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ATIKU’S CAMP ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION MERGER TO UNSEAT TINUBU in 2027 The camp of Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that a merger between opposition parties to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 “is sealed.” Abdulrasheed Shehu, the special assistant on media to the former vice president, made the announcement via …

MTN NIGERIA TO INCREASE CALL, DATA TARIFFS BY 100 PERCENT The Chief Executive of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecommunications firm has sent a proposal to the Nigerian Communications Commission for a 100 percent service tariff increase. He disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday. However, the CEO expressed that it remains uncertain whether the …

OBASANJO SLAMS NNPC, SAYS INVITATION TO INSPECT REFINERIES, DISRESPECTFUL Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has slammed the recent invitation the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited extended to him, describing it as disrespectful. The NNPCL had, through its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, invited the former president for a tour of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. The corporation’s invitation followed an interview on …

FRESH ISSUES IN OHANNAEZE JANUARY 10, ELECTION As the election to the presidency of the umbrella socio-cultural association of the Igbo people in Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is set to hold on January 10, fresh issues have emerged that could shape the outcome. The determining issues include the strong demand and resolution to rotate the next president-general of the socio-cultural association …

PETER OBI: NIGERIA’S NUMBER ONE OPPOSITION LEADER – OMOKRI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi, has been named as Nigeria’s number one opposition figure. This declaration is coming ahead of the 2027 general elections, where Obi is expected to contest again after coming third in the last polls in 2023. Reno Omokri, a …

CBN CLARIFIES VOLUNTARY EXIT OF 1,000 STAFF The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that the 1,000 employees disengaged in December 2024 voluntarily opted for the Early Exit Programme and were not compelled to leave.CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso addressed this matter during an investigative hearing held by the House of Representatives’ ad-hoc committee, which is examining the circumstances surrounding …

UNKNOWN GUNMEN BURN ECWA CHURCH IN KADUNA, SIX HOUSES, RESIDENTS FLEE Unknown gunmen on New Year’s day attacked Unguwar Rogo in Ugom community of Maro ward, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. The Chairman of the Ugom Progressive Union, Ishaya Onussim, in a statement explained that the attackers vandalised properties, stole various farm products, burnt down six houses, and …

US PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, TO BE SENTENCED ON JANUARY 10 OVER HUSH-MONEY SCANDAL In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him. Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided …

TINUBU TO VISIT ENUGU, TO COMMISSION GOVERNOR MBAH’S PROJECTS President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a state visit to Enugu on Saturday, where he will commission several projects executed by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah. The announcement was contained in a statement released on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. Onyia said, …

RENO OMOKRI, FIRST NIGERIAN TO ABSEIL DOWN, CLIMB UP VICTORIA FALLS Reno Omokri, former Nigerian presidential spokesperson and author, has become the first Nigerian to abseil down and climb back up Victoria Falls. The feat was accomplished on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. Omokri completed the descent and ascent of the Batonka Gorge, a 354-foot drop, without a guide, …