Tinubu not bothered about your plot, games – Presidency to Atiku, Obi

The presidency has said President Bola Tinubu is not bothered about the game the 2023 presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi are playing.

Tinubu’s Special Adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President was focused on fixing the country’s economy and not the game Atiku and Obi are playing.

Onanuga spoke against the backdrop of a possible merger between Atiku and Obi.

Last week, Obi had met with Atiku, former Senate President Bukola Saraki and a PDP chieftain, Sule Lamido.

Seven feared dead in Imo road crash

A trailer lost control and crushed three minibusses, leaving seven persons feared dead in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Saturday.

The truck hit about 20 persons at the Imo State University junction in Owerri after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The incident occurred around 7 pm on Saturday night.

Sources said the heavy-duty truck was driving against traffic and eventually rammed into three minibusses with nine passengers each including the drivers.

Why we won’t prosecute Diddy over assault video– LA District Attorney’s office

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has said it won’t prosecute embattled rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy, despite the recent emergence of video footage of him reportedly assaulting his former signee and estranged girlfriend, Cassie, in a Los Angeles hotel hallway.

In a statement, the office said “if the conduct depicted occurred in 2016, unfortunately we would be unable to charge as the conduct occurred beyond the timeline where a crime of assault can be prosecuted”.

The office added that the law enforcement hasn’t presented any case related to the attack depicted in the video against Diddy.

The LA Attorney’s office, however, urged victims and witnesses to present their reports to the law enforcement or seek support from the Bureau of Victims Services.

Rivers crisis: My one year in office better than their eight years – Fubara shades Wike

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his administration has recorded giant strides in infrastructure since assuming office one year ago.

Fubara said his administration has done better in the execution of projects than his predecessor, Nyesom Wike’s eight years.

The governor spoke in Ngo Town at the inauguration of the Andoni section of the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Unity Road project, in Andoni Local Government Area on Saturday.

He promised to ensure his administration carried out more infrastructural projects.

Lagos, Abuja not part of three most expensive states in Nigeria — NBS reveals

Kogi, Bauchi, and Oyo are Nigeria’s three most expensive states on a year-on-year basis after recording highest in its All Items Inflation.

However, on a month-on-month basis, Lagos, Ondo, and Edo are the most expensive states in Nigeria.

This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics’s latest April consumer price index and inflation report.

According to the report, Kogi state has 40.84 per cent of all items in inflation, Bauchi (39.91 per cent), and Oyo (38.37 per cent).

Jesus Christ is my lord – Usyk speaks after defeating Fury

Ukrainian boxing heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usky has described Jesus Christ as his lord.

Usky said Jesus Christ gave him a gift during his match with British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia.

Usyk defeated Fury following a split-decision.

Fury began well but was given a standing 10 count and saved by the bell after an Usyk onslaught in the ninth round.

Okonjo-Iweala disowns viral post claiming she’s wooing investors for Nigeria

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has disowned a WhatsApp message claiming she is wooing investors for Nigeria.

 

In the WhatsApp message, Okonjo-Iweala purportedly said she was bringing investors to the country using the president’s commendable policies as a bait.

 

“I am bringing investors to Nigeria using the president’s commendale policies as a bait. Is that too difficult to understand? President Tinubu’s reforms might be harsh now but they would birth a new and prosperous nation,” the post reads.

 

“I have lost count of residents, respected institutions and investors that have called to congratulate me on Nigeria eventually having focused leader since the reforms were rolled out.

 

How man mistakenly fell into Lagos lagoon -LASEMA

 The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has rescued a man who “mistakenly fell” into the lagoon.

 

Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA permanent secretary, told NAN that the agency received a distress call around 7am on Friday.

 

Oke-Osanyintolu said the man reportedly fell into the lagoon at Falomo bridge.

 

“Following the distress call, LASEMA activated the state’s emergency response plans with the swift arrival of LASEMA response team from Lekki zone at the incident scene at 8:02am,” NAN quoted him as saying.

 

2027: Atiku stepping down for Peter Obi’ll make Tinubu’s reelection easy – Lauretta Onochie

A former Media Aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, on Saturday prayed that former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar should step down for his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, in 2027.

 

Onochie said Atiku stepping down for Obi would make President Bola Tinubu’s reelection easier.

 

Posting on X, Onochie wrote: “Our Father and our God. Yes, it’s me, your son. I pray that Atiku steps down for Obi, so that 2027 would be an easy job for APC re-election

 

“You know I never ask you for anything because you are a responsible father who provides for me, always. Thank you for answered prayer.”

 

EFCC hands over recovered $22k from convicted scammer to FBI

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over $22,000 recovered from Hakeem Olanrewaju, a convicted internet fraudster, to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).

 

In a statement on Saturday, the EFCC said the money was handed over to the FBI in Lagos, as the victim, who was defrauded, lives in the US.

 

In August 2023, Nicholas Oweibo, the judge of the federal high court in Ikoyi, sentenced Olanrewaju to two years imprisonment for identity theft and impersonation.

 

The judge also ordered that the money recovered from him be restituted to his victim.

North-East governors decry absence of Nigerian Govt’s presence in region

 The North-East Governors’ Forum on Saturday lamented the Federal Government’s absence in the region.

 

It also lamented that the region has been neglected.

 

A communique issued by the governors during the Forum’s 10th meeting held in Bauchi State, signed by the NEGF Chairman, Prof Babagana Zulum, urged the Federal Government to prioritise the region to enhance its development.

 

According to the communique, “Forum reiterates its concern over the seeming neglect of the North-East in the allocation of Federal Government capital projects.”

 

Confusion as traders, soldiers clash at Banex Plaza in Abuja

 There was commotion on Saturday at the popular Banex Plaza phone market, located in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja, as soldiers and some traders clashed over the sale of a defective phone.

 

Daily Trust reports that a trader said that the soldiers were attacked after a disagreement with some persons in the market.

 

“I am not currently in the market but I called my boys at the shop and they told me there was a disagreement between some boy and soldiers,” the trader said.

 

The newspaper said it sighted a video of the incident where a group of young men were seen arguing with two soldiers.

 

The young men later broke into groups of three, attacking their targets fiercely.

 

A man seen in mufti was also attacked by the mob, but it is unclear if he is also a soldier.

 

In another video, traders were seen locking up their shops over fears of a reprisal attack by soldiers.

 

The military authorities have not commented on the incident at the time of filing this report.

 

However, another medium, PararallelFact reported that the spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the Commissioner of Police, Benett Igweh has deployed officers of the FCT Intelligence Response Team to the scene of the incident.

 

“The CP has deployed the Intelligence Response Team to the scene,” Adeh confirmed.

Please what’s going on around Banex Plaza, Abuja.

Why the attack on the soldiers? pic.twitter.com/gixxpZwMum

— Mo-Mo (@Morris_Monye) May 18, 2024

Portable arrested again days after release for assaulting police officer (VIDEO)

 

The police have once again arrested controversial singer, Portable after he allegedly assaulted an officer of the law.

 

Sule Lamido vowed to go into exile if Obi got 1m votes in 2023 polls-- Sam Amadi

Sam Amadi, former chairman of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says Sule Lamido once boasted that Peter Obi was not going to secure one million votes in the 2023 election.

 

Amadi said Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, vowed to go into exile if Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the election, secured up to a million votes.

 

Obi would go on to poll more than six million votes in the election.

 

The former NERC boss said Lamido made the remark during a strategy session for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election.

 

Rivers crisis: Wike, Fubara the same – Charly Boy

Maverick entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, on Friday said Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, are the same.

 

Charly Boy alleged that Wike picked Fubara as his successor in Rivers State so they can keep “chopping” the funds of the state.

 

Posting on X, the entertainer berated Nigerians who have chosen to support either of the duo amid the continued rift.

 

Wike and Fubara have been at each others neck over the political control in the state.