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WHY I REJECTED N120M HOUSE GIFT – PETER OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has revealed how he turned down an offer of a multimillion-naira house, requesting that the funds be used for the public good. In a statement marking his 64th birthday, Obi said he turned down the N120 million …

TRUMP CALLS FOR OBAMA’S ARREST, SHARES AI-GENERATED VIDEO OF HIS ARREST BY FBI President Trump appeared to call for Barack Obama to be arrested after spy chief Tulsi Gabbard claimed the former leader was behind a ‘years-long coup’ against him. Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, declassified hundreds of documents on Friday related to the investigation in to alleged Russian …

RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS DEFY RAIN, STORM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Hundreds of retired police personnel on Monday defied rainfall in the nation’s capital and marched to the national assembly to express their grievances over their continued existence on the Contributory Pension Scheme. Chanting solidarity songs and different comments, the protesters first marched to the main entrance of the legislative chambers before heading …

OSUN 2026: CONFUSION IN PDP, UNEASE IN APC AS ADELEKE MULLS DEFECTION A political storm is brewing in Osun State as speculation intensifies over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s alleged plan to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The unfolding drama has not only sent shockwaves through the political establishment in the state but also …

WHY OBI, EL-RUFAI ARE YET TO BE INDUCTED INTO ADC — Abdullahi The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified why Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have yet to be officially inducted as members of the party, despite mounting speculation about their defection. Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday, the …

FALANA ISSUES LEGAL ULTIMATUM TO EDO GOVERNOR OVER THREATS AGAINST PETER OBI Renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has demanded Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo immediately retract his recent threats against former presidential candidate Peter Obi, warning of imminent legal action if the governor fails to comply. Eyes Of Lagos reports,Governor’s Controversial Remarks The crisis stems from Okpebholo’s comments …

DIVORCE GAFFE: FAROOQ KPEROQI BEGS AISHA BUHARI Nigerian journalism professor and ace columnist, Farooq Kperogi, has profusely apologized to former First Lady Aisha Buhari over his sensational claim that she had actually divorced the late President Muhammadu Buhari before he died in The London Clinic in the British capital, upper Sunday, July 13. In the post made on his Facebook …

DSS PAYS N10M COMPENSATION TO BUSINESSMAN DETAINED FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS WITHOUT TRIAL The Department of State Services (DSS) has paid N10 million in compensation to Abdulyakini Salisu, a businessman who was unlawfully detained for nearly three years without being charged in court. Salisu, who owns a quarry along the Zuba–Kaduna Road, was released recently following sustained legal efforts by …

NIGERIANS DO IN THE UK, WHAT IS UNACCEPTABLE IN THEIR COUNTRY – BADENOCH Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, says she cannot pass her right of Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender. Badenoch spoke on Sunday in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria while trying to contrast the immigration policies of Nigeria and Britain. …

STAY AWAY FROM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SENATE WARNS NATASHA The Nigerian Senate has cautioned Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to desist from forcefully resuming her legislative duties until the expiration of her suspension. The warning follows the media reports quoting the Kogi Central lawmaker as saying she would return to the Senate on Tuesday, based on a judgment by Justice Binta Nyako of …