Mercy Johnson’s husband, Henry Okojie, escapes assassination attempt

The member representing Esan North East/Esan South East Federal Constituency and Edo Central Coordinator for the APC Governorship Campaign, Prince Henry Okojie, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at his residence in the early hours of Friday. This development was confirmed in a statement posted on Facebook by Okojie’s media aide, Michael Ihaza. The attack, carried …

Why corrupt leaders should be behind bars, Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, lamented the high level of corruption among Nigerian politicians, advocating that such individuals should be imprisoned. Obasanjo, Nigeria’s first democratically elected Head of State, who served for eight years from 1999 to 2007, decried the criminal behaviour among certain political officeholders. “If you examine the people in government today …

President Tinubu meets former INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega

President Bola Tinubu received Prof. Attahiru Jega, the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday, September 19. According to the presidency, Jega had visited the villa to submit his report on the proposed ministry of livestock to the president. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s special adviser …