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GANDUJE, EL-RUFAI SPARK ROW OVER 2027 TINUBU RETURN TICKET The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has come under attack from northern leaders and groups over his call on the North to bury any ambition of contesting the presidency in 2027. They accused him of working against the interest of the North just to please President …

PDP CRISIS ESCALATES AS POLICE TOLD TO INVESTIGATE ALI ODEFA, UDEH-OKOYE OVER FORGERY The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened as a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court has directed the FCT Police Command to investigate allegations of forgery involving the party’s primary election guidelines. The order was issued by Magistrate Fatima I. Bukar, prompting law …

MISS UNIVERSE NIGERIA, CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA’S MOTHER ARRESTED IN SOUTH AFRICA South African authorities have arrested Anabela Rungo, the mother of Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, over allegations of fraudulently obtaining a South African identity document. The Department of Home Affairs confirmed that Rungo, a Mozambican national, was apprehended at a hideout in Cape Town on Saturday in a joint operation …

GUNMEN ABDUCT CATHOLIC PRIEST IN PORT HARCOURT DAREDEVIL kidnappers have abducted a Catholic Priest of Port Harcourt Diocese, Rev. Father Livinus Maurice, along with two others. Fr. Maurice is the Parish Priest of St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Isokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The identities of the two others abducted alongside the priest could not be ascertained …

TINUBU’S GOVT CAN’T SILENCE ME PROFESSOR Yusuf SPEAKS FROM DETENTION Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof Usman Yusuf, who is facing corruption allegations has detailed his experience in the hands of security operatives and officials of the federal correctional service. Yusuf, a Professor of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, had been a vocal critic of …

TINUBU’S GOVT CAN’T SILENCE ME PROFESSOR Yusuf SPEAKS FROM DETENTION Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof Usman Yusuf, who is facing corruption allegations has detailed his experience in the hands of security operatives and officials of the federal correctional service. Yusuf, a Professor of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, had been a vocal critic of …

FG TYo TAKE OVER SALARIES Of 28,000 HEALTH WORKERS AFFECTED BY USAID FREEZE – HEALTH MINISTER, PATE. The freeze in billions of dollars in global funding for the United States’ health and education projects in countries of the world including Nigeria continues to dominate global discussions. There have been palpable fears on the continental scene that the decision of the …

FG TO TAKE OVER SALARIES Of 28,000 HEALTH WORKERS AFFECTED BY USAID FREEZE – HEALTH MINISTER, PATE. The freeze in billions of dollars in global funding for the United States’ health and education projects in countries of the world including Nigeria continues to dominate global discussions. There have been palpable fears on the continental scene that the decision of the …

BINANCE EXECUTIVE INSISTS NIGERIAN OFFICIALS DEMANDED BRIBE Tigran Gambaryan, a top official of Binance, on Saturday maintained his stance on the bribery allegations against some Nigerian government officials and House of Representatives members. He insisted Nigerian officials demanded bribes from him despite the denial of the federal government. Gambaryan, who serves as Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, was detained …

NORTH DIVIDED OVER TINUBU RE-ELECTION AS LEADERS TAKE SIDES Northern leaders have been divided over the possible re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Findings revealed that the once monolithic North is now split, with core northerners determined to oust Tinubu in 2027, while northern minorities support his re-election. Our correspondents noted that although core northerners complain about the President’s …