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WIKE’S PDP BLOC ALREADY EMBEDDED IN APC – PARTY CHIEFTAIN, UTAAN Engineer Conrad Terhide Utaan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship aspirant from Benue State, has raised concerns over the party’s future, warning that without bold steps to resolve internal disputes, the PDP may face total collapse. Speaking on the growing crisis within the party, Utaan urged PDP governors …

NIGERIA’S ECONOMY GROWS STRONGLY AMID HIGH INFLATION — WORLD BANK The World Bank has said that Nigeria’s economy recorded its fastest growth in about a decade in 2024, driven by a strong fourth quarter and an improved fiscal position. During a presentation on Monday, the bank’s lead economist for Nigeria, Alex Sienaert, said Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.6% year-on-year in …

BANDIT KINGPIN, BELLO TURJI, ORDERS 5,000 RESIDENTS TO FLEE SOKOTO COMMUNITIES Bandit leader, Bello Turji, has ordered 5,000 residents from more than a dozen rural communities in Sokoto State to flee their homes. This was confirmed by a lawmaker, Habibu Halilu Modachi, and residents who spoke to AFP on Monday. “Between Saturday and Sunday, over 5,000 people have been forced …

COURT HEARS NATASHA AKPOTI-AKPABIO DISPUTE TODAY A Federal High Court in Abuja will today proceed with hearing contempt allegations brought against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, concerning a purported violation of a court directive via social media. Presiding Judge Binta Nyako confirmed the hearing would take place at 12 pm and indicated that both contempt applications — …

PROFESSOR JAILED FOR ELECTORAL FRAUD, STILL NOT IN PRISON DESPITE APPEAL COURT UPHOLDING THREE-YEAR SENTENCE Professor Peter Ogban, a former Returning Officer with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), remains free despite a three-year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal in April. Ogban, convicted of electoral fraud during the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial election, has not been …

CONFUSION IN FUBARA’S CAMP OVER COMMENT ON RETURNING AS GOVERNOR Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sparked confusion within his political camp following a recent comment about his reluctance to return to the Government House in Port Harcourt. Fubara, who was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 18, 2025, following a state of emergency declaration due to …

EX-GOVERNOR SLUMPS, DIES WHILE PLAYING LAWN TENNIS Former Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, Captain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (rtd), is dead. Olubolade, who was also Minister of Special Duties, Minister of State, FCT and Minister of Police Affairs, reportedly slumped on Sunday and died afterwards.He celebrated his 70th birthday on November 30, 2024. According to a statement by his first daughter, …

ASUU ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT The Academic Staff Union of Universities has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna, as its next president. Piwuna, who is also the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Victor Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, …

FUBARA CAME WITH TWO APC GOVERNORS TO BEG ME – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has confirmed that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara begged him for reconciliation. Wike said Fubara visited him with two governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to seek reconciliation. He disclosed this during a press briefing …

I’M BUILDING PDP, NOT TEARING IT APART, -: WIKE, SAYS PARTY CANNOT GIVE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET TO NORTH Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has dismissed accusations that he is tearing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, apart. Wike said he was rather building the party. He warned that if PDP’s leadership fails to adhere to the party’s constitution, …