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TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH COMMON CHRONIC VEIN DISEASE – WHITE HOUSE White House doctors diagnosed Donald Trump with chronic venous insufficiency, though the physicians said the US president remained in “excellent health,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Trump, 79, underwent an exam after recent photos showed the president with swollen ankles and a bruised hand, Leavitt announced Thursday. The ankle swelling …

WIKE LEFT 2,000 HECTARES OF MOUNTAIN FOR UNIABUJA – PRO-RATA CELL OR The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Sen. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the retrieval of the university’s land by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. According to Tejuoso, the 4,000 hectares of land allocated to the university are not entirely usable, …

ENUGU VETERAN JOURNALISTS LAUD GOV MBAH’S ACHIEVEMENTS The Media Veterans Association, Enugu, has applauded the governor of Enugu state, Dr. Peter Ndubisi Mbah, for his landmark achievements in the last two years in office. According to Mrs Josephine Prest, Chairman and Okey Nwachukwu, Secretary, respectively, the commendation followed the outcome of the resolution reached at the end of their 129th …

EL-RUFAI ACCUSES TINUBU OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL MONTHLY DEDUCTION OF N100BN FROM FEDERATION ACCOUNT, CALLS FOR IMPEACHMENT Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused President Bola Tinubu of unlawfully deducting ₦100 billion monthly from the Federation Account for the past 15 months without approval from the National Assembly. El-Rufai describes these deductions as unconstitutional and impeachable. He revealed that the funds, …

SENATE APPROVES CREATION OF 12 NEW STATES In a historic decision poised to reshape Nigeria’s political and administrative structure, the Senate has approved the creation of 12 additional states across the country’s six geo-political zones. The approval came after the third and final reading of the Senate Committee on State Creation’s report, following extensive consultations nationwide. The move is aimed …

TINUBU RENAMES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI AS MUHAMMADU BUHARI UNIVERSITY President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University. This was disclosed in a terse statement by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. “President Tinubu renames University of Maiduguri as MUHAMMADU Buhari University. President Tinubu announced the honour at the session of tributes of the …

AISHA BUHARI ABSENT AS TINUBU LEADS SPECIAL FEC SESSION IN HONOUR OF LATE HUSBAND The former First Lady,  Aisha Buhari, was notably absent from a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) convened in honour of the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday, July 13, in London after a prolonged illness. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presided …

YAHAYA BELLO WEDS FOURTH WIFE IN ABUJA Yahaya Bello, the former Kogi state governor, has officially tied the knot with Hiqma, his fourth wife. The private ceremony, which was held in Abuja on Saturday, was attended by close family and friends. The marriage was confirmed by Hafiza Yahaya Bello, the former governor’s third wife, in a recent Instagram post. She …

WE DID EVERYTHING FOR WIKE TO BECOME PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, IT FAILED – ORTOM A former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has disclosed how he and a group of other governors fought for the Minister of the FCT to be made the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general election. Ortom stated this on Thursday while …

BUHARI’S LOYALISTS READY TO JOIN COALITION – BOLAJI ABDULLAHI Most of the politicians loyal to the late former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari are ready to join the coalition and its adopted party, Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said. Abdullahi in an interview said that the entire leadership from the Northern part …