Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has spent about N2 billion on cars for his loyalists in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and state House of Assembly, SaharaReporters has learnt. A source close to the government informed SaharaReporters that Makinde purchased a 2020 Toyota Prado SUV worth N65 million for Alhaja Abosede Adedibu, wife of the…
Residents of Ayete said that a Fulani herdsman, Iskilu Wakil, was asked to leave the area because he did not buy the land he was occupying. This was said to have infuriated the herder. There is renewed tension in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State following the alleged takeover of two villages…
David Umahi was given a chance to govern the poorest state in southern Nigeria. But expanding his own pocket has been his priority from day one. overnor David Umahi has clutched onto his vast business interests just as firmly as his grip on political power, Peoples Gazette can report, in sheer disdain for extant code…
According to a new report published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), a global foreign-policy think tank, a significant percentage of the funds come from Nigeria.The report also found that at least 40 percent of governors — present and past — have sent their children to UK universities from 1999 till date, with only…
A Dutch court has ordered the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell to pay compensation over oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, a ruling which could pave the way for more cases against multinational oil firms. The Court of Appeal in The Hague on Friday ruled that the Nigerian arm of the British-Dutch company must issue payouts…
Sowore Omoyele is pro-Nigeria, he doesn’t want Nigeria to break but he’s bent on breaking the spin of oppression. You may hate him, but you can’t shy away from the fact that the activities of Omoyele has helped in safeguarding our civil space and keeping the youth woke. Because there’s a Buhari (tyrant) there must…
“I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I got out of prison many people hugged me, including my enemies, and that’s what I usually say to other people who say that whoever fights for liberation in their country is a terrorist. I tell you that I was also a terrorist yesterday, but today I…
Inside Nigeria, Villa is one micro state where the 8th wonder of the world has happened.The gunshot, exit orders within the first family, theft, power tussle are astonishments Hollywood is yet to thrill us with. No residential space in Nigeria explains how dramatic Nigeria is better than the State House, the magnificent structure that harbours…
At the Battle of Oṣogbo in 1840, the Ibadan Army defeated the Fulani, slaughtered them all the way to Offa, near Ilorin, present-day Kwara State, and captured their horses which they eventually used as food
At the Battle of Oṣogbo in 1840, the Ibadan Army defeated the Fulani, slaughtered them all the way to Offa, near Ilorin, present-day Kwara State, and captured their horses which they eventually used as food.