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BRITISH NATIONAL HITS BACK AT FG OVER ALLEGATION OF PLOT TO OVERTHROW TINUBU GOVT A British national, Mr. Povey, also known as Andrew Wynne, has responded to allegations made by the Nigerian government that he was involved in a plot to overthrow the Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement, Povey denied the allegations, saying “PROTEST IS NOT TREASON” and calling …

COURT REMANDS #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS IN KUJE PRISON Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of several protesters involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. The remand is set at the Kuje Correctional Center in Abuja, pending the hearing and ruling on their bail application scheduled for September 11, 2024. This decision was made after …

NO RIFT BETWEEN PRESIDENT TINUBU, VP SHETTIMA – PRESIDENCY The Presidency has broken its silence on the alleged rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. In a statement released on Monday, September 2, to celebrate Shettima’s 58th birthday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, said …

ENUGU GOVT TO CONSTRUCT 300–BED INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALIn line with the administration’s promise to reverse the flow of medical tourism and position Enugu State as the preferred destination for business, investment, tourism, and living, the Enugu State Government has announced that it is embarking on the construction of a 300-bed, ultramodern quaternary health facility to be known as the Enugu International …

POLICE DECLARE BRITISH NATIONAL WANTED OVER PLOT TO OVERTHROW TINUBU GOVT The police high command, on Monday, declared Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey), a British national, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government being led by President Bola Tinubu. It said the Force has specifically launched a comprehensive investigation on how foreign mercenaries and …

ATIKU, OBI, KWANKWASO IN TALKS OVER 2027The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger to salvage Nigerians from hunger and widespread insecurity ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday.PDP deputy national spokesman Ibrahim Abdullahi stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday.He …

FG ARRAIGNS, CHARGES #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS DEMANDING GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR TREASON IN ABUJA The federal government of Nigeria on Monday arraigned 10 youths arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and Gombe for demanding for good governance during a protest tagged #EndBadGovernance for trumped-up charges bordering on treasonable felony before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants while taking their pleas before …

TORONTO POLICE ARREST NIGERIAN WOMAN WHO THREATENED TO POISON, KILL YORUBAS, EDO IN CANADA The Toronto Police Service has arrested Amaka Sonnberger, the 46-year-old Nigerian woman who in a viral audio tape threatened to poison and k!ll Yoruba and Edo indigenes residing in Canada. In a statement released today September 2, the Toronto police said it arrested Amaka on September …

BRITISH HOME OFFICE TO SCRAP BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE CARD FOR NIGERIANS Nigerians living in the UK will no longer receive biometric residence cards (BRCs) or biometric residence permits (BRP) as from December 31, 2024 as the Home office is replacing them with a new online eVisa system. According to the Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK), part of …

WHY WE CAN’T TRACK KIDNAPPER’S PHONES – NCCMany times, people have wondered how the kidnappers and other bandits who are causing untold mayhem in the country, manage to get away, even after they are captured on videos, recorded on other devices and most of all when they make contact with their victims’ families.Senate President of the Nigerian Association of Nigerian …