By Ayomide Otitoju President Donald Trump has announced that no U.S. officials will attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, citing unsubstantiated claims that white Afrikaners are being “killed and slaughtered” in the country. Trump, who earlier said Vice President JD Vance would represent the U.S. at the meeting later this month, reversed the…
By Atomide Otitoju Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has secured a second term in office after being declared the winner of the November 8 Anambra State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Announcing the results in the early hours of Sunday at the INEC headquarters in…
By Ayomide Otitoju The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end the worsening insecurity in Nigeria by giving security chiefs a 90-day ultimatum to eliminate terrorists or resign. Speaking after the November Holy Ghost Service of the church themed “The Eve…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and his wife, Dr. (Mrs.) Nonye Soludo, cast their votes on Saturday at the Ofuiyi Polling Unit 002 in Anambra State during the ongoing gubernatorial election. The couple arrived at the polling station in the early afternoon, underscoring their commitment to participatory democracy. According to the Governor’s Chief…
By Ayomide Otitoju Allegations implicating Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, in a purported $5 million bribery scheme to overturn a court order restraining Nestoil Limited and its affiliates from tampering with assets in a $1 billion debt recovery dispute have been described as baseless and intended to distract from…
By Ayomide Otitoju Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disassociated herself from a viral social media post falsely attributed to her that allegedly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of insecurity in Nigeria. On Saturday, Okonjo-Iweala, via her verified X (formerly Twitter) account, described the post as “fake and malicious” and…
By Ayomide Otitoju Anambra State Governor and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed confidence that his party will secure a decisive victory in the ongoing gubernatorial election. Casting his vote on Saturday at Polling Unit 002, Umuezeadigo Street, Isuofia, Aguata LGA, Soludo described the voting process as “seamless” and assured…
By Ayomide Otitoju Nicholas Ukachukwu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 2025 Anambra governorship election, has raised concerns over alleged vote buying and intimidation of his party agents during voting. Ukachukwu, who cast his ballot at Osumenyi Ward 2, Polling Unit 012, described the incidents as a threat to Nigeria’s democratic process. “If…
By Ayomide Otitoju Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled November 20 for judgment in the terrorism trial of the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The judge set the date on Friday after Kanu, who is representing himself, failed to open his defence within the six…
