Author: Lawan

Just in: Oyo Govt Demolishes Building Linked to Adelabu Family Abduction The Oyo State Government has demolished a three-bedroom bungalow in the Lako Community along the Aiyegun–Anaye Road area of Ibadan, allegedly used as a hideout by kidnappers involved in the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, and her children. The demolition was carried out on Monday by officials of the Oyo State Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, accompanied by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, as part of ongoing efforts to curb kidnapping and other criminal activities in the State. The…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed concern over the continued rise in cooking gas prices across the country, warning that the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) reaching ₦2,000 per kilogram in some locations is worsening the hardship faced by millions of Nigerians. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, the rights group described the development as a reflection of weak market regulation and government inaction. HURIWA argued that cooking gas, which remains a basic household necessity, is gradually becoming unaffordable for ordinary Nigerians already battling high food prices, rising transport fares and…

•Says it’s 3-horse race among Tinubu, Atiku, Obi •Escalating insecurity my greatest fear for next year’s polls •INEC must use off-cycle guber polls to redeem image, make bold statement for 2027 The Labour Party (LP) candidate in last year’s Anambra State governorship election, Dr George Nnadubem Moghalu, has built an impressive career, spanning business entrepreneurship, public administration, and active politics, having spent many decades in public service and nation-building. Fielding questions from Sunday Sun in Abuja, Moghalu, while appraising the recently conducted party primaries across political parties ahead of next year’s general elections, described it as scandalous and embarrassing. A…

Abducted General, wife beg govt A week after they were kidnapped in Katsina State, the abductors of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, former military spokesman, and his wife, have released a video showing the couple pleading with the Kaduna State government and district heads to accept the demands of the kidnappers so as to facilitate their release. The former military spokesman and his wife were reportedly abducted along the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli Road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, near Zakin Baure village. In the four-minute video circulating on social media, the wife of the retired general appealed to…

2027: INEC data leak raises fresh fears •Stakeholders express outrage, want electoral body to punish perpetrators Nigeria is approaching 2027 at a dangerous crossroads. The threats ahead are not merely political; they are deeply technical and legal. At the centre of this storm is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), tasked with organising a massive national exercise while fighting a war on two fronts: protecting its data from hackers and defending its timetable from court orders. This leaves Nigerian democracy at a critical tipping point. The credibility of the 2027 polls will likely be decided long before election day, not…

…Your court case is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9th. We the tatafo/whistleblowers are monitoring faded-away actress Doris Ogala’s movements after alleging an innocent citizen of Grave offense without evidence. Doris Ogala will not escape justice if the adage that says ‘every day is for the thief but one day for the owner’ , as her case is currently before the honorable court of law; nonetheless, it is essential to note that allegations without evidence are against the Nigerian 1999 Constitution and can lead to punishment if found guilty. A comprehensive petition was submitted requesting that Doris Ogala provide evidence to…

Islamic preacher says world to end April 2027 A self-acclaimed Islamic preacher, Abdurrahman Bello Muhammad Kuso, on Friday, predicted that the world would come to an end on April 27, 2027. The preacher, who stormed the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, for a press conference, claimed that the end of the world would occur on Monday, April 27, 2027, adding that both lunar and solar eclipses would precede the event.According to him: “The world will end, specifically on Monday, April 27, 2027. By February 27, 2027, there will be an eclipse of the moon…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Remi Tinubu are allegedly preoccupied with politics amid worsening security challenges confronting the country. Atiku, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, noted while the country is still awaiting the safe return of schoolchildren and their teachers abducted in Oyo State, three weeks ago, the Federal Government appears more preoccupied with political activities than with the anguish of desperate families whose loved ones remain in captivity. According to him, while parents of the abducted children have endured sleepless nights since…

Bishop Francis Wale Oke is the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). In a recent interview with OLUSEYE OJO, he stated that Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, characterised by banditry and terrorism cannot be solved by cold statistics or routine military updates. Instead, he asserts that true resolution will only come when President Bola Tinubu views the gruesome murder, torture, or abduction of any citizen through the agonising lens of a grieving parent, treating every single victim not as a collateral casualty of statehood, but as the heartbreaking loss of the President’s own child.Speaking against the backdrop of heightened…

Since Friday, May 15, when armed bandits attacked three schools in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, there have been a series of threats, rumours and false alarm raised across Lagos and Ogun communities. The coordinated attack in Oyo State resulted in the abduction of 46 people including 39 pupils and seven teachers. Though there are reports that both the Federal Government and the Oyo State government are working very hard to rescue the 46 people that are still held hostage by bandits, rumours of similar attacks on schools across the South-West have…