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The Social Democratic Party says it’s strengthening its grassroots base, just as it’s capitalising on growing dissatisfaction among Nigerians in the face of a biting economy. In this interview with EDWARD NNACHI, the Ebonyi State Chairman of SDP, Dr Kingsley Agbor, speaks on Nigeria’s 26 years of democracy, and his ...

The traditional ruler of Ifetuntun community in Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Taofeeq Osunmakinde, the Obawure of Ifetuntun, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, over alleged threats to destroy the community   The monarch also appealed to the IGP over incessant clashes ...

Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has condemned the recent mass killings in Benue State, describing the gruesome killings suspected armed herdsmen as a direct consequence of leadership failure in Nigeria. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Obi expressed heartbreak over the attacks, which claimed ...

A helicopter carrying seven passengers, the pilot included, has crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakh, leading to the death of all its occupants.   BBC reported that five passengers, one child, and one crew member were on board.   This happened barely three days after an India Air ...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate an urgent investigation into the unresolved and suspicious deaths of key figures associated with the June 12 pro-democracy struggle. He said this included Dele Giwa, Bola Ige, and Kudirat Abiola. DELE GIWA Soyinka made this appeal on ...

The Anambra State Government has expressed its preparedness to respond effectively to any flood related emergency by taking precautionary measures across the state to avert any disaster. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Felix Odimegwu, made this known in an interview with journalists in Awka, on Saturday, adding that the ministry ...

No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo on Saturday participated in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Federal Government Colleges. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the examination is conducted by the National Examinations Council. Speaking after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary ...

The Kebbi State Government has commenced the evacuation and clearance of drainage systems across sensitive areas of the state. The Commissioner for Urban Development, Hayatu Bawa, made this known on Friday in a statement issued to journalists in Birnin Kebbi. He explained that the exercise is part of ongoing efforts ...

The Anambra State Police Command has nabbed two suspects over alleged theft of two related minors at Okpuno-Oba, Idemili-South Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Ikenga said that on June 12, ...

The Executive Chairman of Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area, Musibau Asafa, is dead. Asafa was said to have died during a prolonged illness. His death, which has thrown the LCDA into mourning, was formally announced in a statement shared via Facebook on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Bodunrin Ayodele. ...