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EDICT ESTABLISHING NIGERIA EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO – NORTHERN ELDERS The Northern Elders Forum has declared that the Edict that birthed Nigeria expired 10 years ago.The chairman of the Forum, Ango Abdullahi, stated this, in an interview, on the sidelines of a “national dialogue on home grown parliamentary system” organised by a group of members of the House of Representativesunder …

NEW EDO GOVERNOR, OKPEBHOLO, HITS GROUND RUNNING, APPOINTS KEY OFFICERS Newly sworn-in governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has appointed Barrister Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government (SGG).The appointment, alongside others, was the first to be made by the governor hours after assumption of office on Tuesday.Also, a former federal lawmaker, Dr Samson Osagie, has been …

BREAKING. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, JUSTIN WELBY RESIGNS This comes after the independent Makin review discovered that the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister. Following calls for his resignation, Welby said the report “exposed the long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of John Smyth”. According to Welby, he believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution …

, ABIA DECLARES FREE EDUCATION: TO PROSECUTE DEFAULTING PARENTS, GUARDIAN Abia State government has announced free and compulsory education for all children in the state irrespective of their state of origin. The free education, which will commence by January 2025, will run from primary one to Junior Secondary School three in all public schools. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey …

WAR OF FIRST LADIES: MELENA TRUMP SNUBS JILL BIDEN, SKIPS TRADITIONAL MEETING Melania Trump will not join Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, despite receiving an invitation from President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to attend. Traditionally, when the outgoing president hosts the incoming president-elect in the Oval Office, the first lady hosts her successor for …

THE UNTOLD STORY OF EQUATORIAL GUINEAS SEX TAPE LEAKIn recent weeks, Equatorial Guinea has been rocked by an explosive scandal involving leaked sex tapes of Baltasar Ebang Mr Engonga, a senior civil servant and nephew of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.What began as a salacious scandal may, in fact, be the latest power play in the fight over the country’s presidential …

THERE’S A SECRET MEMO IN GOVT AGAINST THE IGBO – SOWORE Nigerian politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has claimed that there exists a confidential memorandum within the government advising caution regarding the Igbo people. The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) said the memo warns against an Igbo presidency. Sowore asserted that the Igbo community cannot prosper …

APPEAL COURT SETS UP PANEL OVER RIVERS POLITICAL CRISIS The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has set up a three-member special panel to hear all appeals relating to the political disputes in Rivers State, including the one between Governor Simianalayi Fubara and the House of Assembly. According to reports, the panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, …

NJC, COURT OF APPEAL DISPEL RUMOURS OF DEATH OF JUSTICES WHO UPHELD TINUBU’S ELECTION The National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Court of Appeal have denied reports of the mysterious deaths of two of the justices who upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in 2023. According to the NJC and the Court of Appeal, these claims are false and …

PLATEAU UNITED FANS ATTACK, BEAT ENUGU RANGERS COACH, PLAYERS Some irate fans of Plateau United on Sunday evening attacked the team bus of Enugu Rangers after the Flying Antelopes held their football club to a goalless draw on the Match Day 11 of the 2024/2025 Nigerian Football League. This was disclosed by an official of the team, Felix Ifeanyi, who …