Some residents of Offa in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday staged another protest to counter the Monday protest against the invitation of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, by the police. The police on Sunday…
Day: June 8, 2018
2 more “Saraki good Boys” arrested – Police
Two more suspected armed robbers arrested in connection with the high-casualty attack on banks in Offa, kwara State, in April, have implicated Senate President Bukola Saraki in their confessional statements. Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer, said this in Abuja…
Enemy of Democracy: IGP drags Saraki, Senate to court
Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, dragged the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Senate before the Federal High Court in Abuja for declaring him an enemy of democracy. Specifically, the IGP, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/554/2018, prayed…
Boko Haram: U.S. to assist Nigeria with $102m
The U.S. Government has announced 102 million dollars (about 3.7 billion naira) in additional humanitarian assistance for Nigeria to address the sufferings of people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. The U.S. Department of State said the fund would be used…
Offa Bank Robbery: Police releases ‘Saraki Boy’
In the wake of the robbery of Offa Banks and consequent arrest of suspects, confessional statements taken by the Police, the five paraded suspects and eight others were said to have been operating under the name of Youth Liberation Movement…
4 Cultists Gunned Down In Ilorin
Four suspected cultists were reportedly killed, Monday night, in Ilorin during a gun battle between rival members of Aye and Eiye secret cult confraternities. The incident took place in Agbabiaka end of upper Gaa Akanbi in Ilorin, where the suspected…
What Happened To Mama Taraba?
I had to read the story twice to be sure that the minister had not overdosed on the remedial political treatment she received at the hands of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Did she…
Who Needs “Not Too Young To Run” Law?
Who truly thinks that anything is going to change in the political space now that we have the “Not Too Young To Run Act”? I don’t think so because in Nigeria the more things change, the more they remain the…
Offa bank robbery: Saraki sends Response to Police
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has announced that he has sent a response to a letter by Nigeria police on their investigation into the Offa bank robbery. He made this announcement on his Twitter handle @bukolasaraki on Thursday. “In line…
Czech Republic: Rohr sees positives from defeat
Nigeria’s coach, Gernot Rohr saw plenty of positives from his side’s 1-0 friendly defeat by the Czech Republic on Wednesday. He had promised that his players will deliver better performance against Croatia at the World Cup on 16 June. Despite…