Author: Abdulrazaq Abdulmuizz Opeyemi

Revealing its plans, the Nigerian police force has declared it has plans to go after members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community in the country. Recall that former President Goodluck Jonathan had, in 2014, assented to a bill outlawing gay relationships and same-sex marriage. With the assent, anyone convicted of involvement in a gay relationship or entering into a same-sex marriage contract or civil union faces up to 14 years in jail. This is a plan revealed following a video on TikTok where eight persons publicly declared their membership of the community. The suspects, three women…

The 6th Brigade, Nigerian Army, deployed to Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, have neutralized three notorious bandits in the line of duty. This was highlighted in a statement given by Lt. Olabodunde Oni, The public relations officer of the brigade on Thursday. According to him, the engagement demonstrates the troops’ unwavering commitment to maintaining peace and security in Taraba. He said that the successful mission also resulted in the recovery of two AK-47 rifles, a motorcycle used by the criminals, and a cache of 40 rounds of 7.62 MM Special ammunition. The statement also said that the Commander…

The River Basin Development Authority (RBDA) has injected at least N198 billion into the Nigerian economy for agricultural development and irrigation, saying that it would sustain the commission for the wellbeing of the people. According to the managing director, the commission has captured N13 billion for irrigation development in 2024. He said that priority shall be given to irrigated agriculture, employment generation, adequate funding and water supply. The Managing Director, Mr Ma’amun Da’u Aliyu made the disclosure, in his keynote address during a three-day retreat for RBDA management staff to enhance service delivery in 2024. Quoting him: “The future of…

Governors Babagana Zulum of Borno state, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State have collectively advocated the consolidation of the achievements recorded by the immediate past administration in the areas of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and digital assets to address the challenges facing the country. Also, the former governor of Lagos State and current Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, has joined them in their campaign and stated that Nigeria should pay particular attention to artificial intelligence. The governors made the call at the unveiling and public presentation of the book written by the immediate past…

On Thursday 25th, January 2024, The Nigerian Customs Service(NCS) announced the seizure of 56.39 kg of cocaine valued at N2,368,380,000 and 955 kg of Colorado Indica valued at N1,911,400,000. Speaking at the Tin-Can Island Port, the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed that the seized weapons included five pistols, 445 rounds of live ammunition, and several empty pistol magazines. These substances, with a street value of N4.279 billion, were seized alongside various amounts of arms and ammunition from Canada and South Africa. The seized items include 65 packets of Colorado Indica weighing 32.5 kg, 17 packets of confirmed…

Nigerian singer Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omay Lay has reacted to fans calling his music “depressing” and tagging same as “Afro Depression.” In an interview with The Beat FM, London UK. He responded to this criticism by saying he doesn’t care about whatever tag his music is given as long as fans are enjoying it, adding he would never argue with the opinions of his fans. Quoting him Omah lay said : “I just make my music how I want to make my music. I try as much as possible to stay away from titles and everything the…

Lately, there has been a string of crimes generally on the rise in the Federal capital territory, Abuja. ranging from kidnapping, robbery and assaults on human lives and property. There are more voices urging the Federal government to declare a State-of-Emergency on basis of security to properly address these security breaches and issues. Amongst one of the sensational causes is the case of Najibah and her sisters, a whole family of sisters that were kidnapped in Abuja few weeks back and some other incidents and kidnapping cases. Amidst all these, Socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri, made this similar…