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Just In: Many Feared Injured As Two Akoko Communities Clash

Reports reaching The Precision NG says many have been feared injured as two communities in Akoko area of Ondo state fight over land. According to fillers from the communities, some hoodlums residing in Supare Akoko went to Gbose where the people of Oka Akoko are farming to destroy their Cocoa farms.

Order Herdsmen To Start Ranching Like You – Soyinka Tells Buhari

The Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to address the herdsmen to toe the path of ranching, else his silence would mean he is complicit in the ongoing crises. Soyinka was speaking with the BBC at the weekend when he gave the advice. The Nobel laureate wondered why...

Buhari To US: Your Decision To Back Okonjo-Iweala Is Appreciated

Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari has appreciated the US backing of ex finance minister and world bank chief, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of director general (DG) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Buhari in a letter of appreciation posted on his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon, said he looked forward to working with...

Alasoadura Mourns Late Iralepo Of Isinkan

The Minister  of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, says he received with great sadness, news of the passing of Iralepo of Isinkan community in Akure South Local Government, Oba Joseph Olu- Ojo The Minister in a statement by his Media Aide, Dayo Joe, described the death of the traditional ruler as...

Journalist Kidnapped At Abuja Home Released

Picture of Nnodim culled from Ripples Nigeria. Okechukwu Nnodim, who was kidnapped from his Kubwa-Abuja home on Thursday night, has been released. Nnodim regained his freedom on Saturday and has been reunited with his worried family. In a telephone chat with Punch, his employer, the journalist confirmed his...

Ondo Killing: Group Calls For End To Open Grazing

The Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association (OSACA) has called for an end to open grazing by Fulani herdsmen in the state. Gbenga Obaweya and Ayo Omogie, both chairman and secretary of the group in a statement jointly signed at the weekend, condemned the killing of a farmer in Ajowa Akoko community in the state.

US Gives Two Million Covid-19 Vaccines In A Day

The United States on Saturday gave out a record breaking two million coronavirus vaccinations in a single day. The Joe Biden administration had made a promise upon inauguration on January 20 to facilitate massive vaccination exercise. The new development means that the United States has seen progress on several fronts against...

APC Revalidation Exercise A Waste Of Time – Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says the ongoing revalidation exercise is a waste of time. Tinubu stated this in Lagos on Saturday after flagging off the exercise. While endorsing the position of the party’s former interim National Chairman, Bisi Akande on the Caretaker...

Donald Trump Returns To Social Media

Donald Trump dusted off his old Gab account for a social media comeback in the wake of his purge by Silicon Valley tech giants. In his first post to the site since 8 January, Trump uploaded his lawyer’s response to demands he testifies at his second impeachment hearing next week.

Confusion As Tinubu Writes Feb. 9 Instead Of 6 During APC Revalidation Exercise

In what seems like an oversight, the former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu on Saturday wrote February 9, 2021 as against February 6 as he filled his APC membership revalidation form in Ikeja, the states capital. Tinubu who is largely referred to as the National leader of the party was accompanied by the...
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