The bandits who, on Thursday June 23, abducted 22 farmers from their farms in Abuja, on Sunday, demanded ₦44 million ransom from the families of the victims. Ibrahim Barde, an engineer and spokesman of one of the families, confirmed to TELL that the kidnappers were asking for two million naira for each of the 22…
22 Farmers Kidnapped in Abuja
The rural community of Rafin Daji, Gurbe Ward, Abaji Local Government Area Council, Abuja, has been thrown into turmoil as terrorists kidnapped 22 farmers on Wednesday, June 22. They were said to be farming when the terrorists swooped on them. Ibrahim A. Barde, an engineer, and a family member of some of the victims, said…
Democracy Day: Buhari Promises Improved Security, Free, Fair Elections
President Muhammadu Buhari celebrated his seven years in office as Nigeria marked yet another Democracy Day on June 12, 2022. By the next Democracy Day on June 12, 2023, he will be handing over to his successor. He said it was “an occasion to celebrate freedom and unity of our Nation,” a day for Nigerians…
How Tinubu Triumphed Over APC intrigues
He is a cat with nine lives. The plots against him were deep and varied. A lot of people believed he was finished for daring the Presidency, the party and the cabal. But like a sphinx, the world watched Bola Ahmed Tinubu rise from the ashes of his multiple battles to clinch the presidential ticket…
APC Set for Special National Convention Amidst Super Intrigues
The choice of the presidential flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is heading for a photo finish. It is going down to the wire, and the fate of the 22 aspirants still in the race will certainly be decided by the ballot. The 2, 322 delegates, three each from the 774 local…
How Atiku Survived the Wike Scare
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, confirmed his staying power and knowledge of Nigeria politics by dusting 12 other gladiators to pick the coveted presidential ticket of the party. He spoke little, from a carefully prepared script that avoided volatile faultlines and emphasized national unity. He burrowed deep into the national…
Approaching PDP’s Night of Long Knives
Intra-Party Intrigues hot up as PDP presidential aspirants scheme to outdo one another. The die is cast. The opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, will elect their presidential candidate for the 2023 election today at the party convention in Abuja. David Mark, chairman of the convention organising committee, said Friday, “We are prepared for the exercise,…
Primaries: INEC’s Six-Day Extension Gives Advantage to APC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Friday extended the deadline for party primaries by six days, from 4 to 9 June. This gives considerable advantage to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for last minute manoeuvres in the selection of their presidential flag bearer. That, however, is provided…
The War in Ukraine will bring Economic downturn to Sub-Saharan Africa, Says IMF
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, says the war in Ukraine will lead to economic setback for sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, as it brings “a new shock and little room to manoeuvre.” The Fund had forecasted a promising regional recovery for sub-Saharan Africa with economic activities on the upside in 2021. However, the Ukraine war precipitated…
Osinbajo’s Declaration Complicates 2023 Race for APC Presidential Ticket [Video]
Sunday’s formal announcement of his ambition to succeed his boss, Muhammadu Buhari, has started to ruffle feathers and stir the spirit of what is likely to be an unhealthy and rancorous contest between the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and his supposed political benefactor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ex-governor of Lagos State, with the snide comment by…
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