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Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to to clean up Nigeria now, as the country is in a mess. Buhari stated that Nigeria is in a ‘mess’ while receiving the new Executive Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, in Abuja, on Sunday April 10. Afenifere has since commended him for being honest while also berating him for letting the situation in the country get so bad. National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere Mr. Jare Ajayi, in a statement said:  “Reports from various parts of the country posted an unprecedented level of insecurity,…

Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President of Nigeria, has formally declared to run for President in 2023. Osinbajo made his declaration in a short broadcast shared on Twitter. He said: “I’m announcing that I’ll be running for Presidency under the All Progressives Congress, APC “If I’m given the opportunity, I’ll provide an opportunity for businesses to fly. “I’ll make sure the government agencies serve the businesses and also enhance our social investment and complete the task of lifting 100m Nigerians out of poverty. “I seek the support of every Nigerian to work together by the grace of God to achieve a greater…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has knocked Russian leadership over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, saying Ukraine will win and that Ukrainians are “the bravest people of the best country in the world.” Addressing his nation Sunday night, Zelenskyy who has led his country as it fought the Russian army for 6 weeks said; “We are coming to an end of another week,” Zelensky said in his speech, which he has given regularly during Russia’s attack on the country. “Our fight for freedom, for the state. Another week that Ukraine stayed alive, despite all the efforts of Russia to destroy…

Manchester United will not punish Cristiano Ronaldo following claims that he smashed an Everton fan’s phone. The Sun have reported that the club have accepted the Portuguese superstar’s apology on social media and are no longer investigating the incident. The former Real Madrid star was seen in footage knocking a phone out of a boy’s hand as he headed towards the tunnel after Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park on Saturday. Despite the club dropping their own investigations, Merseyside Police are looking into the incident after a mother claimed her autistic son was ‘assaulted’ and had his phone smashed by the 37-year-old. Sarah Kelly…

Unknown gunmen have killed the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Atakumosa East Central local government area of Osun State, Gbenga Ogbara. The politician was shot dead inside his sitting room in Igangan, his hometown at about 12am today April 11. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer, Osun State Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, said “The APC chairman was killed around 12am by some gunmen. Policemen have since been deployed to the area. Investigation is ongoing on the matter. The criminals will not escape justice.”

Suspected bandits invaded Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja and shot dead the chairman of the Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) of the council, Adamu Aliyu. It was gathered that Aliyu was shot dead alongside four others near Daku village in Dobi ward of the council. Secretary of MACBAN, Mohammed Usman, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Sunday April 10, said three persons were abducted, while three others who sustained gun shot wounds are receiving treatment at the University of Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada. He said the incident happened last Thursday, around 5 pm, when the…

Fresh FM, a radio station owned by popular musician Yinka Ayefele in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, was robbed on Sunday morning, April 10, by a three man gang. The Nation reported that the robbers stormed the station during a live broadcast and dispossessed staff on duty of laptops, phones and other personal effects. The incident occurred around 6:30am and it was also learnt that no one was hurt. One of the radio station’s staff, Kenny Ogunmiloro tweeted; Nowhere is safe again, not even radio stations are spared again in d porous level of insecurity in the country My radio station…

The federal government has said that the recent nationwide blackout was caused by the vandalisation of transmission power in the south-south region of the country. This is coming after the ministry of power said a detailed investigation into the recurring grid collapse was ongoing. Isa Sanusi, media spokesperson of the ministry of power in a statement released on Saturday April 9, said the recent grid collapse has been traced to Odukpani-Ikot Ekpene 330kV double circuit transmission line. The statement read; “Further to our earlier press release, we wish to apprise the general public that the immediate cause of national blackout (system…

Bobrisky has released a post stating that he is a woman and not a crossdresser, as House of Reps consider bill seeking to ban cross-dressing in Nigeria and jail offenders for 6 months The bill, read on the floor of the House on Tuesday, April 5, seeks to ban cross-dressing with the exemption of those using it for entertainment. If the proposed law is passed, cross-dressers will be sentenced to 6 months in prison. Reacting, Bobrisky took to Instagram to say that he has undergone multiple surgeries to change his sex and those surgeries can’t be reversed, hence he is…

The bodies of 132 civilians were found shot dead at a Russian war crime site in Ukraine, officials said today. The slain civilians were found in Makarov, a town in Kyiv Oblast and about 30 miles west of the capital. All died from bullet wounds, the town’s mayor said. About 40 per cent of the town has been destroyed before Ukrainian troops recaptured it from Russian occupation on March 22. Officials have been counting the dead ever since. Similar scenes have been found in the nearby town of Bucha, where more than 400 dead civilians were discovered. The majority had also been…