Oladipo Abiola

6 days ago | naijanews.com | Oladipo Abiola

Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has criticized 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his position on the protests by some Nigerians against Goodluck Jonathan during his time as President of the country. According to Yesufu, it is wrong to have an allusion that there is no need to protest. She submitted that Peter Obi shouldn’t nurse the idea that people won’t protest against him if he eventually becomes the President of Nigeria, no matter how good he is.

6 days ago | naijanews.com | Oladipo Abiola

A factional Labour Party (LP) National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, has alleged that many obidients who served as party agents during the 2023 presidential election ran away with election results from their polling units. Arabambi alleged that the Obidients absconded with election results because the Labour Party could not afford to pay them ₦10,000 for their services.

6 days ago | naijanews.com | Oladipo Abiola

The technical subcommittee on the crude and refined product sales in Naira initiative has held a fresh meeting and promised to give necessary updates in due course. According to a statement on Friday by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Manga, the meeting was chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.

6 days ago | naijanews.com | Oladipo Abiola

The Vatican has announced that the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV will take place on Sunday, May 18. Naija News reports that the inauguration mass would take place at St Peter’s Square and several world and religious leaders are expected to be in attendance. Following the inauguration mass, Pope Leo will meet with journalists on Monday and with diplomats accredited to the Holy See the following Friday, the Vatican added.

6 days ago | naijanews.com | Oladipo Abiola

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has blamed foreigners for the recent waves of attacks and killings which ravaged communities in Plateau and Benue States. The DHQ said most of the attacks have been discovered to have been carried out by foreign herders who came into Nigeria through the country’s porous borders. This was made known during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye.