Author: Tunde Akingbondere
A mild drama played out at the Emir’s Palace in Bauchi on Friday, when the state’s Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, allegedly slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, during a heated altercation. The incident occurred during the turbaning of former Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, as Makama Babba 1 of Bauchi Emirate, which coincided with the wedding of his daughter, Khadija Mohammed. The high-profile event was attended by top political figures including Vice President Kashim Shettima and Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, among others. According to eyewitnesses, the clash ensued after the Foreign Minister reportedly made…
Edo State Police Command has revealed that it has rescued 10 University of Benin, UNIBEN, students earlier abducted by suspected kidnappers at Ofosu area along the Benin-Ore expressway. Citizen Rapporteur gathered that the students were in transit to Babcock University for Annual GYC Africa Conference when they were swooped on, kidnapped on April 16 at the community bordering Edo and Ondo States. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Moses Yamu made this known in a statement made available to newsmen. Yamu said the rescued students are eight males and two females. He said during the rescue operation, one of…
A farmer, Mr Abideen Olabiyi of Alalade compound, Ada in Osun State, has reportedly lost his life to a swarm of bees which left two others critically injured. The incident, Citizen Rapporteur gathered, happened on Friday, April 18, 2025 at the Olobe Farm, Igbajo. A police Situation report from the Otan Ayegbaju Division obtained on Saturday, confirmed the incident. The police report on the incident also involved two other persons who are currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital, they are: Mr Solomon Kingsley and Chief Olusegun Alalade all of Alalade compound Ada. The report emphasized that the victim had…
Umo Eno, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, has made his position with respect to his support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term ambition clear, saying it is intentional and not a betrayal of his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). On Tuesday, Eno, a PDP member, said Tinubu—who belongs to the All Progressives Congress (APC)—would complete his eight-year tenure as President. While addressing a rally in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area on Thursday, Eno said his decision is absolutely sincere and will be explained at the appropriate time. “Me, I don’t know how to speak from both sides of…
Leader of the Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for his giant strides in governance, stating that the President has exceeded his expectations since assuming office. The elder statesman, Fasoranti made the remark on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, to his residence in Akure, the Ondo State capital. According to a statement issued by the media aide to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, the 98-year-old elder statesman expressed satisfaction with the direction of the Tinubu administration and offered prayers for the President’s continued success. “I am…
Amid the crisis rocking Rivers State, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that his main intention was to outrightly remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and not that State of Emergency be declared in the State. He however hinged the emergency declaration on the timely intervention of the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike, while giving a condition for him to forgive Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his estranged political godson and successor, said he would let go of the wrongs Fubara has caused if he genuinely seeks forgiveness. He stated this during a media parley on Friday in Abuja. When…
Traditional rulers in Ondo State have assured that Nigerians will have no reason than to beg President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to contest the 2027 presidential election when they assess his performance. The monarchs made this open disclosure when the nation’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu visited them at their Obas’ Secretariat in Akure, as part of her two days visit to Ondo State. Mrs Tinubu had sought the backing of traditional rulers in Ondo State to end female genital mutilation, Hepatitis B, and other related sicknesses affecting women folks in the country. Mrs Tinubu flanked by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and…
A vehicle which is allegedly in the convoy of wife of the Nigerian president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has knocked down a seven years old girl identified as Saratu Lawal in Akure, Ondo State, Citizen Rapporteur has exclusively gathered. Mrs Tinubu landed in Akure on Thursday to unveil the South-West leg of the Renewed Hope Initiative to boost the well-being of women and girls across the country and distribute no fewer than 10,000 professional kits — comprising Crocs and scrubs — to nurses and midwives in the South-West region. An exclusive report by SaharaReporters says that a butter coloured hilux in…
In a major technological shift, the West African Examinations Council is ready to unveil its first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates. The council, in a statement, revealed how it is aimed at improving examination delivery and curbing malpractice. Addressing journalists during a press briefing held at the WAEC National Office in Yaba, Lagos, on Thursday, Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr. Amos Dangut, said the council was fully prepared for the conduct of the examination. He said WASSCE for school candidates, 2025, would be held from Thursday, April 24 to Friday, June…
Men armed to the teeth have launched a calculated attack on the family house of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in Obeiba-Ihima, Kogi State, in what appears to be a politically motivated incident. The dreaded assailants, while targeting the Senator herself, made a bold statement by reportedly vandalising windows in her late grandfather’s home before being repelled by a swift response from civil defence operatives and members of the local community. According to what Citizen Rapporteur gathered on Thursday, the gunmen besieged the property on Tuesday night, under the false assumption that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was inside the house at the time of…