Parents and guardians are hurriedly withdrawing their children and wards from boarding schools in Abuja as fear of more terrorist attacks and abductions heightened in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. On Monday, the FCT closed the Federal Government College, Kwali, on the advice of Adamu Adamu, minister of education. A statement from the FCT Education…
Why Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Performance Enhancement Penis Injections
Cristiano Ronaldo, CR7, is not yet sure of which club he will play for next season as he has not joined Manchester United for preseason. ManU will be playing in the second tier Europa League, having come sixth in the last Premiership season, while Ronaldo, 37, wants to continue to compete at the level. While…
Fake Bishops Attend Shettima’s Unveiling in Abuja
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, confirmed Wednesday that people dressed like bishops who attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima, immediate past governor of Borno State, and serving senator representing Borno Central senatorial district, as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were fake. Rev. Joseph John Hayab, vice president of CAN…
The Grave Implications of Kuje Prison Break and Attack on Buhari’s Advance Team in Katsina
President Muhammadu Buhari presided over an emergency meeting of the National Security Council, NSC, Friday July 8 in the wake of the Kuje Correctional Centre attack and worsening insecurity across the country. In attendance were: Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; National Security Adviser, (NSA) Babagana Monguno, retired army general; the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor;…
Insecurity Worsens as Terrorists go for Nigeria’s Jugular
Over 1000 inmates of Kuje Correctional Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, escaped Tuesday night as terrorists stormed the facility late into the night. Those who live in the neighbourhood said the invaders used dynamites to destroy the heavily fortified facility, including the Central Terrorism Unit, CTU, freeing all the terrorists there. The invaders,…
ICIR at 10: African Media Urged to Look Inwards for Sustenance
The biggest challenge facing African media today is lack of adequate finance to fund their operations and hold power accountable to the people. Media Sustainability therefore appropriately took the centre stage as the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, marked its 10th anniversary at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Dayo Aiyetan,…
Bandits Demand ₦44 Million for 22 Farmers Kidnapped in Abuja
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…
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