No apology letter from British government over my detention ―Peter Obi

In a statement, Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has denied receiving any letter of apology from the British government over his detention by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London. Obi made the rebuttal through the Head, Media and Communications of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Diran Onifade. The statement […]

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Nigerian-Italian female volleyball star, Julia Ituma, 18, plunges to her death from 6th-floor hotel window

18-year-old Italian volleyball star of Nigerian origin has died after falling from the window of her hotel just hours after her team was knocked out of their Champions League semi-final clash. Julia Ituma was found dead on Thursday morning, April 13,  at her hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, following her team’s loss. According to Mail Online, […]

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Seven-storey building collapses in Banana Island, Lagos

A seven-storey building under construction has collapsed in the Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development confirmed Wednesday’s incident in a statement. It was also gathered that the incident occurred on First Avenue in the exclusive neighbourhood of some of the wealthiest Nigerians. Some […]

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Ex-gov Uzor Kalu holds open casket viewing for late ex-wife in US (Photos)

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, held an open casket viewing ceremony for his late wife, Ifeoma Ada Kalu, at McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, North Carolina, in the United States. The former Governor of Abia State, shared pictures from the open casket viewing via his Facebook account on Wednesday, April 12. Kalu wrote: “Ahead of tomorrow’s service […]

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Former Lagos deputy governor vows to renounce Nigerian citizenship before Tinubu’s inauguration

Former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, on Monday, said the process of renouncing her Nigerian citizenship following the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the President-elect was ongoing. Ojikutu, who disclosed this while addressing the press at her Lagos residence said it would be completed before May 29. She said, “Before the results […]

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Peter Obi detained, questioned at UK Airport over impersonator’s crime

In a statement on Wednesday, the head, Obi-Datti Media, Mr. Diran Onifade, has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, was detained, harassed and questioned by immigration officials in London, United Kingdom (UK), where he celebrated Easter. According to him, the LP presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential […]

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No power can remove Tinubu, those in court wasting their time ―Gov Umahi says

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has said no power can deprive the President-elect Bola Tinubu of his mandate. Mr Umahi made the assertion in Abakaliki on Tuesday while dedicating the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the state and across the country to God. According to him, those seeking to upturn the victories at […]

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Buhari jets out to Saudi Arabia

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday morning embarked on an eight-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to perform Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage. In the statement earlier released, titled: “President Buhari leaves for Saudi Arabia on an official visit,” Shehu said the President would be accompanied by his aides. […]

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Police officer who flogs, slaps man in Nigeria, his colleagues arrested, paraded

Nigeria Police Force has paraded the officer who assaulted a man in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria, alongside two of his colleagues. A video showing the officer slapping and flogging the yet-to-be-identified man, went viral a few days ago. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday, April 10, disclosed that […]

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Obi, LP’s prayers are not grantable, INEC tells Tribunal

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying the reliefs sought are not grantable. INEC, the 1st respondent, stated this in its reply filed on Monday night at the PEPC’s Secretariat by its […]

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Did I steal?, man asks as Nigerian police officer flogs and slaps him in brutality

A police officer was filmed assaulting a young man in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. In the viral video, the gun-totting officer is seen using a cane to flog the man. “Why are you flogging me? Did I steal?” the man asks the officer in pidgin English. The man then collects the cane from the officer who […]

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Kukah sends tough message to Buhari, Tinubu, Obidients, Supreme court in Easter

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has issued a powerful message to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the world celebrates Easter Sunday. The fiery cleric said, Nigeria’s most pressing need is not infrastructure, but rather, ensuring the safety and well-being of Nigerians. Bishop Kukah’s Easter message also extended to the […]

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Prof. Kila disagrees with Soyinka’s assertion over Datti and Obidients

Prof Anthony Kila, founder, Centre for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS), Lagos, has expressed disagreement with Prof Soyinka over his remark that Obidients are “most repulsive, off-putting concoctions” in the political arena. Prof Kila, in a statement made available to Sundiata Post on Saturday, said Soyinka was wrong to have described Obidients in such a way, […]

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After DSS arrest, UK-based Nigerian Pastor, wife flee Nigeria, say they will return soon to new Nigeria

Founder, Restoring Isaachers Generation (RIG), United Kingdom, Prophet Tomi Arayomi, has announced the relocation of his family out of the country, until a “better Nigeria.” Arayomi and his wife Tahmar, who are both British citizens, were on Friday arrested alongside their aide, Emmanuel Ezerika, by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikwe […]

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Former ICJ judge, Prince Bola Ajibola is dead

Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), former Attorney General of the Federation of Nigeria and former Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Hague, Netherlands, Prince Bola Ajibola SAN, is dead. He died at the age of 89. Ajibola, the founder of Crescent University, Abeokuta, died on Saturday midnight after a long-time […]

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Wike, Matawalle, Okowa, Umahi, Ganduje to get mansions, exotic cars as retirement benefits

Seventeen state governors will hand over to their successors on May 29, 2023 and retire into lives of luxury with generous benefits for their services to their respective states even amidst economic crises, mounting debts and unhappy and underpaid workers and pensioners. Governors Nyesom Wike, Ifeanyi Okowa, Udom Emmanuel, Abdullahi Ganduje, Badaru Abubakar, Bello Matawalle, […]

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To live and survive in Nigeria, one must belong to the cult ―Actor Yemi Solade writes, battles with depression

Veteran Nigerian actor, film producer and director, Mr. Yemi Solade, is of the opinion that to live and survive in Nigeria, one must belong to “the cult.” The veteran actor shared this thought on his Instagram page on Saturday morning, April 8. The actor also shared a post disclosing that he is depressed. He however […]

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DSS arrested UK-based Nigerian pastor, Tomi Arayomi

Apostle Tomi Arayomi, the founder of Restoring Isaachers Generation (RIG), his wife Tahmer, and their personal assistant, Emmanuel, were arrested Friday, April 7, by the DSS at the Lagos airport. Tobi Arayomi, the twin brother to Tomi Arayomi, made the announcement on Instagram and Twitter earlier on Friday. Speaking on the arrest, Tobi said, “Hello […]

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Suspected robbers trail, kill man, cart away his N10m in Ekiti

Palpable tension engulfed parts of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital after unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers killed a middle aged man simply identified as Mr. Olasunkanmi Joseph. According to Punch, the masked assailants were said to have caught up with the man in his car around the Irona area of the capital city […]

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