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ECOWAS TO RAISE 260,000 COUNTER-TERRORISM BRIGADES The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says plans are underway by the regional bloc to activate a 260,000-member counter-terrorism brigade. President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, stated this at the 2025 African Chiefs of Defence Staff summit in Abuja. The summit’s theme was, “Combating contemporary threats to regional peace and security in …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday zoned the party’s presidential ticket to the southern part of the country in a bid to salvage the once largest political party in Africa. The PDP also announced that it has retained its chairmanship position to the north, while affirming Umar Damagum as the National Chairman, pending the party’s National Convention later this …

RIVERS RESIDENTS SPLIT OVER FUBARA’S ANTICIPATED RETURN The people of Rivers State appear to have mixed expectations as the six-month suspension imposed on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly gradually comes to an end. President Bola Tinubu suspended democratic institutions in the state on the evening of Tuesday, 18 …

PETER OBI TO ADC: I WILL COMMIT AFTER SORTING LABOUR PARTY ISSUES Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and leader of the Obidient Movement, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his commitment to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, dismissing speculation about his loyalty. Obi, whose image now features prominently on ADC’s banners, has told party leaders and supporters that …

YOU CAN’T RAISE POLITICIANS’ SALARIES AND LEAVE CIVIL SERVANTS IN POVERTY – AKANDE TO RMAFC Former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has called on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to suspend any move to increase the salaries of political office holders without first addressing the poor remuneration of civil servants across Nigeria. Speaking on his weekly Inside Sources …

NIGERIA NOT CREATED BY GOD, BUT BY BRITAIN’S GREED – PASTOR ADEFARASIN Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has sparked a heated debate after declaring that Nigeria was not divinely created but was instead a colonial construction designed for British economic gain. Speaking during a Sunday sermon, the cleric dismissed the idea of Nigeria being founded …

ABIA BEGINS HOUSE-TO-HOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITARY INSPECTION The Abia State government has announced that sanitary inspectors inaugurated by the Ministry of Environment have commenced house-to-house inspection of residents’ surroundings in all 17 LGAs. Commissioner for Information Okey Kanu, who made the announcement on Monday while briefing journalists, said that those whose homes are found in filthy conditions would be prosecuted under …

DELE GIWA’S ASSASSINATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH GLORIA OKON – YAKUBU MUHAMMED Veteran journalist and one of the founders of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch, Yakubu Mohammed, says the assassination of Dele Giwa in 1986 had nothing to do with the late Gloria Okon. Mohammed, who co-founded Newswatch with Giwa, Ray Ekpu and Dan Agbese in 1984, said …

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF PDP 102ND NEC MEETING IN ANUJA ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025 The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its 102nd meeting today, Monday, 25th August, 2025 further deliberated on the state of the Party and resolved as follows: 1.NEC expressed satisfaction over the level of preparedness …

INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATES INVOLVED IN CRUDE OIL THEFT IN NIGERIA – NNPCL BOSS, BAYO OJULARI Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company(NNPC), says international syndicates are involved in crude oil theft. The NNPC chief spoke on Monday at the 2025 African chiefs of defence staff summit. Ojulari said security forms a key pillar of the …