The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has confirmed that he has been receiving life-threatening messages over his comment on banditry associated with illegal mining in Nigeria. He confirmed this during a visit to the explosion site in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Monday. The explosion rocked Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan last Tuesday, in which five were confirmed dead, 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries, and 58 houses damaged. Alake said since he commented on the involvement of powerful and highly placed Nigerians in illegal mining at the National Assembly, he has been receiving life-threatening messages. The minister…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has blamed politicians for creating tension and propaganda to gaslight kidnap cases in the capital city. He stated this in a now-deleted video shared by a platform – Symfoni News on its YouTube handle. However, an extraction of the video was shared on the X platform before it was deleted. “Some politicians are bent on making sure the government does not survive. And how do you do it? By creating unnecessary tension, carrying propaganda that something just happened here, they tell you it has happened 25 times. You must understand how…
Dear Brothers and Sisters within our Gafcon family, On behalf of the Gafcon Primates, it is my joy to announce the upcoming consecration of our General Secretary, the Reverend Canon Paul Donison, as a Bishop in our Lord’s one, holy, catholic and apostolic church on 4 February 2024 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kigali, Rwanda. At our November 2023 meeting in London, the Primates passed a resolution asking that Dean Donison be consecrated, as the role of General Secretary is episcopal in nature: guarding and expanding the mission and unity of the Church, and helping to convene the Councils of…
The management of Bayero University, Kano State has said there is no truth in a report of a security breach in the university. This was contained in a statement by the university’s Deputy Registrar, Public Affairs, Lamara Garba, a copy of which was made available on Tuesday. The statement partly read, “The attention of the management of Bayero University, Kano has been drawn to a fake alarm on security breach in the campus. “We wish to state unequivocally that there has never been a case of kidnapping in any of the campuses of the university whatsoever. For the avoidance of…
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has regained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9bn, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s richest billionaires released yesterday. A South African business mogul, Johann Rupert had displaced Dangote to the second position according to an earlier Forbes record. According to the real-time data, Dangote moved down to second place after his wealth decreased from $13.5bn in 2023 to $9.7bn as of January 4, 2024 — indicating a $3.8bn loss. Forbes stated that “the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past…
Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kunle Oluomo has been impeached. Oluomo has been enmeshed in allegations ranging from financial fraud to leadership tussle at the state assembly. His impeachment may not be unconnected to the many allegations against him. In his place, Hon Oludaisi Elemide has been appointed as the new speaker. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on September 6, 2022, arraigned Oluomo before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over an alleged N2.475bn money laundering. Oluomo was arraigned alongside three others: Oladapo Samuel, Adeyemo Taiwo, and Adeyanju Nimota Amoke (now at large)…
Elder Statesman and Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari set the country back five decades in his eight years in office. Clark said the Buhari administration failed abysmally, lacked direction, was full of insecurity and recorded economic collapse. The South-South leader made the statement in reaction to the launching of a book “Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015-2023)” written by Buhari’s former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The book was presented alongside five volumes of another book titled,…
A Nigerian man narrowly escapes being a victim of a crime he knew nothing about after an airport staff slipped drugs into his luggage to transport on his behalf. A video making the rounds on social media captured the drama that broke at an international airport between a passenger and an airport official. According to the passenger, the airport staff had slipped drugs in his luggage for him to help transport the contraband to his destination. When the passenger realized, all hell broke; causing an uproar at the airport while he confronted the staff who admitted to the crimes. The man expressed gratitude for escaping…
William Troost-Ekong’s second-half penalty gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, turning up the heat on the host country whose hopes of reaching the last 16 remain in the balance. Captain Troost-Ekong, of Greek club PAOK, converted from the spot 10 minutes into the second half at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium in Abidjan, after a foul on Victor Osimhen was picked up following a VAR check. The Super Eagles then held on in front of a frenzied crowd to claim their first win in Group A after beginning their AFCON bid…