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MANY BATTLES OF AJURI NGALAREA crowd of at least 10 aides trickled into the office of President Bola Tinubu to congratulate him over his victory at the Supreme Court, on October 26, 2023. As they danced and cheered, the president who was seated calmly watched in silence. When it was time to speak, Nigeria’s number one citizen said, “Ajuri, your …

WHY AJURI NGALARE ‘RESIGNED’ AS TINUBU’S SPOKESMAN Fresh facts have emerged as to why the special adviser to the President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, resigned. On Saturday, Mr Ngelale announced that he had taken an indefinite leave of absence to attend to health challenge in his family. “On Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief …

ANOTHER 196 SOLDIERS RESIGN FROM NIGERIAN ARMY OVER CORRUPTION, LOW MORALE No fewer than 196 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, for voluntary retirement. The action comes amid worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in most parts of the country. Sources revealed that …

PDP RECEIVES REPORT ON ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES AGAINST WIKE, UGWUANYI, MAKINDE, OTHERS The Peoples Democratic Party National Disciplinary Committee has received reports on alleged anti-party activities of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and others from the National Working Committee.The committee, led by a former Foreign Affairs Minister, Tom Ikimi, was set up to address and manage all disciplinary …

APC, BUHARI, TINUBU, OTHERS DESTROYED NIGERIA – LUCKMAN An erstwhile National Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, has alleged that the APC and the duo of former President Muhammadu Buhari and incumbent President Bola Tinubu ruined the country. Lukman, who said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, also stressed that 2027 presents a golden …

AJURI NGALARE WAS SACKED, NOT RESIGNED – INVESTIGATION Contrary to Ajuri Ngelale’s public claims that he stepped down as Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity due to a “vexatious medical situation” in his family, Federal government sources have revealed that the former presidential spokesman was in fact fired. Ngelale’s resignation, according to insiders, was part of a …

NIGERIAN NURSES IN UK, US FORCED BACK HOME OVER CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION Some Nigerian nurses and midwives working in the United Kingdom and the United States have been forced back to Nigeria and left in distress by the abrupt shutdown of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria’s (NMCN) verification portal in February by the Nigerian government. The healthcare professionals are …

TINUBU’S SPOKESMAN, AJURI NGALARE, STEPS DOWN The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday, Ngelale said he had submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, informing him of his plan to …

I WAS NOT ARRESTED BY TORONTO POLICE – AMAKA Amaka has refuted recent media reports claiming she was arrested and detained by Toronto police. According to Amaka, she was not charged with any crime. Instead, she was invited by the police following a report from the Nigerian government. During her interaction with Canadian authorities, Amaka presented video evidence demonstrating that …

NLC TO MEET WITH ORGANS OVER RECENT PETROL HIKE The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concern over the recent fuel price hike across the country, stating that it may lead to an increase in the price of petrol to N5,000 per litre. In a recent interview, NLC spokesperson Benson Upah revealed that the union is planning to take fresh …