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EMILOKAN CAPS, TINUBU’S SYMBOL OF HOPE, NOW RELIC OF DISAPPOINTMENT – ATIKU’S AIDE In a sharp critique of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has likened the fate of Tinubu’s once-celebrated political symbol, the broken shackle, to the swastika’s historical transformation from a symbol of good fortune to one …

NNAMDI KANU’S HEALTH WORSENS, NO LONGER RECEIVES TREATMENT AS DSS FAILS TO MOVE HIM TO HOSPITAL – OPARA The health condition of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has reportedly worsened after Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) rejected requests to move him to Heartland Cardiovascular Consultants Limited for treatment …

TINUBU DIDN’T SIGN PEACE ACCORD IN 2023 – BISHOP KUKAH Matthew Hassan-Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto State and one of the conveners of the National Peace Committee, has said President Bola Tinubu did not sign peace accord in 2023. His comment is coming in the wake of the refusal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sign …

CHOOSE LESSER EVIL BETWEEN TRUMP AND HARRIS – POPE FRANCIS TELLS US VOTERS The Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis has told Catholics in the United States to choose ‘lesser evil’ between Trump, Kamala Harris Pope Francis condemned both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for their positions on some key topics, and labelled them “against life.” Pope Francis, while condemning Trump position …

TINUBU’S GOVT A “CAPTURED STATE” – PETER OBI National leader of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has described democracy under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu as a “captured state”. Obi disclosed this on Monday in a post to commemorate this year’s International Democracy Day. As we join the global community to commemorate International Democracy Day today, we remind …

ABURE AN ORPHAN, ABANDONED BY OBIDIENT MOVEMENT, LABOUR PARTY, STAKEHOLDERS; GROUPS ENDORSE USMAN Support groups made up of the Obidient Movement, Labour Party (LP) members and other support groups have endorsed the appointment of Senator Nenadi Usman as the caretaker national chairman of the party. In a statement co-signed by Eze Morrison Onyenmaechi and Dr Danjuma Sale, the groups noted …

I’LL END UKRAINIAN WAR IN 24 HOURS – TRUMP, ZENLENSKY EXPRESSES DOUBT Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has expressed skepticism about US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s vow to swiftly end the conflict with Russia, characterizing it as typical campaign rhetoric unlikely to be fulfilled. Trump has consistently asserted that, if re-elected, he would broker a peace agreement between Russia and …

OGONI LEADERS WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR FUBARA, RALLY BEHIND WIKE Leaders from the Ogoni and Oyigbo zones have formally withdrawn their support for incumbent Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the 2027 general elections. The leaders have instead thrown their weight behind the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, while urging political parties to consider an Ogoni/Oyigbo candidate …

I WON’T FLEE NIGERIA LIKE TINUBU DID DURING ABACHA ERA – SOWORE The convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has declared that he will not stop coming to Nigeria even though his name is on the watchlist of the government. When addressing journalists shortly after he regained his freedom following his detention at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in …

FAMILY SEEKS PROPER RECOGNITION FOR LATE BRIGADIER-GENERAL BENJAMIN ADEKUNLE The family of the late Brigadier General Benjamin Maja Adekunle, a.k.a Black Scorpion, has voiced their disappointment over what it called lack of adequate recognition for his contributions to Nigeria. Adekunle, Civil War hero and an Ogbomoso-born distinguished Nigerian Army officer, trained at the Sandhurst Military Academy. He died 10 years …