The All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, replied the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his allegation that the ruling party was trying to take Kano State through the backdoor by declaring a state of emergency in the state. The APC described Kwankwaso’s comments as grossly insensitive, unwarranted and unacceptable. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement on Tuesday, said the party also considered Kwankwaso’s comments as disappointing for an individual of his standing. The ruling party noted that Kwankwaso’s comments were made with reference to the lingering Emirate tussle in Kano. It stated…
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Grammy-nominated Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has lamented that Burna Boy is erroneously being credited for records set by him and others in the Nigerian music industry. He recalled that Burna Boy was widely reported as the first artiste to play in Coachella in 2020 despite his (Kuti’s) performance at the festival in 2012. He also mentioned that before Burna Boy earned his first Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album with African Giant, his elder brother, Femi Kuti had received multiple nominations in the category. Speaking in a recent interview with The Public Republic, Kuti lamented that his album ‘Black…
A group of elders in Edo State, on Tuesday, condemned the “unwarranted barrage of insults and abuses” being directed at the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, by supporters of the Labour Party and its gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata. The elders belonging to the Edo Socio-Cultural Advancement and Good Governance Initiative, expressed shock and disappointment at what they described as a “childish, unwarranted and unacceptable behaviour” of some Labour Party supporters across various social media platforms. Recall that the 2023 presidential candidate of LP, Peter Obi and Akpata on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to the Oba’s…
An activist, Aisha Yesufu, says Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is more reliable than his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Lately, the face-off between Fubara and Wike, who is the incumbent Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has thrown the state into chaos. Some Local Government Chairmen, who are Wike’s loyalists and expected to vacate their offices on Monday following the expiration of their tenure, were reportedly attacked by some youths on Tuesday when they attempted to gain access to their offices Police operatives in Rivers State reportedly shot sporadically in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Tuesday . The council chairmen,…
… says ‘return to your former offices, risk consequences’ . Anyone attempting to arrest my supporters’ll confront me directly, Gov warns Wilfred Alabo-Jack, PortHarcourt Following the protests and violence rocking the 23 local government areas of Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, convened a high-level security council meeting with heads of security agencies. The security meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, was in response to escalating political tension in the state following the expiration of the tenure of the local government chairmen in the state. The closed-door session, it was learnt, dwelt on…
The English Premier League has released the fixtures for the 2024/2025 season, with Matchday 1 set to kick off on the weekend of August 17 and 18, 2024. Fans are counting down the days until the action begins. Premier League lovers and supporters across the globe are buzzing with excitement as the schedule promises thrilling matches and fierce competition from day one. PUNCH Online reports that EPL released the 380 matches fixture on Tuesday. The final round of games will be played on Sunday May 25, 2025. All matches will kick-off at the same time. Meanwhile, the 2024 summer transfer…
Wilfred Alabo-Jack, PortHarcourt Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Rivers State chapter, Allwell Ihunda, on Tuesday, escaped death narrowly as armed youths pursued him along Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Ihunda, who is also the outgoing Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, was on his way to the council secretariat with his aides and security details when the protesting youths accosted them. The former council boss was said to have alighted from his vehicle and attempted to make his way into his office but was stopped by a group of youths manning…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. According to the agency, cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of foodborne diseases that can lead to death. Food safety incidents are situations where there is a potential or confirmed health risk associated with food consumption. A food incident can happen, for example, due to accidents, inadequate controls, food fraud, or natural events. NAFDAC Director General Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye tasked all…
A soldier serving under the 14 Brigade Headquarters, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Barrack, Ohafia, Ohafia local government area of Abia State, attached to the 144 Battalion’s Forward Operation Base (FOB) located at Ngwa High School, Abayi, Osisioma local government area has committed suicide. The soldier, a senior non-commissioned soldier Command Sergeant Major (CSM) whose name was given as Vitalis, an indigene of Okpuala in Ngor-Okpuala in Imo State, shot himself in front of the FOB gate. The reason for the decision to take his life in front of the army camp has not been known at the time of filing the…
Wilfred Alabo-Jack, PortHarcourt Sporadic gunshots were heard at the Secretariat of Port Harcourt City Council, on Tuesday, as the police scared away protesting youths who had stormed the secretariat. The youths claimed they besieged the secretariat to stage a peaceful demonstration against the immediate past local government council chairmen for allegedly refusing to vacate office after expiration of their tenure. According to one of them, immediately the police sighted the protesting youths, they began to fire at them. “We are Ijaw youths; we are here on a peaceful demonstration against those whose tenure have expired but said they will not…