AAC
17 Dec
The Oyo State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and African Action Congress (AAC), yesterday, condemned the demolition of Agodi Spare Parts Market.
16 Sep
Elder statesman and former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr Yemi Farounbi, yesterday, flayed the Federal Government for detaining the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, upon arrival to Nigeria from the United States.
2 Aug
Mr. Udoh Oberaifo, the Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the Sept. 21, Governorship election in Edo, has promised to create over 300,000 jobs for Edo people if elected governor. Oberaifo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Friday in Benin, that the jobs would be created through a…
16 Apr 2024
The mutuallove lost between Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the immediatedeputy governor, Philip Shaibu, reached its feverish pitch on Monday, April 8, with the impeachment of Shaibu by the State House of Assembly.
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has decorated Aminu Sanusi with his new rank of Superintendent of Police. SP Sanusi, a dedicated police officer who has served in various police formations, including the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, is presently serving in the office of the NSA. The officer, with an impeccable…
22 mins ago
Troops on the frontline have eliminated top terrorist commanders, Mallam Umar, Abu Yazeed, Talha, and 70 others during clearance operations at Timbuktu Triangle. No fewer than 22 soldiers were slain by the terrorists. Defence Headquarters authorities urged the media to desist from publishing the names of the slain troops. Spokesman of Defence Media Operations (DMO),…
22 mins ago
Ange Postecoglou admitted he does not know if he will avoid the sack after Tottenham hit a new "low" with a dismal 2-1 defeat against struggling Leicester on Sunday. Postecoglou's side crashed to a sixth defeat from their last seven Premier League matches to increase the pressure on the under-fire Australian. Richarlison's 33rd-minute header gave…
30 mins ago
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Olayide Adelami, has urged residents of Owo to assist the police with critical information following recent clashes between rival cult groups that left five people dead. The violence, which occurred over the past fortnight in the ancient town, has prompted the state government to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew,…
33 mins ago
The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that there was an explosion of some suspected dynamites at Sabon-Pegi in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at around 7:30 am. The command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Minna, explained that the…
33 mins ago
Popular Nigerian socialite and nightlife entrepreneur, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has dismissed claims from a Kenyan woman alleging that he fathered her child. He described the entire saga as a deliberate attempt to destabilize his marriage. The controversy, which has been making headlines, surfaced when the woman, identified as Helen, accused…
39 mins ago
Gender specialists and advocates of women’s rights have called for a review of the National Gender Policy in Agriculture to address gaps in the policy, such as grassroots-driven climate action for rural women, among others. At an event organized by the International Centre for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD), in partnership with the Federal…
41 mins ago
Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted a young lady in Garo town, Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, after extorting a sum of N8 million from her family. The gunmen, numbering 10, were said to have invaded the sleeping community in Garo town in the early hours of Sunday, with sporadic gunshots. It was…
50 mins ago
The Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), Muhammed Abu Ibrahim, has said that the Fund has continued to spearhead transformative initiatives aimed at redefining agriculture in Nigeria by leading the development of agricultural sustainability and economic prosperity in line with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda. This was disclosed by Ibrahim at…
53 mins ago
Rising from a one-day gathering in Kaduna, participants at the annual House of Justice Summit have called on the federal government to go after the financiers of insecurity in the country. They also urged the government to ensure the protection of civilian informants who provide vital information to completely cripple terrorist activities in Nigeria.…