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The Ogun State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into a suspected cult-related clash that claimed the life of an as yet unidentified man in Abeokuta on Sunday. The incident, which occurred at around 2.45pm along Wasimi Ake Road between Centenary Hall and Lotus Bank, towards Ijemo Agbadu axis, was said to involve rival cult groups. In a statement …

The Kingsley Awodi Para Powerlifting Open Championship kicked off in Abuja on May 1 with over N5.4 million in prize money set to reward Nigeria’s strongest athletes. READ ALSO: Nigerian relay teams deliver value, records and qualifying success Organizers confirmed that 120 podium spots will be up for grabs across 20 weight classes, with the winners of each class taking …

By Ayo Kehinde Former presidential candidate of the Labor Party, Peter Obi, together with former Kano State governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Sunday held a closed-door meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Abuja residence of the party’s national leader, Seriake Dickson. The high-level political meeting, held at Dickson’s residence …

Zenith Labor Party (ZLP) candidate in the 2024 Ondo State governorship election, Abbas Mimiko, says he will support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Mimiko stated this while speaking to journalists in Akure on Sunday, stressing that Tinubu has recorded notable achievements which could secure him another term in office. The former ZLP governorship candidate described Tinubu’s removal of fuel …

Post views: 17 By Silvernews The South East Basketball Association (SEBA) will host a two-day regional tournament on May 15 and 16 at Ebonyi Mall, as part of efforts to deepen grassroots development and expand the game across the area. The competition, which starts at 8am each day, is expected to feature teams from Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra and …

The High Criminal Court of Cyprus, sitting in Nicosia, has sentenced a Nigerian student, Obasi Chimezirm Princewill, to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and recording the act without her consent. The court found the defendant guilty on all counts following a trial into the incident, which occurred between March 25 and the early hours of March …

Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti’s Coffin for Head of State wasn’t simply a song. It was a funeral procession disguised as music, an indictment brought to the saxophone, anger, memory and ancestral stubbornness. Published in 1981, he emerged from the wound of the 1977 military attack on the Kalakuta Republic and the subsequent death of his mother, Funmilayo …

*Holds a solidarity demonstration for the re-election of the Governor Ahead of the start of his campaign tour of local government areas scheduled for Monday, the people of Ikogosi Ekiti, hometown of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Saturday, held a solidarity rally where a donation of N25 million was made to his electoral council. Residents of the community, including members of …

BENUE Governor of the State, Rev. p. Hyacinth Alia, has moved to quell the growing political tensions within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, confirming that he has personally invited the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and other key stakeholders to a reconciliation meeting aimed at unifying the party ahead of the 2027 …

By Salihu Pirkusu, Maiduguri Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) of the Joint Task Force (North-East) have rescued 6 women among others abducted by suspected Bo]ko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Ngoshe village, Gwoza Local Government Area of ​​Borno State. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Joint Task Force, Media Information Headquarters, North Eastern Task Force for Operation HADIN KAI, said on Friday evening …