Author: Alade Adisa

Recent gangland madness has turned Haiti streets into killing fields. Gang members carrying automatic rifles stormed through Pont-Sonde, in the agricultural region of Artibonite in western Haiti, killing at least 70 people and forcing over 6,000 to flee. The upheaval continued with more people severely injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, October 3. According to the U.N. migration agency, about 6,270 people had fled their homes due to the attacks. It said most of these are being sheltered by families living in nearby Saint-Marc and other towns, while others are staying in makeshift camps. Meanwhile, Gran…

Senior Hezbollah figure, Hashem Safieddine, who was seen as a possible successor to the slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has been missing since Friday after an Israeli air strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighbourhood, a Lebanese security source told Al Jazeera. Hezbollah sources said an intense search for the senior leader has yielded nothing, raising fears he might be dead. As the chairman of the armed group’s Executive Council, Safieddine is a very high-ranking member of the organization. He is a cousin of the late Nasrallah, the former secretary-general, said Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from Beirut. Jabbari said there was a…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in the newly-elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance officially inaugurated into office. After the electoral process, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) declared the APP victorious in 22 local government areas, while the Action Alliance secured one chairmanship seat. Governor Fubara, while addressing the new chairmen, congratulated them on their…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State will swear in the newly-elected council chairmen at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital at 4 pm. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo disclosed this on Sunday. The statement added that the newly-elected chairmen, along with one guest each, are expected to be seated by 3:30 pm. On Saturday, October 5, the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), declared 22 chairmanship candidates of the Action Peoples Party as winners of the local government elections in Port…

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that police and government officials were always present during his negotiations with bandits and terrorists. Gumi, a former military officer with the rank of captain in the Nigerian Army spoke in an interview with PUNCH. When he was asked why he has taken the matter of speaking to terrorists seriously, Gumi said, “I am in the eye of the storm, and I am a full-fledged Nigerian. I also have an interest in peace and tranquility. I cannot wait for the official narrative because I have been in the army and know how…

An appellate court in the United States has upheld the ruling of a lower court ordering a former World Boxing Champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., to pay a Nigerian company, Zinni Media Concept Limited N4.2 billion in damages over breach of contract and fraud. Disclosing the development, the company’s media executive, Alex Nwankwo said that the appellate court found merit in the ruling of a lower court, which found Mayweather guilty of breach of contract agreement. Mayweather in the agreement with Zinni Media Concept Limited was required to make different appearances in Africa, including one in Nigeria in June 2017 but…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 23 chairmanship seats in the local government elections conducted in Benue State. Announcing the results in Makurdi, the state capital on Sunday, the chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Richard Tombowua said APC also won all 276 councillorship seats in the election. Tombowua said the election was held in all the 5,102 polling units in the state, spread across 276 council wards in the 23 local governments. He said the results brought in by the 23 local government electoral officers show that APC won all the seats, which five…

Nigeria has officially commenced the sale of crude oil and refined petroleum products in the local currency, naira. The federal government, through the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, in a statement on Saturday, announced that in line with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directive, the sale of the products in naira commenced on October 1. Edun said, “Following a meeting of the Implementation Committee, Chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy to conduct a post-commencement review of the ‘Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Naira’ initiative, the…

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), the Catholic Church, and several other clerics have commended the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye for his apology over his teaching on the need for tithe payment, saying it is the right thing to do. The PFN noted that it was a good development given that Adeboye has a large following and the teaching did not conform to any bible verse. Former Vice Chairman of PFN, Bishop Abraham Olaleye, said, “Whether the apology is holistic or not, it is important to acknowledge the fact that he…

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has won his first award in the Turkish Super Lig less than two months after joining Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli. His goal against Kasımpaşa was impressive enough to be voted the Goal of the Week by beIN SPORTS, receiving a significant number of votes and securing 77.96 percent of the total. The Nigeria international scored two goals in the match that ended 3-3. The former Napoli player showcased his skill and decisiveness to volley home with his left foot after receiving a pass from former Napoli teammate Dries Marten to put his…