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NIGERIA MUST AVOID BECOMING ONE-PARTY STATE – MAKINDE Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to ensure the country does not slip into a one-party system as the 2027 general elections approach. Addressing rumours about a potential presidential run, Makinde dismissed the speculation, stating that he would personally announce his intentions if he decided to contest. Speaking to correspondents …

APC WILL CAPTURE ALL SOUTH WEST STATES, BUT I WON’T REVEAL OUR SECRET – GANDUJE The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed the party’s determination to secure all Southwest states, starting with the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Ganduje made this statement during a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, Ondo’s capital, where …

UK DEPORTS 44 NIGERIAN/GHANIAN ASYLUM SEEKERS The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations in a single flight to date, according to a report by the UK Guardian. This deportation comes just 48 hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a controversial deal to deport migrants arriving on small boats …

LAGBAJA, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, NOT DEAD – ARMY SPOKESPERSON The Nigerian Army has debunked the rumour flying around on the purported death of General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff. The rumour, which has since gone viral, started after a tweet from Jackson Ude, former presidential aide and social media commentator. “CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DIES OF CANCER The …

STOP BRAINWASHING POOR MEMBERS WITH SOWING SEED – KUMUYI TELLS PASTORS The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has urged Nigerian pastors to stop brainwashing their members with seed sowing for financial prosperity.Naija News reports that the clergyman appealed while preaching at a Christian meeting on Friday, October 18. Kumuyi said the ideal thing is …

WIKE, ATIKU TRADE WORDS: NIGERIANS HAVE REJECTED YOU, GO BACK HOME – WIKE; YOUR COMMENTS STRING OF INANITIES, BASELESS RANTS – ATIKU Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his failure to be president of the country. Wike took a dig at Atiku at a luncheon honouring loyal members of …

COME BACK HOME: FG TELLS NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to return home to contribute their quota to build a better and prosperous Nigeria. The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the charge on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital while delivering 12th Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti ABUAD …

NORTHERN LEADERS WANT TO DRAG JONATHAN INTO 2027 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Influential leaders from the North have begun efforts to persuade former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race. This development poses a significant challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election with discontent about his leadership growing by the day. A North East state governor and a retired …

NO VACUUM CREATED BY ABSENCE OF CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, LAGBAJA, – ARMY SPOKESPERSON The Nigerian Army has assured the general public that the absence of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has not created any leadership vacuum within the service. The Army in a statement released on Saturday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. …

MASKED MEN DISRUPT LABOUR PARTY MEETING IN ABIA A tense situation unfolded in Aba as masked men, suspected to be police officers, disrupted a meeting of the Labour Party (LP) on Saturday. The incident occurred when over 20 masked individuals stormed the venue, demanding silence from attendees. In a dramatic turn of events, five of the masked men approached the …