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I WAS CONDUCTOR, BRICKLAYER LOOKING FOR N1,000 JOB BEFORE BECOMING GOVERNOR – NWIFURU Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has disclosed how he did menial jobs before venturing into politics. Nwifuru revealed that he was once a bus conductor and a bricklayer, looking for N1,000 job per day. He spoke during a night-long Adoration programme held on Tuesday in Abakaliki …

NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WOOS US GOVT WITH MINERAL RESOURCES IN EXCHANGE FOR VISA ACCESS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESSMENTRAVEL GUIDES FOR NIGERIA Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th Ordinary Session of the …

TINUBU ORDERS SERVICE CHIEFS, IGP TO GO AFTER KILLERS OF BENUE PEOPLE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the nation’s security chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to hunt down those responsible for the recent spate of killings in Benue State. He gave the directive on Wednesday during a visit to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following …

WHY ABURI ACCORD FAILED, BY YAKUBU GOWON Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has said that a key reason for the collapse of the Aburi Accord, the last major attempt to prevent Nigeria’s civil war, was a fundamental disagreement with Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu over who should control military forces in the country’s regions. Speaking in an interview with …

BENUE GOVT TURNS TINUBU’S CONDOLENCE VISIT TO POLITICAL RALLY, FORCES SCHOOL KIDS TO HAIL PRESIDENT UNDER RAIN President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Benue State on Wednesday has triggered a wave of public anger and condemnation following allegations that schoolchildren were compelled to line the streets under heavy rain to welcome him. The President is in the state to sympathize with …

34-YEAR-OLD TEACHER JAILED 12 YEARS FOR RAPING 11-YEAR-OLD JSS 1 BOY IN ONITSHA A Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting at Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 34-year-old school teacher to 12 years imprisonment for raping an 11-year- old, JSS 1 student. The defendant, Pascal Ofomata, was charged with rape and inflicting physical harm punishable under section 3(1), 4 (1) …

MY WIFE WILL FORFEIT INHERITANCE IF SHE REMARRIES – IWUANYANWU’S WILL The Will of late Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, former Ohanaeze Ndigbo leader, has sparked controversy for barring his wife, Lolo Frances, from remarrying if she wishes to keep her inheritance. The Will, revealed on June 16, 2025, states that Frances would forfeit properties—including the “Legacy House” in Owerri, Magil Furniture, …

NORTH-CENTRAL APC ANGRY WITH ZULUM FOR ALLEGEDLY MOBILIZING THUGS AGAINST GANDUJE The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has asked Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, to immediately apologize for allegedly mobilizing thugs against the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, during the North-East stakeholders meeting in Gombe on Sunday. Zulum reportedly led a protest, which disrupted the meeting, after Ganduje …

KANO MAN SETS SELF ABLAZE, SAYS HE WANTS TO GO TO PARADISE A disturbing incident occurred in Kano, Nigeria, where a man identified as Suleiman Muntari set himself on fire along Panshekara Road. According to eyewitnesses, Muntari poured petrol on himself and ignited it, claiming he wanted to go to “Paradise”. “He said he wanted to go to Paradise. People …

NIGERIANS AWAIT TINUBU’S ACTION AS HERDSMEN TERROR IN BENUE, ENUGU, ABIA President Bola Tinubu will today, Wednesday, visit Benue State following the brutal killing of over 200 villagers in the state by suspected herdsmen. Tinubu recently announced that he would reschedule his appointments to pay a condolence visit to the people of the state on Wednesday, following last Friday’s attack …