Author: Citynews

“In life we meet to part, we part to meet, but parting is the sweetest sorrow.” Five years have vanished like a vapor, yet the echoes of his voice remain as vivid as a morning sunrise. June 5th marks the anniversary of the transition of a man who was not merely a global religious icon, but a father, a mentor, and a beacon of profound simplicity in a complex world. As I pen this, I find myself still navigating the shores of denial. How does one write a tribute to a man whose influence was as vast as the oceans,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties that any primary election conducted outside its May 30 deadline remains invalid unless a higher court rules otherwise. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, disclosed this in a chat with Punch. Haruna said parties must continue to comply with the Electoral Act 2026 pending the determination of INEC’s appeal before the Court of Appeal. The INEC commissioner said primaries conducted after the commission’s deadline would not be valid for now. Haruna said, “Obviously, for now, any primary held outside INEC’s May 30 deadline will…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, is owned by President Bola Tinubu. Okonkwo said this while fielding questions during an interview on Symfoni TV. He alleged that the party was registered when its national leader, Seriake Dickson, met with Tinubu. According to him, the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been trapped, accusing Rabi’u Kwankwaso of insincerity with Obi. “NDC is Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, political party. It’s now that Peter Obi is even more trapped. “Can’t you see? They were not to be registered…

Popular Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has claimed that he knows the politicians responsible for the kidnapping incidents in Oyo State. He also threatened to reveal their names and identities if such politicians don’t desist from their criminal actions. Igboho made the claim and submission on Wednesday while speaking with the new executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) led by Akinteye Bàbàtunde at his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan. The activist, who spoke in a video that has gone viral on the internet, also added that he can personally fight…

Protesting Nigerians on Thursday stormed the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, demanding the rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo state. The protesters, who converged in large numbers, were heard chanting, ‘Tinubu must go’, ‘Rescue them or resign’ and ‘Bring Nigerian children now.’ They were also heard telling the operatives of the Nigeria police that it was their fundamental right to stage the protest, asking them to cooperate. One of the protesters who was talking behind the camera told a man in his car, “Oga, Tinubu must go. You see what is happening today. You people…

Former Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Edem Duke, has dismissed suggestions that former President Goodluck Jonathan could be drawn into active partisan politics ahead of the 2027 general election, describing such moves as misguided. Speaking on Prime Time on Arise Television on Wednesday, Duke said Jonathan’s tenure as president remains one of the defining periods in Nigeria’s democratic history and argued that the former leader’s stature as a statesman should not be subjected to political calculations. He expressed concern over reports linking Jonathan to a possible return to frontline politics, saying individuals promoting the idea were attempting to use…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved a special compensation package for eligible Band A electricity customers affected by power supply shortfalls caused by grid generation constraints between February and March 2026. In a public notice issued on Thursday, the commission said the directive became necessary following significant generation shortages across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, which hindered Distribution Companies, DisCos, from delivering the committed service levels to some Band A customers. According to NERC, the shortfalls were largely caused by inadequate gas supply and the vandalism of critical gas and transmission infrastructure, factors beyond the direct control of…

Four terrorists convicted for the June 5, 2022 attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State, have been sentenced to death by hanging. An Abuja Federal High Court presided by  Justice Emeka Nwite delivered judgment in the case on Wednesday. Forty-three worshipers were killed in the attack. The four convict that will die by hanging are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, 25, Al Qasim Idris, 20, Jamiu Abdulmalik, 26, and Abdulhaleem Idris, 25. A fifth accused person, Momoh Otuho Abubakar, 47, was discharged and acquitted. Justice Emeka Nwite pronounced the four terrorists guilty on the entire nine counts of the charge and…

President Trump confirmed in an exclusive “Pod Force One” interview with The Post’s Miranda Devine that he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “f–king crazy” during a Monday phone call, but insisted they have “worked very well together.” “I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon,” Trump said. The attacks have imperiled US-Iran peace talks due to Tehran’s insistence that the Israeli targeting of Hezbollah cease before a deal is reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and then dismantle Iran’s nuclear program. “We’ve worked very well together. I like Bibi a lot. And I work…

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for declaring the 2023 presidential election result at 4 a.m. CityNews reports that Baba-Ahmed described the timing of the announcement as wrong and accused the electoral umpire of acting improperly. He spoke during an interview with Symfoni. The former LP vice-presidential candidate said Nigerians should not ignore the circumstances surrounding the declaration of the result. He stated, “I keep saying, and I sometimes I wonder, we Nigerians, why do we just take everything to pass? “How can an INEC chairman promise African leaders, including Nelson Mandela’s younger brother,…