Author: Alade Adisa

In a shocking revelation, a mysterious man whose name is yet to be identified had confessed to killing over 70 women for ritual purposes in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The number, according to the man who claimed he is now a pastor, is not part of the people he had been hired to kill and had eaten in his life. He revealed this on a popular socialist, Yinka Ayefele’s radio station, Fresh FM’s programme titled, “Opeyemi” in Ibadan on Saturday. According to him, the blood of the women was needed to renew his mystical power, and their bodies were eaten…

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen has discharged and acquitted a from his conviction of false assets declaration charges by the Code of Conduct Tribuna by The Court of Appeal in Abuja. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2019 removed Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria during the pendency of a charge against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The conviction of Onnoghen on April 18, 2019, and forfeiture of his bank accounts by the Umar Yakubu Danladi-led tribunal was struck down by the Appellate Court following the resolution of the issues that…

To counter the allegation that President Bola Tinubu’s administration favours the South-West regarding appointments in the security sector, the Presidency has publicly released hard facts on the situation. The president last week, named Major General Olufemi Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), to hold forth for the substantive COAS, General Tahoreed Lagbaja, who has been away from the country treating an undisclosed ailment. Oluyede hails from the southwest (Ekiti State) same as Lagbaja and Tinubu, who are from Osun and Lagos states, respectively. This tribal affinity has led to insinuations in some quarters that the President has perfected…

The world watches with bated breath as Americans vote for their next president in a general election that is underway across the nation. Widely perceived as the world’s most powerful nation, and leading democracy, it is unsurprising that all nations, states, organizations, and personalities, whether political, government, or private, will be monitoring the blow-by-blow, minute-by-minute goings-on in the election that could decide the fate of the whole world for the next four years.And, once polls close, depending on how close the contest is, it is possible a winner will not be projected for several hours, days, or even weeks. Here’s…

After facing a barrage of criticism from Nigerians over the non-disclosure of its petrol prices, and claims made by IPMAN, PETROAN, and other associations regarding the import and pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), Dangote Refinery has addressed the issues.In a statement released Sunday night and signed by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, Dangote Refinery noted that it followed the pricing benchmark by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), adding that it went lower in pricing for selling into ships.The company revealed that its PMS prices align with international standards, suggesting that any competitor claiming…

To further reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, a coalition of civil societies in Osun State, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has urged President Bola Tinubu and state governors to reduce their convoys.Arguing that reducing the number of convoys for only the ministers is not enough to reduce the cost of governance, the group also charged the president and governors with reducing travel expenses to help Nigerians through the present hardship.In a statement by its Executive Director, Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, the group said the President’s instruction to Ministers to reduce their convoys to three vehicles would not effectively reduce the…

The Presidency has ripped into the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, saying that the former Vice President would have plunged Nigeria into a worse economic situation if he had won the 2023 presidential election. The presidency in a statement in Abuja, titled, “Our initial response to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,” which was signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused Atiku of supervising what it described as a questionable privatisation programme. It said that the former vice president and his principal, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo ”demonstrated a total lack of…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to alleviating the suffering of Nigerians. The minister spoke on Sunday in Kaduna when he featured in a live phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Hausa Service, Kaduna, “Hannu Da Yawa.” Speaking on the hardship caused by the fuel subsidy removal, Idris said the subsidy was only benefiting a few people at the expense of all Nigerians. He assured that the economy would be stable, adding that no government would want backwardness in its administration. The minister emphasized that what…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that threaten national security. The suspects consist of 87 males and 26 females, primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators, made up of four males and 13 females. Disclosing this in Abuja on Sunday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the operation was conducted the the Police Zonal Command headquarters, Zone 7 led by AIG Benneth Igweh and the CP in charge NPF National Cybercrimes Centre, CP Ifeanyi Henry…