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ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, RECEIVES FORMER LP GUBER CANDIDATE, CHIJIOKE EDEOGA, IN GOVT HOUSE Former Enugu State Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2023 general election, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, has pledged his full commitment to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following his return to the party. During a courtesy visit to Governor Peter Mbah at the Government House in Enugu …

NAMIBIA SQUARES UP AGAINST TRUMP, ENDS VISA-FREE ENTRY FOR US TRAVELLERS As from yesterday, April 1st, the Namibian government will require every United States citizen coming into Namibia to be in possession of a visa. Any US citizen caught in Namibia without a fully approved visa will be declared an “ÎLLÊGÅL ALÎËN” and treated exactly the same way Donald Trump …

ANOTHER NATASHA WITH MUSIC STAR, 2BABA IDUBIA, AT EDO ELECTION TRIBUNAL Music star 2baba Idibia has appeared at the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja with new partner, Natasha Osawaru, a member of Edo State House of Assembly. Natasha represents Egor Constituency in the Edo House of Assembly and serves as the Deputy Majority Leader. Their relationship has …

FULL LIST: 11 NEW NNPC LIMITED BOARD MEMBERS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Malam Mele Kyari. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, indicated that the President removed all …

EDO GUBER PETITION: APC’S OKPEBHOLO WINS ROUND ONE Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have won round one in the series of petitions challenging their declaration as winners of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State. A petition instituted against them by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Rufai Omoaje was thrown out by …

NATASHA: A DESPERATE POLITICIAN WHO BUILT HER POLITICAL CAREER ON FALSEHOODS – KOGI GOVT “The attention of the Kogi State Government has been drawn to the reckless, malicious and utterly false allegations made by the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan in her verified Facebook page, in which she claims that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, and the …

UK COUNCIL PROBES 1,955 NIGERIAN NURSES OVER EXAM FRAUD The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom has indicted 1,238 Nigerian nurses and midwives in the widely spread exam fraud concerns at Yunnik test centre in Ibadan, Oyo State. The NMC also said 717 Nigerian nurses and midwives are being probed for the exam fraud at the Ibadan centre. …

I WON’T ENGAGE IN ARGUMENT WITH NATASHA OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL HER – AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio has responded to fresh allegations made against him by Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The senator claimed on Tuesday that Akpabio instructed former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to kill her. She also accused the current governor, Usman Ododo, of being …

TAKE-IT-BACK MOVEMENT PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTEST OVER EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS STATE Organisers of the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest, the Take-It-Back movement, have announced plans to stage a demonstration against the ongoing “state of emergency” rule in Rivers State and the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act by the Nigerian police to target “activists, journalists, and social media influencers.” The protest is …

TINUBU IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT HE PROMISED – PETER OBI ON TINUBU’S MIDTERM SCORECARD Peter Obi’s interview with AriseTV’s Charles Aniagolu Charles Aniagolu: Talking about reflection, let’s reflect into the two years of Pesident Tinubu’s term, what is known as the midterm. If you look into what he has been doing in the last two years, how will you assess …