A Nairobi Traffic Court in Kenya has detained a drunk woman for falling asleep during court proceedings.

Sharon Oparanya had been arraigned before Magistrate Martha Nanzushi on Thursday morning, September 22, to answer to a charge of driving under the influence.

However, she slept off on the bench and started snoring loudly which made the Magistrate inquire from the orderlies about the person who was snoring in court.

"Wait wait! Why is she snoring in court, is that someone sleeping in my court? "the magistrate posed.

In reply, a court orderly said that Oparanya was drunk and that's why she was sleeping in court. Read Full Story Here

Allay fears of Islamisation over the Muslim-Muslim adopted by ruling the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday met with the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria.

Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, said his decision to pick former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate was not a threat to the Christian community.

Speaking at the meeting held in Abuja, Tinubu said he picked Shettima based on competence and not religious considerations.

Tinubu said: “How will Nigeria develop? How do we banish hunger? How do we improve the insecurity and how do we eliminate killing one another, and shedding the blood of innocent citizens, that is what we must take to the office and not our religion. Read full story here

President Muhammadu Buhari's government has threatened to withdraw the Certificate of Registration (CoR) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the alleged to submit the financial reports of its audited account.

The Federal Government on Thursday introduced a new twist to the rift between the two bodies.

The new twist came barely a day after the Court directed the ASUU to suspension of its seven months old strike.

Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported the National Industrial Court (NIC) ordered the ASUU to suspend the industrial action pending the determination of the matter referred to it by the Nigerian government through its Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.

The judge, Polycarp Hamman, gave the order on Wednesday, in a ruling on the federal government’s application for an interlocutory injunction against the ongoing ASUU strike.

The government said the court injunction ordering ASUU back to the classrooms would not affect negotiations with the union.

The government threatened to withdraw the union’s CoR because of its alleged failure to submit the financial reports of its audited account as required by law in the last five years.

It was learnt that the government, through the Registrar of Trade Unions, has issued a query to the union on why its CoR should not be withdrawn for running against the law. Read full story here

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he will expose the ill characters of the National leaders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday.

The Governor disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting with stakeholders of the party across the 319 wards of the state at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Port Harcourt.

Wike said he will use Media chat on Friday to expose the bad characters of the National leaders of the party priding themselves.

He said after the media chat it would be left for Nigerians to decide if such people were still worthy of the ovation being accorded to them.
Wike wondered how the PDP, which could not unite the party was promising to unify Nigeria.

The Governor also said his group will neither leave the PDP nor drop its demand in the party. Read full story here

FirstBank of Nigeria has suspended the usage of the Naira Mastercard, Naira Credit Card, our Virtual card, and Visa Prepaid Naira card for international transactions.

The bank said due to current market realities on foreign exchange, Naira Debit Cards will no longer be able to use.

This was revealed in an email sent to customers and seen by Newsflash Nigeria titled, “Review of cross-border limit on Naira Card.”

The bank also noted that foreign transactions can only be made with dollar cards with a $10,000 maximum. 

The Bank said, “Due to current market realities on foreign exchange, you will no longer be able to use the Naira Mastercard, Naira Credit Card, our Virtual card and Visa Prepaid Naira card for international transactions. This will take effect on 30 September 2022.” Read Full details here

Ekiti State NEXIT training officials have raked over N3.5 million from exited N-power Batch A and B volunteers, Newsflash Nigeria learnt.
On March 24, 2022, the Federal Government had flagged off the NEXIT/CBN Agri-Business Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme for exited N-Power beneficiaries Batches A and B.

About 75,600 out of 467,183 volunteers had participated in training in the first phase of the orientation programme and expected to lead up to a collection of loans of up to three million Naira from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) if they qualify.

Newsflash Nigeria gathered that all the 36 States and FCT are participating in the 5-day NEXIT training programme and a total of 75,600 participants are in this first batch of the training.

After the 5 days of training, the Federal government asked the volunteers to submit a business proposal to each state’s NEXIT portal.

During the NEXIT course of training, Newsflash Nigeria learnt that the N-power NEXIT was told not to pay any money to anyone irrespective of any conditions.

But in Ekiti State, two weeks after the volunteers submitted their business plan on the Ekiti NEXIT EDI to the website https://nexitekiti.com. The coordinator led by Isaac Adekunle Ojo asked the volunteers to pay N2,000 in order to resubmit the business proposal plan to CBN NEXIT Portal.

Mr Adekunle said the first business proposal plan that volunteers submitted to the NEXIT Ekiti website would be rejected if he uploaded it to the federal CBN NEXIT Portal.

He further explained that the volunteers should pay N2,000 in order to download a business plan template and the certificate of training.

Mr Adekunle asked exited N-power Batch A and B volunteers in Ekiti to visit https://easyplan.com.ng/ to prepare the business plan template and pay N2,000 to download the business plan. READ FULL STORY HERE

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has reportedly informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for president in 2023.
According to Peoples Gazette, Osinbajo met with President Buhari on New Year’s Day that he will run for president.

The online newspaper said Buhari did not make immediate commitments.

Mr Osinbajo’s move came when he met with Mr Buhari on New Year’s Day with the mindset that his ambition will see a gradual but consistent upswing if moored to honesty and uprightness from the beginning, according to three administration officials familiar with the development.

“The Vice-President did not want to go into the election year by hiding a plan which the president had probably already known about,” a national security aide told The Gazette on Monday night under anonymity because the parley was not approved for public consumption. READ FULL STORY HERE

An unidentified middle-aged man on Friday allegedly turned two students of Bashorun Ojoo High School, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital into tubers of yam.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday morning at the front of the Bashorun Ojoo High school.
Newsflash Nigeria learnt that the man dropped a certain amount of money on the ground which the children reportedly picked and turned into two tubers of yam.
It was gathered that the angry residents of Ashi, Bodija, and Akobo caught the man suspected to be a ritualist and set him ablaze. READ FULL STORY HERE
Watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjjlS1t-EIs

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has finally been relieved of his duties as Manchester United’s manager.

The English club broke the news in a statement via its Instagram page on Sunday morning.

“Ole will always be a legend at Manchester United and it is with regret that we have reached this difficult decision.

“While the past few weeks have been disappointing, they should not obscure all the work he has done over the past three years to rebuild the foundations for long-term success.

“Ole leaves with our sincerest thanks for his tireless efforts as Manager and our very best wishes for the future. READ FULL STORY HERE

Daniel Olugbenga Aluko known as Gbenga Aluko, a Senator who represents Ekiti South Senatorial District in Ist National Assembly has reportedly died.

According to the report, the lawmaker died on Saturday evening after he collapsed in his office in Abuja.

The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was rushed to a hospital where he eventually gave up the ghost.

An aide to the former lawmaker confirmed that Senator Aluko did not exhibit any symptoms of sickness prior to his death.

He was one of the Governorship Aspirants in the 2018 election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ekiti State. READ FULL STORY HERE

The residents of Ekiti State especially the towns of Aramroko Ekiti and Igede Ekiti have expressed angst over the deplorable state of roads across the state.

For the people in Ekiti State, travelling is not an enjoyable experience again as nearly all the federal and state roads are in a deplorable state, constituting grave danger, causing series of avoidable accidents, long hours on the road for short journeys and vulnerability to kidnaps as kidnappers now take advantage of the failed portions along these roads to pounce on travellers.

These worst roads that have been highlighted by people include the Aramoko- Igede road, Ado Ekiti-Akure road, Ado Ekiti-Ikare road, Ado-Aramoko-Itawure road, Ado-Ifaki–Ido Ekiti road, Ikere- Ise road, Ikere- Igbara Odo road and Ifaki–Oye Ekiti–Ikole–Omuo road.

Others are Omuo–Kabba road stretching to some local council areas in Kogi, Omuo-Oke road and Agbe–Ikare road which have been abandoned for years.

The condition of these roads, especially the Aramoko – Igede road, has been a source of worry to residents and travellers, who repeatedly witness tragic accidents and are forced to pay high fares because motorists claim they spend more money to maintain their vehicles due to the state of the roads. READ FULL STORY HERE

temitope27:
You are mad, that was never akure- ado road, thou the road is nt in good condition, it's only pothole nt that untarred mould

I was so surprised that types of these people are still on the earth.
For clarification, this place is located opposite Quarry Site, Samchase Nig LTD, at Itaogbolu, a few metres to Iju along Akure-Ikere-Ado highway.

Osinbajo landed in Akure Airport, boarded a chopper over deplorable Akure-Ikere-Ado road to attend Ekiti summit

The residents of Ondo and Ekiti States have lamented on Thursday after the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo failed to pass the Akure-Ikere-Ado highway to Ekiti State capital from Akure airport.

The residents had hoped that Osinbajo might pass through the highway to have a fill of the agonies they had been going through on a daily basis on the road which might facilitate the reconstruction of the road.

The Vice President who landed at the Akure Airport was seen to have boarded a standby chopper which conveyed him and some other top government officials to attend the Ekiti State Investment and Economic Summit in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.

With the chopper taking between 10 to 12 minutes to fly from Akure, the Ondo State capital to Ado-Ekiti, the Akure-Ikere-Ado highway takes about 30 minutes drive if the highway was in good condition.

With the bad state of the road, motorists and other road users had been spending about two hours or more on the road linking the two-state capitals.

Apart from Osinbajo, those prominent governments attended the Ekiti State Investment and Economic Summit and boarded chopper from Akure Airport includes; Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo Olu; Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki and Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai

Other includes the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo; British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Ben Liewellyn-Jones; Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mr Emeka Offor and Director-General of Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), Mr Seye Oyeleye. READ FULL STORY HERE

There was drama on a major busy road in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Sunday, October 10, when a young man suspected to be a “Yahoo Boy” ran mad in full public glare.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning at the Fajuyi area along the bank road in Ado Ekiti.

Newsflash Nigeria understands that the suspected Yahoo boy stripped himself naked and was making strange statements nobody could understand.

Eyewitnesses revealed that he had earlier parked his car by the roadside, emerged from the vehicle and removed his clothes one after the other. READ FULL STORY HERE

There is drama on Tuesday in Oyo town, Oyo State as a 100 years old Odan tree that reportedly fell on Monday evening and killed about four persons had risen up again within 24 hours.

The residents of the town were in awe when they allegedly discovered that an old tree had risen mysteriously.

Newsflash Nigeria had reported that four persons were feared killed, and another seriously injured when an ancient majestic ‘Odan’ tree fell during heavy rainfall in Saabo area of Oyo town in Oyo State.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the tree provided shelter for butchers, drivers, and commercial motorcycle operators at a popular foodstuff market in Oyo town.

Those affected were people who took shelter under the tree during the rainfall.

A female student of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, a woman with a baby strapped to her back and a boy she was holding were pulled out from under the tree.

According to Akeebu Alarape, chairman of Saabo market, the tree was said to be around for about 100 years.

Alarape said four different sawyers who were called to cut the tree did not succeed until a fifth was able to cut parts of it for a rescue operation to begin.

Akeem Ojo, head of operations, Amotekun, in Atiba local council development area (LCDA), said the incident occurred around 6 pm on Monday.

But the residents were surprised that the fallen tree whose branches had been hewn, mysteriously rose back on Tuesday.
Sources told our reporter that the Odan tree, which was uprooted by violent wind during a downpour on Monday, was back standing firmly rooted to the ground where it had been uprooted a day earlier. READ FULL STORY HERE

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday has confirmed Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad, who started primary education a year before he was born to the board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Muhammad, who is among those nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to the EFCC Board, but the Curriculum Vitae has shown that he started primary education a year before he was born.

Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that President Buhari had, in a letter dated September 17, 2021, asked the Senate to, in their usual expeditious manner, confirm his nominations to the positions of the Secretary and Board members of the EFCC, with Muhammad as one of them.

While presenting his committee’s report for consideration by the upper legislative chambers on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti Corruption and Financial Crimes, Kwari Sulieman said all the nominees met the necessary requirements to hold public office. READ FULL STORY HERE

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested Hafsat Ganduje, the wife of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State.
The anti-graft agency’s arrested the Kano first lady on Monday night over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son, Abdualzeez.

The arrest comes weeks after she failed to honour the anti-graft agency’s invitation.

Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that the wife of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Hafsat, had failed to report to the EFCC) on September 13, following an invitation by the anti-graft agency.

The wife of the governor was invited to answer questions from investigators working on allegations over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son. READ FULL STORY HERE

Nigerian soldiers have fled on Monday after clashing with unknown gunmen who were allegedly enforcing the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Enugu State.

According to the report, the gunmen were said to have intercepted the tricycle on Monday morning and burnt a tricycle at Amechi Road, beside Romchi filling station in Enugu.

It was gathered that soldiers who were called to calm the situation fled after a gun battle with the gunmen, SaharaReporters reports.

“The gunmen asked the rider why he refused to remain indoors. The owner and his passengers were unhurt. The Keke (commercial tricycle) was carrying passengers. They forced the occupants out, collected their phones, and set the Keke ablaze.

“When Nigerian soldiers came for the distress call, the gunmen engaged them and they fled. The army zoomed off from unknown gunmen around St. Paul’s Primary School, Achara Layout, Enugu,” READ FULL STORY HERE

Nigerian soldiers have reportedly brutalized no fewer than 10 residents of the Cross River community over rejecting Fulani herdsmen from their community after herders destroying their farmlands and crops.
Newsflash Nigeria gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday at Nde Community in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State.

A resident of the community who refused to be named said that the soldiers allegedly attacked, flogged and brutalised about 10 youths, leaving them severely injured for trying to evict Fulani herdsmen from the community for destroying their crops.

Another indigene of the community simply identified as Barnabas, that the soldiers came from 245 Recce Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Afi Barracks, Ikom Local Government Area.

“It is sad that we are no longer safe in our community. They attacked our youths for trying to defend the community. READ FULL STORY HERE

The Imo State Government has denied reports that the wife of the Governor of the state, Chioma Uzodinma, has been kidnapped.
In an interview with the Punch, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, described as false and baseless the reported abduction of Mrs Uzodinma.

Emelumba said that that the sponsors of the rumour are wicked and devils’ agents, adding that the rumour mongers are the ones wishing the state bad.

The commissioner said that those who do not wish the state well were the same people behind the abduction rumour.

Reacting to the abduction rumour of the governor’s wife, the commissioner said, “There is no truth in that. Those who are behind the rumour are wicked and are devil’s agents. They are the ones wishing the state bad.” READ FULL STORY HERE

Facebook-owned services, WhatsApp and Instagram, are down on Monday evening, leaving some three billion online users frustrated and unable to connect all over the world.

The social tools including Facebook’s own Messenger service were first reported as not being available from 04:25pm on Monday.

Users visiting the social platforms owned by Silicon Valley guru Mark Zuckerberg are confronted with error messages.

On Twitter, @WhatsApp wrote, “We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment.
“We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible.
“Thanks for your patience!” READ FULL DETAILS HERE

In the standing trail of Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi in the United States, the US court has issued a warrant of arrest for a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari.

According to a court document obtained by Peoples Gazette, Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down Kyari and produce him in the United States for his role in a multi-million dollar fraud perpetrated by Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi; and his co-conspirators.

Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that the court said Hushpuppi used Kyari to arrest and jail a co-conspirator, Chibuzo Vincent, after the latter threatened to expose a $1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman.

According to the indictment by the court, Hushpuppi allegedly conspired with five others – including Vincent – to defraud the businessperson (whose name was withheld) by claiming to be consultants and bankers who could facilitate a loan to finance the construction of a school in Qatar.

The document also said Hushpuppi worked with some of his partners in crime including 28-year-old Abdulrahman Juma from Kenya, and 40-year-old Chibuzo Vincent from Nigeria. Other are Yusuf Anifowoshe, 26; Rukayat Fashola, 28; and Bolatito Agbabiaka, 34. READ FULL STORY HERE

The Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it would go ahead with its scheduled congresses over the supreme court decision on Ondo gubernatorial poll, saying there is no cause for alarm.

Newsflash Nigeria had reported that on Wednesday, July 28, the apex court affirmed the election of Rotimi Akeredolu as Ondo state governor. Akeredolu won by a narrow-split decision of 4:3 in the seven-man panel of justices.

Eyitayo Jegede, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had queried the validity of Akeredolu’s nomination by the national caretaker committee of the APC headed by Mai Mala Buni, Yobe governor.

The judges ruling read by Justice Mary Odili noted that Buni’s position as a sitting Governor and also the national chairman of the APC is strange to the law and is a violation of both the party’s constitution and the 1999 constitution of Nigeria (as amended).
Odili argued that Buni as a sitting governor was wrong to have presided over the process that produced Akeredolu as the candidate of the APC.

Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, asked the party to sack Buni and anyone holding any executive position on the committee and immediately suspend the planned congresses.

Keyamo said the reason is to avoid legal battles since the competence of Buni to hold the position as chairman has been questioned by the supreme court.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the APC caretaker committee, said the Apex court’s verdict on Ondo gubernatorial poll has “no bearing on the CECPC’s status and its membership”.

“The clarification is against the backdrop of personal opinions being expressed by some individuals on the status of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and its capacity to conduct the Congresses,” Akpanudoedehe said.

“While it is not our intention to join issues with these commentators, the Supreme Court’s Wednesday judgement affirming the Election victory of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN had no bearing on the CECPC’s status and its membership. READ FULL STORY HERE

Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, the embattled Nigerian socialite, alleged that he bribed a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari, to arrest a co-fraudster, Chibuzo Vincent, the United States Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California revealed.

Newsflash Nigeria had reported that the Instagram personality, who is known for his luxury life, was arrested in the UAE in June 2020 alongside 11 of his associates over allegations bordering on hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft.

His extradition to the US had followed after the UAE police detailed his arrest in a special operation dubbed ‘Fox Hunt 2’ where he was accused of defrauding 1.9 million victims to the tune of N168 billion.

Hushpuppi was thereafter arraigned and detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago ahead of his trial.

The embattled Instagram celebrity had recently pleaded guilty to the money laundering charges against him, risking 20 years imprisonment.
But in a fresh development, US court officials said during interrogation, Hushpuppi disclosed that he bribed Kyari to arrest and jail one of his rivals in Nigeria after a dispute over a $1.1 million scam on Qatari businesspeople.

According to a statement by the US department of justice, Hushpuppi asked Kyari to jail Kelly Chibuzor Vincent, his colleague, after both were
locked in a dispute over how to share the $1.1 million loot received from the Qatari businessperson.

In the filings by the officials, Vincent was said to have contacted the victim and informed him that he was being scammed by Hushpuppi’s syndicate.

As stated in the documents, this enraged Hushpuppi who was said to have contacted Kyari to arrest and jail him.
Hushpuppi was also quoted as saying that Kyari allegedly sent photos of Vincent in jail and followed this up with a bank account number to which a wire transfer should be made for the successful arrest and detention of his co-fraudster.

The statement read: “Court documents outline a dispute among members of the conspiracy, which allegedly prompted Vincent to contact the victim and claim that Abbas and Juma were engaged in fraud. After this contact, Abbas allegedly arranged to have Vincent jailed in Nigeria by Abba Alhaji Kyari, 46, of Nigeria.

“According to the affidavit, Kyari is a highly decorated deputy commissioner of the Nigeria Police Force who is alleged to have arranged for Vincent to be arrested and jailed at Abbas’ behest, and then sent Abbas photographs of Vincent after his arrest. Kyari also allegedly sent Abbas bank account details for an account into which Abbas could deposit payment for Vincent’s arrest and imprisonment.” READ EXCLUSIVE STORY HERE

The judgment of the Supreme Court on the Ondo State governorship election based on the minority ruling is threatening the All Progressives Congress local and state congresses starting on Saturday.

Newsflash Nigeria recalls that though the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the APC and its candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu in a 4-3 judgment on Wednesday, the minority ruling read by Justice Mary Odili noted that Buni’s position as a sitting Governor and also the national chairman of the APC is strange to the law and is a violation of both the party’s constitution and the 1999 constitution of Nigeria (as amended).
Odili argued that Buni as a sitting governor was wrong to have presided over the process that produced Akeredolu as the candidate of the APC.

Our reporter gathered on Wednesday that although the APC was going ahead with the congresses, it feared that some members could challenge the exercises in court since the Supreme Court in its judgment had declared the chairmanship of Mai Mala Buni illegal.
It was learnt that apart from the disagreement over planned consensus arrangement, the Supreme Court judgment had worsened the party’s woes.

A member of the APC’s national caucus, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said although the party was going ahead with its congresses, members were worried and divided about the implications of the judgment.
The party chieftain explained that the judgment had “called to question the legality of the caretaker committee.

“We are dealing with a combustible issue. All the seven Supreme Court Justices agreed on the constitutional point that a sitting governor cannot hold the dual elective position of governor and party national chairman.
“Now, it was not only the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, that escaped being removed by the whiskers due to no fault of his, it was also our party.

“If the opposition had the presence of mind to join Mai Mala Buni as a party to the suit, we would all have been done for. Our aggrieved members and our opponents have surely learnt one or two things from this. READ FULL STORY HERE

Olasupo Ojo, one of the legal teams of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has attacked the South-West governors over their continued silence on the ordeal.

Ojo, the coordinating counsel of the agitator, warned the governors against opposing agitations for the Yoruba nation.
Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that the South-West Governors had appeared to be keeping mum on the arrest of Yoruba agitator, Sunday Igboho.

Igboho and his wife were arrested on Monday, July 19 in the Benin Republic at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou.
The secessionist is fighting against his extradition to Nigeria where he may face charges related to a treasonable felony.

Governors of the Yoruba region are yet to take a position on Igboho’s ordeal neither collectively nor in a personal capacity.
But Igboho’s lawyer speaking during a PUNCH Online programme, Roundtable, the lawyer said governors who failed to support self-determination would regret their action.

According to him, they were scared to make their positions known on Igboho’s arrest and detention. READ FULL STORY HERE

Armed men suspected to be robbers invaded the residences of two senior aides to President Muhammadu Buhari inside the precinct of the Presidential Villa, administration officials and security sources have told Peoples Gazette, raising fears that the rising insecurity across the country was drawing closer to the elite than previously estimated.

The incident on May 9 (yesterday) prompted Ibrahim Gambari and Abubakar Maikano, the chief of staff and admin officer, respectively, to abandon their residences, sources said.

“Their houses were robbed and the robbers packed money and other valuable assets from both houses,” an aide to the informed about the robbery told The Gazette.

It was not immediately clear whether or not valuable documents of state interest were carted away by the intruders, but The Gazette heard that the residences were thoroughly ransacked.

“The robbers took away as much as possible from both places,” a security officer that confirmed the incident said. “What is more unfortunate is that no one has been arrested.” READ FULL STORY HERE

As the race for 2023 presidential election gathers momentum the posters of Kolawole Abiola, son of notable industrialist, late Chief MKO Abiola, have flooded the social media on Tuesday.

The son of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 President Election, campaign poster flooded the internet where some believe that Kolawole Abiola belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The posters indicate that Mr Kola is seeking to contest for the country’s number one position come 2023.

The poster’s inscription reads the same heading, HOPE 2023, with late MKO Abiola’s poster in 1993. READ FULL STORY HERE

Ahead of the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, some delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have declared support for former deputy governor, Professor Kolapo Olusola, popularly known as Eleka.

The former deputy governor received a major boost as statutory delegates from Emure local government Area of the state, declared support for his aspiration.

At a meeting with Ayo Fayose on Sunday in Afao Ekiti, the home town of the former governor, the statutory delegates, numbering over 45, refused to bend to pleas and intimidation to rescind their decision on Eleka and switch to Bisi Kolawole.

A member of the delegation, who wishes to remain anonymous, said that about 45 statutory delegates from Emure Ekiti declared their supports for Eleka without looking back. READ FULL STORY HERE

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, on Wednesday, has finally spoken about the presidential ambition of the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in 2023.

Fayose said he has no interest in the 2023 presidential ambition of the former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu.

Fayose said he never met the former governor in the last three years and never talked with him on the phone once.

He further explained that he had not abandoned his ambition to be Nigeria’s president.

He said “the office of the president is a noble one and I will love to be the president of Nigeria if the opportunity permits.”

Fayose, who stated this on a PUNCH Live interview, expressed confidence that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, would produce Nigeria’s president in the 2023 general elections READ THE FULL STORY HERE

The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has urged Governor Kayode Fayemi to join the 2023 presidential race.

The monarchs said Governor Fayemi is well-qualified for the job.

The position of the monarchs was contained in a statement by Ajibade Olubunmi, special adviser on media to the chairperson of the State Council of Obas, in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday.

According to him, the traditional rulers took the decision at their statutory monthly meeting in Ado Ekiti, after listening to a four-man voluntary organisation known as ‘our belief project,’ led by Aloba Abejide.

“Towards this, the Obas said they would send a delegation at the appropriate time to prevail on him to contest for the position. READ THE FULL STORY HERE

The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has urged Governor Kayode Fayemi to join the 2023 presidential race.

The monarchs said Governor Fayemi is well-qualified for the job.

The position of the monarchs was contained in a statement by Ajibade Olubunmi, special adviser on media to the chairperson of the State Council of Obas, in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday.

According to him, the traditional rulers took the decision at their statutory monthly meeting in Ado Ekiti, after listening to a four-man voluntary organisation known as ‘our belief project,’ led by Aloba Abejide.

“Towards this, the Obas said they would send a delegation at the appropriate time to prevail on him to contest for the position. READ THE FULL STORY HERE