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PRESSURE MOUNTS ON TINUBU TO SACK DEFENCE MINISTER OVER RISING INSECURITY Calls for the removal of the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, have intensified as a federal lawmaker and a youth group declared him unfit to manage the country’s worsening security crisis. The Afenifere Youth Vanguard for Peace in Nigeria, AYPN, on Sunday, backed Hon Yusuf Gagdi, a member …

STATE OF EMERGENCY: I’M NOT DESPERATE TO RETURN TO OFFICE – FUBARA The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is not desperate to return to office. Fubara stated this at the service of songs held in honour of the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, organised by the Rivers Elders Forum …

ENUGU GOVT SET FOR TAKE OFF OF ENUGU AIR, CNG BUSES, TRANSPORT TERMINALS The Enugu Air, CNG Mass Transit Programme, and the ultramodern transport terminals all built from scratch by the Governor Peter Mbah administration are to be launched for operation before the second anniversary of the government. The government has also approved the development of the state’s tourism industry, …

ENUGU GOVT SET FOR TAKE OFF OF ENUGU AIR, CNG BUSES, TRANSPORT TERMINALS The Enugu Air, CNG Mass Transit Programme, and the ultramodern transport terminals all built from scratch by the Governor Peter Mbah administration are to be launched for operation before the second anniversary of the government. The government has also approved the development of the state’s tourism industry, …

HOW TO SECURE 10-YEAR UK STANDARD VISITOR VISA The appetite for international travel among Nigerians continues to rise, driven by the desire to connect with family, explore business opportunities, and experience life in other cultures. Among preferred destinations, the United Kingdom remains a top choice thanks to historical ties, a sizable Nigerian diaspora, and educational and economic links. To cater …

FROM BEING A PRIEST TO BEING THE POPE IN JUST ONE DECADE. Ten years ago, Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, was a simple priest laboring in a difficult mission in Peru. 10 years later he is the Pope! Here is how God “created” Prevost’s story in ten years. 2014: Pope Francis appointed Fr. Prevost as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of …

FROM BEING A PRIEST TO BEING THE POPE IN JUST ONE DECADE. Ten years ago, Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, was a simple priest laboring in a difficult mission in Peru. 10 years later he is the Pope! Here is how God “created” Prevost’s story in ten years. 2014: Pope Francis appointed Fr. Prevost as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of …

DEFECTION, WORST POLITICAL SIN – KWANKWASO The National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has condemned the recent wave of defections from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as the ‘worse political sin.’ Kwankwaso, who has himself faced speculation over a possible …

PATIENCE JONATHAN BIDS FAREWELL TO ASO ROCK, SAYS SHE WILL CAMPAIGN FOR TINUBU Former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan has dismissed any intention of returning to Aso Rock Villa in 2027. She has declared her support for First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu and her husband ahead of the 2027 general elections. She made known while honouring Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter …

TINUBU ASKS SUPREME COURT TO DISMISS PDP GOVERNORS’ SUIT ON RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE President Bola Tinubu has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors challenging his declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all state lawmakers. The …