Popular social media investigative journalist, David Hundeyin has incurred the wrath of Nigerians on social media after he claimed in his recently released documentary that Late Chief M.K.O Abiola was connected to drug dealings, citing that as the reason the June 12, 1993 election was annulled. Hundeyin claimed that Ibrahim Babaginda, who was the Head of State at the time and expected to hand over to the democratically elected Abiola but didn’t, was the hero of the election. Hundeyin claimed to have contacted a professor who told him that the US prevailed on Babaginda to prevent the emergence of Abiola…
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The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. General Muhammad Fadah, has advised corps members to acquire vocational skills through the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme. Fadah advised the corps members to learn skills you will be able to become self-employed while addressing the 2022 Batch ‘C’ corps members deployed to Kano, Borno and Katsina states at the orientation camps in Kano and Katsina. In a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa said that the acquisition of vocational skills would helped them to fight unemployment in the country. He added that it will…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening returned to Abuja following a two-week medical trip to London, the United Kingdom (UK). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed his arrival in a tweet around 7:22pm. “President Muhammadu Buhari just landed in Abuja. Alhamdu Lillahi,” he tweeted. Buhari left Abuja on Sunday, October 31 for a routine medical check up after attending a security council meeting and a Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers in Owerri, Imo State. During his stay, he met with King Charles III for the first time since his accession.
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress has sounded a stern warning to all agents of disinformation and defamation against its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The council noted the campaign of calumny, disinformation and misinformation the oppositions have taken, stating that such is an evidence of their bankruptcy of ideas to victory at the polls. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity of the council, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday in Abuja. The statement comes on the heels of the fake news spread by Arise TV against Tinubu where the…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated N40 million to flood victims in Edo state. The former Lagos State governor also vowed that if elected he will bring a lasting solution to the perennial flooding that has bedevilled the country over the years Recall that floods displaced about 32,893 persons in Etsako Central, Etsako East and Esan Southeast Local Government Areas of Edo. The donated money was presented at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at Oghomere in Etsako Central Local Government Area by former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole on behalf of…
The former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole says that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi is to be blamed for the high unemployment in Nigeria. Oshiomole, who is the All Progressives Congres senatorial candidate for Edo North, made the assertion during the flag-off of his campaign in the Auchi area of the State over the weekend. The former Edo State Governor explained that Obi’s penchant for importation of foreign goods deprives the employable public in Nigeria of jobs that could make for a sustainable living for them. He said, “Obi owns the biggest…
Popular Television network, Arise TV has come under fire on social media for spreading fake news against the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday. In a live broadcast on the station, it announced an untrue information off a doctored press release, claiming it came from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which the body has come out to refute as fake. The fake press release which the station gave a broadcast to was titled: ‘CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF ORDER OF CRIMINAL FORFEITURE AGAINST APC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BOLA AHMED TINUBU IN THE UNITED STATES’ INEC, in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted reports claiming it is investigating the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu. A document with INEC’s letterhead which claimed that the commission was investigating a 1993 case in the United States involving Tinubu forfeiting some money to the US government, had surfaced, on Friday, on social media platforms. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye has, however, in a statement advised the public to disregard such information. “A press release purported to have been issued by the Commission has been trending online since yesterday Friday…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the display of preliminary voters register across the 245 wards in Lagos State for claims and objections. Making this known was its Public Affairs Officer in Lagos State, Mrs Adenike Oriowo. She said that the exercise was in line with the Electoral Law. Oriowo added that INEC officials would be available in each of the wards between 9.a.m. and 3.p.m. daily from Nov. 12 to Nov. 25 to take records. She said the display would hold at the wards from Nov. 12 to Nov. 18 and continue at INEC local government offices from…
Nigerian business billionaire, Femi Otedola has gifted his daughter, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy a country home worth £5 million I celebration of her 30th birthday. Otedola had on Friday in post on social media, commended for having achieved a lot at age 30. He wrote ”Happy 30th Birthday to my pink-haired angel, Papa is so proud of the woman you have become. You have achieved so much in these 30 years and May God Bless your next 30. Love You. F.Ote.” Cuppy was left in awe over the luxury gift from her father, as she shared…