Southwest PDP national vice chairman, Adagunodo is dead

The Southwest zonal Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Vice Chairman, Mr. Olasoji Adagunodo is dead. He died on Tuesday evening at the age of 62. Close sources to Adagunodo, revealed that the politician travelled to the United States (US) shortly after the general elections for a routine medical checkup but he did not come back. […]

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Oduduwa Nation agitators amassing weapons to disrupt elections in Southwest —IGP Usman Baba claims

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has warned that some separatist agitators under the aegis of Oduduwa Nation are amassing weapons in an attempt to disrupt the February 25 and March 11 general elections in the Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The IGP disclosed this during a meeting with strategic police managers at […]

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PDP may have zoned its national chair’s slot to Southwest

A leaked working document prepared by the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 44-member National Convention Committee on Zoning may have recommended to zone its national chairmanship position to the Southwest, according to Punch. Reports say that the committee recommended that the position of secretary should go to the North. The committee which is being chaired by […]

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Kidnap victims in Southwest paid N3bn in two years, over 200 lost their lives —Gani Adams

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Thursday claimed that not less than N3bn was paid as ransom to rescue about 400 people kidnapped in the Southwest in a period of two years. Adams also lamented that over 200 persons were killed in the Southwest region by the kidnappers within the years under review. […]

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Afenifere asks killer herdsmen to leave Southwest immediately or face hostility

Pan-Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere has ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to leave Southwest now or face serious confrontation. The organisation stated that about 30,000 people were killed due to activities of killer herdsmen between 2015 and 2019. At a news conference on Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, one of the leaders of Afenifere, Chief Ayo […]

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