The Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, has demolished buildings linked to suspected cultists in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. Naija News reports that over twenty suspects were arrested during the operations, and four houses were demolished, including a building located on Egbiadokhai Street, behind Otaru Primary School in Auchi, owned by a wanted cultist known as Too-Believe. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Fred Itua, in a statement on Friday, disclosed that the mass demolition of properties followed a high-stakes operation led by the Chief Security Officer, Government…
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Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer has weighed in on some of the standout Premier League fixtures taking place this weekend, offering his predictions ahead of a packed Matchday 5 schedule. The Premier League action begins on Saturday with the Merseyside derby, as Liverpool host Everton at Anfield in the early kick-off. Later in the evening, Manchester United take on Chelsea in what is shaping up to be a crucial test for both sides. The weekend then rounds off with a heavyweight showdown between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates on Sunday. Speaking to BetFair, Shearer tipped Liverpool to…
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Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore as a dictator in a militocracy. He asserted that Sowore points accusatory fingers at others but has failed to practice what he preaches. Speaking via social media on Friday, the aide tackled Sowore for calling President Bola Tinubu a criminal. He insisted that Sowore cannot handle what he dishes out to others. Olayinka wrote, “People shouting Democracy up and down. He is the Party Chairman. “He is the Presidential Candidate.…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that a military general attempted to assassinate him during the 2019 general elections. Wike, who spoke during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, claimed that General Saham, a former General Officer Commanding the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, was instructed to eliminate him. “General Saham, former General Officer Commanding 6 Division, tried to kill me. Amaechi promised to make him the next Chief of Staff. General Saham ordered that I should be shot,” Wike alleged. The former Rivers State governor added that he deliberately avoided the office of…
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed that FIFA has opened an investigation into the eligibility of midfielder Teboho Mokoena during Bafana Bafana’s World Cup qualifier against Lesotho in March. SAFA Chief Executive Officer Lydia Monyepao revealed that FIFA formally contacted the association this week, raising questions about how Mokoena was allowed to play despite being suspended. The midfielder had accumulated two yellow cards prior to the match, making him ineligible for selection. “We have received communication from FIFA about the investigation they have launched in terms of the Lesotho match that Teboho Mokoena was fielded, we received it…
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that its congress to elect Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen, executive committee members, and one national delegate from each of the 18 LGAs will hold on Saturday, September 20, 2025. In a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Osa Nehikhare, the party said the exercise would commence simultaneously at all PDP local government secretariats across the state from 8 am. The announcement follows the successful conduct of ward congresses last week, where executives were elected into the party’s 192 wards. The…
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, returned to the state, touching down at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, amid excitement from his teeming supporters. Fubara’s aircraft landed at about midday, with jubilant chants erupting from the crowd of loyalists who had gathered at the airport hours earlier to welcome him back following President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of the emergency rule in Rivers State. On the ground to receive the governor were several of his supporters, including a former Commissioner for Information and Communications, Barr. Emma Okah, former Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, former Nigerian Ambassador to…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dan Ulasi, has called for fairness in the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that the South-East deserves the slot. Ulasi made this known on Friday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show. Naija News reports that the PDP stalwart said, although the party had zoned the presidency to the South, equity demands that it should be further micro-zoned to the South-East, which remains the only geopolitical zone in the South yet to produce a president since the return to democracy in 1999. “The party…
An 18-year-old teen, Imayen Ekanem has been arrested for allegedly posting a threat targeting a vigil for the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Naija News reports that the suspect, Imayen Ekanem, is facing a felony charge for making written threats of violence, including a possible mass shooting or act of terrorism. Authorities said the alleged threat appeared on Ekanem’s private Snapchat account after she finished a shift at Zaxby’s on Tyler’s Way. In the post, she allegedly referenced the vigil, warning that anyone attending “would be shot up.” Law enforcement was alerted to the post, leading to her arrest. Ekanem…
