A 67-year-old blind grandpa, Aliyu Adebiyi and a leper, Haruna Abdullahi have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for alleged drug trafficking. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement, explained that, “Adebiyi was caught with 234kg of cannabis.” According to the statement, in Osun State, NDLEA officers on Friday took into custody a 67-year-old blind grandpa, Aliyu Adebiyi, in whose house they found 234kg of cannabis at Sokoto village, Owena Ijesa, Atakumosa East Local Government Area. The spokesman stated that a drug dealer kept the consignment with him for a fee…
Author: Victor Fola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has warned of the dangers that surround electing Atiku Abubakar as the president of the country in the 2023 election. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Media and Publicity Director, the former Vice President may be used against national interest. Onanuga said this in reaction to the demand made on Sunday by the campaign organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate. The PDP had urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the APC flagbearer, Bola Tinubu. Responding, the APC…
Ex-BBNaija housemate, Bamike Olawunmi, aka Bambam, has revealed that she was sexuallly abused by her nanny and raped. Bambam in a video on her Instagram page on Sunday said the abuse happened from the age of 2 till she was 8. The mother of two said that the experience affected her in so many ways as she couldn’t confide in her parents because the nanny threatened her. Calling on the authorities to have stricter laws and punishments for abusers, Bambam further stated that she was raped a few times by men she dated in the past. ”She used my fist…
Nigeria’s Pop star Ayodeji Balogun known as Wizkid has dissociated himself from a rumoured Peter Obi’s concert. Recall that graphic designs/posters claimed Wizkid will be performing at a campaign concert in Abuja have been circulating on social media especially Twitter and Instagram. But Wizkid’s manager, Sunday Are, in a terse post denied and threatened legal action against those using the singer to promote Peter Obi. Are said: “This is to inform the general public that this event is a scam, Wizkid and his management know nothing about this event and accordingly, he will not perform at the said event as…
The Labour Party continues to suffer damning setbacks to their electoral aspirations with the latest being the governorship candidate in Jigawa State, Comrade Abdullahi Tsoho, dumping the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Habibu Nuhu Kila, the Special Adviser to Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State, made this known in a statement on Friday. Comrade Abdullahi said he has come to realize that APC has all the qualities for championing the yearnings and aspirations of the electorate. It added that the former Labour Party gubernatorial candidate promised that he and his teeming supporters will ensure the victory of APC…
The Federal High Court’s decision disqualifying Tonye Cole, the All Progressives Congress candidate for governor of Rivers State, for violating the Electoral Act and suspected dual citizenship was overturned by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Friday. The APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission were also parties to the lawsuit that the Peoples Democratic Party filed at the High Court. The PDP was referred to as a “meddlesome invader” by the Court of Appeal. In a unanimous ruling, the three-person appeals panel ruled that the PDP lacked the legal standing to challenge the APC, its governorship candidate,…
Amitolu Shittu, the Field Commander of the Osun State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has resigned from his position in the security outfit. This was disclosed in a letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government dated 20th January 2023. In a copy of the letter received in Osogbo on Friday, Shittu, however, did not give reasons behind his resignation. Part of the letter read, “As a man of conscience and the eternal grace of Almighty Allah, I give thanks to God for giving me the strength to carry the responsibility of the agency from day…
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has told the Southwest governors to declare January 24 as public holiday, to enable the people collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Akeredolu made the advise during the Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) meeting which he presided on. He is also the Coordinator of the Presidential Campaign Council in the Southwest, and was joined by former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, among other bigwigs. The meeting, in a communique issued and signed by Governor Akeredolu and the Southwest Vice Chairman of the APC, who is also…
The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over a fresh corruption allegation levelled gainst him. Keyamo had on 16 January issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Conduct of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest the opposition leader. In a petition dated 16 January, Keyamo enjoined the anti-graft agencies to arrest the former vice president on offences of money laundering, breach of the code of…
The presidential campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan on Wednesday witnessed a low turnout of supporters in what was another demonstration of the rejection and resentment the PDP continues to face in the South West. Recall the party had its presidential campaign rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital but the rally ended up in shame as the convoy of the party got stoned by residents who demonstrated its aversion towards the party. The development adds to the long list of setbacks the presidential campaign of the PDP has been facing since its primary election that…