Students and youths of Enugu State, the former capital of the eastern region, have called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed terror group IPOB. Speaking through one Prisca Okeke, the Chairperson of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Enugu State chapter, at a press conference attended by the student leadership of all tertiary institutions in the state, they described Nnamdi as their father adding that his detention has stirred discomfort. “The continuous detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a matter that stirs discomfort right at the heart of the Igbo nation. As Igbos, Mazi…
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A prominent supporter of Peter Obi on Twitter with the username ‘Ajebo Danny’ sparked controversy with his denigration of northern kids as ‘cows’ deserving of life-threatening disease in an incendiary post published earlier today on the microblogging site. He was reacting to a news report highlighting the risks of child malnutrition in Kano affecting over 1.5m children. In the controversial post, he said “The cows are already battling malnutrition? Thank you Jesus.” Ajebo Danny, like other Obi supporters, is notorious for such bigoted attacks against northerners and other non-Igbos in Nigeria. Throughout the election and immediately after the declaration of…
In a now-deleted tweet, a prominent supporter of Peter Obi, Mr Chude Franklin Nnamdi, has accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayoade Ariwoola, of being ‘notorious for corruption’. He provided no proof of the allegation besides the fact that the CJN is from the same region as the President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose victory in the February presidential contest is being challenged by Obi’s Labour Party and the PDP. Chude, in the tweet, said the judiciary cannot be trusted to handle the case fairly by implying that the shared ethnicity of the CJN and the President indicates…
A social media character simply identified as Oge has confessed that she was offered N200,000 by a supporter of Peter Obi of the Labour Party to smear and denigrate Nollywood actor, Eniola Badmus, as a professional pimp. She made the confession in Police custody after her arrest last weekend for criminal defamation. Eniola Badmus, who invited the Police, prominently backed the emergence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC in the last presidential election. Similar to other APC supporters, she was subjected to a torrent of abuse and other various acts of intimidation by supporters of the Labour Party.…
Supporters of Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, prompted mockery and criticism with claims that the ongoing construction of drainages in parts of the state constitutes evidence of his superior style of leadership. The dispute began when one of them published photos of an incomplete drainage construction work in an unknown part of the state with boastful claims that its “quality and thickness” is proof that “Alex means business.” He also threw jabs at residents of Anambra State with a statement that “Ndi Anambra cry me a river. Una wanted a professor, una got a professor and he’s professoring una well.…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State resumed on the dancefloor last weekend not minding the sober mood of the state following the devastation and loss of human lives caused by the flood recorded in the Ikire part of the state. As the flood victims waited in vain for promised state intervention and support, Governor Adeleke was several kilometres away in Lagos State where he attended weddings and other social events to fraternize joyfully with socialites, friends and associates. At one of the celebrations, specifically the wedding of Alhaji Lukman Adewale Yekini (aka Luyek) and Alhaja Alimat Shadiyat Asake, Governor Adeleke…
The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress is set to ratify the emergence of former Kano Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and Senator Ajibola Basiru as the next Chairman and National Secretary of the party, sources have confirmed. The duo will replace Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore who both last week resigned their positions in the party following damning allegations of non-transparent management of funds among other infractions. The choice of Ganduje and Basiru is said to have been endorsed by the governors of the party and the NEC will formally ratify at a meeting set to hold…
The people of Osun State, residents and indigenes alike, have lifted up their voices in one accord, groaning about the current governance of the state. The source of their agony and horrors can be linked to one man — state governor Ademola Adeleke. Known for being gifted with a pair of happy feet that can glide across any dance floor, it appears the governor’s feet are failing woefully in the task of leaving any remarkable footprints in the sands of time. Lucky to have been named governor of the state, despite his underwhelming capacity to function in that office, after…
Disgraced blogger, David Hundeyin, is getting no sympathy from Nigerians over his recent ordeal in Zimbabwe where he was detained for several hours after entering the country without a visa and on dodgy travel documents. While some queried his refugee status in Ghana, given that he is on a self-imposed exile, others have mocked his fashion choice, with sarcastic remarks about the hideousness of the heavily-embroidered traditional shirt he wore on the ill-fated trip. “Heading to Wakanda?” was the question asked by a Twitter user who accused David Hundeyin of lacking style and horribly missing the mark in his attempt…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) was forced to debunk reports of the resignation of Boloukuoromo Ugo after supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, began spreading reports of his purported protest exit from the court hearing the petitions of Obi against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Umar Sani, an avowed Obidient, claimed in a tweet that Ugo resigned his membership of the presidential election petition court owing to pressure from some quarters to compromise his judgement. He claimed that the justice authored a letter in which he lamented underhand efforts…