Hon E J AGBONAYINMA,Ex-Edo lawmaker dumps APC
A former member of the House of Representatives, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, on Wednesday resigned from the All Progressives Congress in Edo State. Agbonayinma announced his resignation from the APC at a press briefing held in Benin City. Agbonayinma, who is seeking a return to the National Assembly, said he would soon announce the political party under […]
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on countries supplying arms to Iran
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned against supplying weapons to Iran, threatening immediate 50 percent US tariffs on any country that does so. “A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no […]
Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran agrees to reopen Hormuz Strait
United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran did not comply with his demands. On Tuesday evening, within hours of the planned attack, Trump took to his platform Truth Social to announce he had […]
Edo deputy governor’s mother dies at 95
The mother of Dennis Idahosa, the Edo State deputy governor, Madam Esther Idahosa, died on Wednesday at the age of 95. In a statement by Idahosa’s Chief Press Secretary, Friday Aghedo, he described the late Idahosa as a venerable matriarch who lived a long, fulfilled, and impactful life defined by unwavering faith, strength of character, and devotion […]
Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi Others Storm INEC, Protest Against Derecognition of Mark-led ADC
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi; and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso Wednesday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protest the derecognition of the Senator David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Other leaders of the opposition party that took […]
Nigerian Govt begins prosecution of 500 suspects implicated in terror attacks
The Federal Government on Tuesday, at the Abuja Federal High Court, opened the trial of 500 suspects implicated in series of terror attacks in the country. The suspects were alleged to have participated in attacks in the northern parts of the country where more than 2000 Nigerians have been killed and properties destroyed. Others were […]
INEC vs ADC: VDM reveals call from DSS over alleged plan to lead protest, unrest
Popular Nigerian Social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as Verydarkman, VDM has alleged that he received a call from the Department of State Services, DSS over a purported plan to stage a nationwide protest in respect of the face-off between the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and the African Democratic Congress, ADC. DAILY […]
ADC crisis: Nafiu Bala refusal to show up for scheduled meeting angers Kwankwaso
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed disappointment after waiting until dawn for Nafiu Bala, who failed to show up for a planned meeting. Kwankwaso described the development as a missed opportunity for “fatherly counsel”. In an interview with DCL Hausa, Kwankwaso said, “Yesterday, right up until dawn, I […]
ADC: Kachikwu-led faction announces plans for National Convention
The Dumebi Kachikwu-led faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has announced plans to convene a national convention and constitute an interim leadership to manage the party’s affairs. Spokesperson of the faction, Norman Obinna, disclosed this on Tuesday during a media briefing after what he described as an emergency National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, in […]
EFCC arraigns businessman over alleged N64m fraud in Anambra
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, has arraigned a 29-year-old businessman, Chizoba Emmanuel Dilo, before Justice S. N. Odili of the Enugu State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, over an alleged N64 million fraud. According to the EFCC, Dilo was docked on a two-count charge bordering on stealing, contrary […]
