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SENATOR NGWU DEPLORES STATE OF FEDERAL ROADS IN ENUGU Alarmed by the terrible condition of federal roads in Enugu state, the Senator representing Enugu West senatorial zone at the Senate, Senator Osita Ngwu, has urged the federal government to release funds promptly to enable the completion of critical road projects in Enugu state, notably the old Enugu-Onitsha and the 9th …

CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: GOVERNORS UZODINMA, OTTI DIFFER ON STATE CREATION Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo and his Abia counterpart, Governor Alex Otti, on Saturday, expressed varied opinions on state creation at a public hearing on the 1999 Constitution Review. The exercise was organised in Owerri for both states. And while Mr Uzodimma advocated for the creation of additional states in the …

BUHARI’S TREATMENT COST 3,500 POUNDS DAILY AT LONDON CLINIC The London Clinic, one of the United Kingdom’s most exclusive private hospitals, has come under the spotlight following the death of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, at the facility last Sunday. Buhari and former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, were both admitted in the hospital. While Abubakar got well and …

WE’RE TIRED OF FAILED PROMISES, RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS VOW TO HIT THE STREETS TODAY Retired police officers have replied the Police Service Commission (PSC), vowing not to back down on the planned nationwide protest scheduled for today, July 21, 2025. The organisers of the protest vowed that until their sole demand of being removed from the Contributory Pension Scheme is …

ATIKU VS PETER OBI: ADC SPEAKS ON, HOW ITS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD EMERGE The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that the party does not have and does not intend to endorse any anointed candidate as its presidential flagbearer for the 2027 elections. The ADC stated that all presidential aspirants on the party’s platform would participate in a primary election, …

KATSINA GOVERNOR INVOLVED IN ROAD ACCIDENT Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State was involved in a road accident, on Sunday evening. The development which created stir on social media, occurred along the Daura-Katsina Road Mohammed Jammal, a Social Media user known as White Nigerian, had tweeted about the incident, on Sunday evening. “Reports indicate that Governor Dikko Radda …

AS POLICE RETIREES PLAN PROTEST MONDAY, PCRC FUMES As retired police officers plan nationwide protest for Monday, July 21, the ,Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, on Sunday said it is an attempt to discredit the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun. The chairman of the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, Mannir M. Lawal had in an interview, said …

SURPRISE AS RENO OMOKRI CELEBRATES PETER OBI ON 64TH BIRTHDAY Nigerians on social media were left surprised this afternoon when former presidential aide and political commentator, Reno Omokri, publicly extended birthday wishes to his political rival, Peter Obi. Obi who was the presidential flagbearer for Labour Party in the 2023 general election, turned 64 on July 19. Reno who has …

WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE INSIDE MOUNTAIN OF FIRE AND MIRACLES PRAYER City AUDITORIUM A woman identified as Benita Lurk Ikuenobe has been found dead in a suspected case of suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City. The 41-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at the Prayer City camp located along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to …

BUHARI SERVED HIMSELF NOT NIGERIA – SOWORE Political activist, Omoyele Sowore, speaks with ISMAEEL UTHMAN on the claim that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari left behind a legacy of integrity The late former President Buhari was said to have left a legacy of integrity. Do you agree with that? Absolutely not. The myth of Buhari’s integrity was one of …