Politics

Terrorism: I will emerge victorious – Nnamdi Kanu vows to defeat Buhari govt

Terrorism: I will emerge victorious – Nnamdi Kanu vows to defeat Buhari govt

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday expressed optimism that he would emerge victorious over the terrorism charges leveled against him by the Nigerian Government. Kanu expressed hope that his current trial at the Abuja Federal High Court would end soon. The pro-Biafra agitator is facing terrorism charges before Justice Binta Nyako-led Federal High Court in Abuja. The Nigerian Government leveled the charges against Kanu following his re-arrest and repatriation from Kenya. He was nabbed in Kenya over his agitation for the actualization of Biafra and Nigeria’s breakup by extension. However, the IPOB leader stated that his…
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Yoruba leader, Olufemi Adegoke is dead

Yoruba leader, Olufemi Adegoke is dead

The Chairman of pan-Yoruba intelligentsia group, Voice of Reason (VOR), Dr. Olufemi Adegoke is dead. The medical veteran hailed from Ondo Town in Ondo West Local Government Area. Adegoke was the father of a Nigerian-born member of the British Parliament, Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch. The lawmaker, a Conservative Party member, served in Boris Johnson’s government as Minister of State for Levelling Up Communities and Minister of State for Equalities. A statement on Friday by Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide described Adegoke as a man of unquestionable character. Director of Communication, Maxwell Adeleye said he was resolute and committed towards the decommissioning of…
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Ekiti 2022: Bamidele, others lied, all aspirants participated – APC’s Badaru

Ekiti 2022: Bamidele, others lied, all aspirants participated – APC’s Badaru

The Chairman of the Ekiti State Governorship Primary Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abubakar Badaru has revealed that all the governorship aspirants participated in the just concluded primary election in the state. Badaru insisted that media reports alleging that the exercise was boycotted were untrue. There had been reports that seven aspirants expected to participate in Thursday’s governorship primary election of the party, boycotted the race over allegations of fraud and manipulation of the process in favour of the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Biodun Oyebanji. Oyebanji who eventually won the primary election in Ekiti…
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