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NEWLY APPOINTED SUPER EAGLES COACH, LABBADIA, REJECTS JOB Newly appointed Super Eagles manager, Bruno Labbadia, has turned down the job less than two weeks before crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin and Rwanda, according to reports from German publication Kicker. The Nigeria Football Federation had announced Labbadia’s appointment on Tuesday, positioning him as the successor to Finidi …

AGAIN, POLICE INVITE NLC PRESIDENT, AJAERO, SECRETARY GENERAL, UGBOAJA, FOR QUESTIONING The police invitation from the Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force intelligence Department (FID), Abuja dated August 28, 2024, and signed by the Commissioner of Police (OPS), CP Ibitoye Rufus Alajide, was addressed to Ajaero. The Nigeria Police Force has again invited the President of the …

GUNMEN ATTACK SCHOOL IN YOBE, KILL SEVERAL STUDENTS Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Friday, launched an attack on Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State and killed several students.The gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram members, invaded the school located in Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA around 3:44am, on Friday. The school belongs to the Islamic Movement in …

CBN GOVERNOR, DEPUTIES GET N10B BULLETPROOF SUVs, JUMBO ALLOWANCES As Nigeria struggles with economic hardship and inflation, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso and his four deputies have reportedly acquired bulletproof SUVs worth over N10 billion. According to Daily Nigerian, the CBN officials have been spending extravagantly, including the purchase of ultra-modern armoured vehicles and an increase in …

ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA UNDER FIRE FOR IGNORING VIRAL AUDIO CALLING FOR AFRICAN UNITY AGAINST IGBO Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), is facing accusations of bias following her silence on a controversial audio clip circulating among Nigerians, particularly from the South-West region. The clip features a man and woman of Yoruba descent calling for a united front …

SELECTIVE JUSTICE? AN AUSTRIAN BASED NIGERIAN, IN VIRAL AUDIO, CALLS FOR POISONING OF IGBO CHILDREN WHEREVER THEY ARE FOUND Following statements by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), emphasizing their focus on Nigerian bigots in the diaspora, attention has turned to Kingsley, a Benin man living in Austria with the TikTok handle @papakins18. A user on …

IGP EGBETOKUN, NOT CONCERNED ABOUT ESCALATING INSECURITY IN NIGERIA – FRANCIS NWAPA Human rights and revolutionary activist, Francis Nwapa, has lambasted the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, for inviting the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, to Police headquarters, Abuja for questioning on why he is living on the outskirts of Abuja. Nwapa said …

HYPOCRISY! A man that criticized Jonathan harshly, cannot turn around & claim that the problem of Nigeria in 2024, is spiritual. What changed since then? Nigeria is 10x worst than Goodluck left it. So I suspect a more sinister plot at play here. An attempt to distract & deceive the church. Christ was ‘consistent’ in his teachings; both of the …

LABOUR MOVEMENT WORTH DYING FOR – AJAERO The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has broken his silence after honouring an invitation from the police to appear at the Force Intelligence Response Team’s (IRT) office. Ajaero’s visit to the IRT followed allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime against him. Speaking to reporters …

WE’VE BEEN USED & DUMPED – APC 2023 WOMEN CAMPAIGN COUNCIL MEMBERS CRY Members of the now-defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Campaign Council have expressed their frustration and disappointment with President Bola Tinubu over what they describe as a glaring lack of appointments for women in key government positions. The women, who played a critical role in mobilizing support …