Month: October 2018

By: Ali Musa Biu Facts are beggining to emerge ahead of the formal presentation of a running mate by the APC Governorship candidate in Borno State, Professor Babagana Zullum, on the reasons he settled for Umar Usman Kadafur, ahead of the incumbent Usman Mamman Durkwa. The caucus of the party after a cafeful review of…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has condemned the recent attacks on some journalists in the state by suspected political thugs. The party, however, appealed to journalists in the state not to boycott coverage of political activities as threatened by their union. The State Council of the Nigerian Union…

By Ikhili EBALU, Benin City A Benin City High Court II has adjourned to November 21, hearing in a case of alleged conspiracy to commit felony, fraudulent false accounting and stealing of about N21.7 million charges against an ex- Edo State Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) chairman, Dr. Emmanuel Ighodaro and three others. The other accused…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin The people of Asa and Ilorin West local government areas have thrown their weight behind the candidature of Alhaji Rasaq Lawal as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Asa/Ilorin West constituency. Leaders of the PDP in the two local government areas gave the assurance at separate stakeholders’…

By: Ali Musa Biu The battle for the Governorship of Borno may be decided in Biu, as both candidates of the leading political parties, the PDP and the ruling APC, narrow down their choices for the deputy governorship from the area. Biu, the largest Local Government after Maiduguri Metropolitan and Jere has become the darling…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has again warned his officers and men to guide against detaining or keeping any suspect in police custody beyond the specification of the law, which is forty eight hours. Any police officer involved in such illegal detention, he said, has breached the right…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin The presidential candidate of the MAJA party, Prof. Mercy Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has asked former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to step down for her. The female presidential aspirant said since her party and the PDP are members of the Coalition of United…

by Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has assured law abiding citizenry that the Command would not rest on its oars until all bad elements and political thugs in the state are cleared from the streets before the 2019 general elections in Nigeria so as to ensure a peaceful exercise. The state Commissioner…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin. Suspected political thugs, loyal to one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Kwara state, physically attacked a chief correspondent of the Daily Trust newspaper, Mrs. Romoke W. Ahmad, on Thursday in Ilorin over allegation of bad publicity against their principal. The incident, which reportedly happened at the APC…