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BURIED FOR 50 YEARS: BRITAIN’S SHAMEFUL ROLE IN THE BIAFRAN WARBy Frederick Forsyth It is a good thing to be proud of one’s country, and I am – most of the time. But it would be impossible to scan the centuries of Britain’s history without coming across a few incidents that evoke not pride but shame. Among those I would …

WHY WE DISCONTINUED FRAUD CHARGE AGAINST MD/CEO OF FIDELITY BANK – AGF The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Monday clarified its discontinuation of a fraud (criminal) charge against the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe. The clarification was disclosed in a …

HOW PDP CAN SURVIVE, ACCORDING TO WIKE Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the survival of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, depends on strict adherence to its constitution and the 1999 Constitution. Wike, who is the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, stated this on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with former Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), …

SEVEN APC GOVERNORS FUNDING COALITION AGAINST TINUBU – ADC CHIEFTAIN A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr Sani Dawop, said on Monday that about seven governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have secretly been funding an opposition coalition against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. Dr Dawop dropped the hint in an interview …

EIGHT FIRST LADIES STORM ENUGU AS TINUBU’S WIFE DISTRIBUTES 10,000 Kits TO MIDWIVES. Eight First Ladies and wives of ministers and heads of federal security agencies were on the roll call as First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, distributed 10,000 kits to midwives and nurses in the South East in Enugu. Those in attendance at the event, which was held at …

TINUBU’S SSA ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESIGNS, SAYS HE WON’T BE TOOL FOR ONE-PARTY STATE Mr Aliyu Audu has resigned from his position as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Bola Tinubu. Audu’s resignation letter was dated June 8, 2025 and was tendered through the office of the president’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. The letter reads partly: …

RETIRED ARMY MAJOR DIES IN KIDNAPPERS’ DEN AFTER PAYMENT OF N10M RANSOM A retired Army Major, Joe Ajayi, who was kidnapped at his residence in Odo-Ape, Kabba-Bunu local government area of Kogi State a few weeks ago, has died in the kidnappers’ den despite a ransom of N10 million paid for his rescue. Major Ajayi was kidnapped on Wednesday, May …

FALANA WARNS AGAINST SEALING OF EMBASSIES OVER NON-PAYMENT OF GROUND RENT Activist lawyer Femi Falana has cautioned the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, against sealing off embassies over non-payment of ground rent. Falana warned the FCTA, under the leadership of Minister Nyesom Wike, that sealing off embassies located in Abuja would lead to a serious diplomatic crisis for Nigeria. On …

HUMAN SKULL RECOVERED AS POLICE RAID ENUGU CHURCH A team of security operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer of Igbo-Eze South Local government area of Enugu State, weekend, raided an ongoing church building and recovered a human skull in the process. The structure, named synagogue, belongs to one Prophet Chinedu Solomon Ezedike who is allegedly linked to the heartbreaking …

MONIES THAT MY HUSBAND KEPT FOR NIGERIA VANISHED – ABACHA’S WIFE Maryam Sani Abacha, the widow of late military Head of State General Sani Abacha, has defended her husband’s legacy on the 27th anniversary of his passing. The Former First Lady made an appearance on TVC’s Politics on Sunday program on June 8. During the program, the host asked her …