The Presidency has likened the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to former US President and Republican candidate for the US 2024 election, Donald Trump. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, made the comparison in a post on X.com on Wednesday following the US presidential debate between Trump and Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. “Peter Obi is the Nigeria version of Donald Trump. Like Obi, Trump will use the most negative epithets imaginable to describe a country he wants to lead again just to make a point and…
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The Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has commiserated with his Borno State counterpart, Babagana Zulum, and the people of the state over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in the state. In a sympathy message to Zulum, Idris described the incident that cut across Borno State as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. In the message which was signed and made available by the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Abdullahi Zuru, on Wednesday, he consoled the governor to remain faithful and consider it an unavoidable act of God. “It’s with sympathetic feeling, that critical government institutions…
The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Victor Olaiya on Tuesday, led a Police team to commiserate with the family of the late Quoyum Ishola, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin, killed last Wednesday. Olaiya who represented the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, led a team to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late student at Alagbon in the Oke Andi area of Ilorin, Kwara state capital. According to a statement signed by Ejire-Adeyemi Toun DSP, Police Public Relations Officer, Kwara Command on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police and made available…
A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been accused of fatally stabbing her neighbour’s son, Faroul Azeez, during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online learnt that the incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to our correspondent on Wednesday. The 19-year-old suspect reportedly got into a fight with the 20-year-old victim, during which she allegedly grabbed a broken bottle and stabbed the victim in the neck, resulting in Azeez’s death. Attempts to rush the deceased to the hospital for medical attention were in vain,…
The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ondo governorship election, Festus Akingbaso has called on the people to eschew any forms of violence before, during, and after the election. Akingbaso, a member of the House of Representatives stated this while addressing the residents of the Idanre community in Idanre Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. He declared that the PDP would win the forthcoming governorship poll in Idanre and other local governments in the state but told them to shun all acts of violence. He said, “APC is threatening us that we are not…
Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq on Wednesday, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighbouring country on his first trip abroad since taking office. The three-day trip comes amid turmoil in the Middle East sparked by the war in Gaza, which has drawn in Iran-backed armed groups around the region and complicated Iraq’s relations with the United States. “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani welcomes the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian,” the Iraqi premier’s office said in a brief statement alongside a picture of the two men shaking hands on the tarmac…
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has admonished traditional rulers not to use their privileged positions to victimize their opponents and those who did not support them during the process of ascension to their ancestral throne. Fubara said the monarchs should rather see themselves as fathers and kings to all without prejudice. The governor urged the royal fathers to work with all sections of their subjects in their domains with fatherly hearts in order to promote peaceful coexistence, harmony and enduring development. He, therefore, urged them to discard feelings of animosity and resist the inclination to undo anybody for whatever…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna States during the morning hours on Wednesday in the northern region. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kano, Borno, Katsina, Adamawa, Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara, Kebbi and Jigawa States during afternoon and evening hours. “In the North Central region, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and Niger states during the morning hours. “Later in the day,…
Niger Delta youths have agreed to work with the newly Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Rivers State Command, Joachim Okafor, for the overall interest of the state and region. The youths came to the decision following a meeting between the national leadership of the South-South Youths Initiative and the new Commandant held on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. It would be recalled that the youths had called for the reinstatement of the former Commandant, Basil Igwebueze, based on his track record and quick response to security situation in the state. However, in a…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission has apprehended three bookshop owners in Rivers State over alleged involvement in book piracy. The Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the Port Harcourt metropolis. Babatunde stated that the commission confiscated suspected pirated books worth N3 million during the operation. He said that the suspects were currently undergoing investigation, and would be prosecuted after facts about their involvement in the act had been established. The NCC official said it was part of the commission’s mandate to protect and promote the rights of authors and other…