. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said similar occurrences were recorded during past administrations, and therefore should not linked to President…

By Miracle Ogunde Following the new deal between oil marketers and Dangote Refinery, the pump price of petrol will not be sold for N935 per litre starting from Monday. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, made the announcement through its National President, Alhaji Maigandi Garima, on Sunday in Abuja. While commending the Dangote…

By Miracle Ogunde Doyin Okupe, former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, has given reason for never criticizing Tinubu since he assumed power. Okupe who spoke on Sunday in Lagos, said that his few encounters with Tinubu revealed a patriotic and visionary politician, passionate about the country’s progress. He was reacting to a recent report which placed…

By Miracle Ogunde Doyin Okupe, a former Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, has revealed the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi may dump the party. Okupe also noted that the mass defections from the Labour Party were expected as elected members would not stay in a party where their…

By: Bayero Ade The Kwara State Police Command has initiated an investigation into the sudden death of a 35-year-old man, Jimoh Abdulquadri, who died in police custody in Ilorin on Friday, December 20, 2024. Jimoh, a native of the Balogun Fulani community in Erubu/Asunnara, Ilorin, was reportedly arrested on December 19 for allegedly owing N220,000…

By: Bayero Ade General Godwin Osagie Abbe, a prominent military officer and statesman who served as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence under the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has passed away at the age of 74. The retired Major General died on Saturday in Abuja after battling a prolonged illness. Born on January 10, 1949, Abbe’s…

By Miracle Ogunde The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has commiserated with the families of the stampede victims across in Ibadan, Abuja and Anambra, expressing hope that the situation in the country will be improved so that Nigerians will stop dying like chickens due to hunger and poverty. The student body warned the Tinubu-led…

By Miracle Ogunde The Nigeria Police Force has said that the claims in November 28 report by Amnesty International were false, misleading, and damaging to the image of the force. The police denied allegations of extrajudicial killings during the #EndBadGovernance Protests, demanding apology from the organization. In a statement by the Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa…

Segun Olowookere, the only child of his parents who was sentenced to death in Osun State for allegedly stealing a fowl, has claimed that he was arrested at the age of 17 and sentenced to death over the allegation of stealing a fowl he never committed. In an exclusive interview published by the Punch Newspaper…

By: Bayero Ade In response to the rising number of crowd-related incidents across the country, Ondo State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, has announced a series of new directives aimed at improving crowd management and ensuring public safety during events. The guidelines are designed to regulate public gatherings and protect the…