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FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA MOHAMMED UWAIS IS DEAD Details of his death were sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but a family source said he died in Abuja. Born on June 12, 1936, the erudite judge would have clocked 90 years next year. In a tribute, Dr Kayode Ajulo, Attorney-General of Ondo State, said the deceased …

ARMY DEBUNKS REPORTED DISCOVERY OF LIVE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE IN ENUGU The Nigerian Army has denied media reports alleging a protest in Enugu following the discovery of a live explosive device on farmland. Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Eromosele Unuakhalu, acting deputy director of 82 Division Army Public Relations, said in a statement that the reports are unsubstantiated, describing them as misleading and …

OHANAEZE SLAMS AMAECHI OVER CLAIM OF BEING IGBO IS POLITICAL Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has come hard on former minister, Rotimi Amaechi over his recent comment that his earlier claim of being Igbo was all politics. Amaechi while speaking before a crowd of supporters at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign in Aba, Abia …

OHANAEZE SLAMS AMAECHI OVER CLAIM OF BEING IGBO IS POLITICAL Apex Igbo socio-cultural u, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has come hard on former minister, Rotimi Amaechi over his recent comment that his earlier claim of being Igbo was all politics. Amaechi while speaking before a crowd of supporters at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign in Aba, Abia …

ELON MUSK CALLS FOR TRUMP’S IMPEACHMENT Elon Musk, the world’s richest man has called for Donald Trump’s removal from office amid public spat with the United States President. The tension between the US President and Musk intensified on Thursday after the two world’s influential figures ‘locked horns’ on X(formerly Twitter). Musk’s company-Tesla shares closed down over fourteen percent(14%), losing about …

SECURITY OPERATIVES WHISK STUDENTS PROTESTING AGAINST WIKE AT OAU The visit of Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) for the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture was momentarily interrupted on Thursday when two students staged a protest inside the main auditorium. While Wike addressed the gathering at the Oduduwa Hall in Ile-Ife, the students, Oladepo Joshua and …

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR, PROFESSOR JIBRIL AMINU, PASSES ON A distinguished Nigerian academic, politician, and diplomat, Professor Jibril Aminu, has reportedly died.A family representative confirmed the sad development to newsmen, stating that Aminu passed away at the age of 85. The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in Adamawa State, Hon. Abdullahi Prambe, also verified the news to Daily Trust. Aminu, who …

HANDLE NNAMDI KANU’S CASE THROUGH ARBITRATION – TINUBU SUPPORT GROUP Grand Patron of One Nation for Asiwaju Support Group, Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to settle the issue of Biafran nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators, out of court through a formidable national committee of arbitration. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Ndarani, …

HOW ENUGU GOVT EXPOSED A CRIMINAL HIDEOUT DISGUISED AS WORSHIP CENTRE On Thursday, the Enugu State Government demolished a suspected criminal hideout operating under the guise of a worship center in Onicha-Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area. The facility, reportedly operated by a self-acclaimed prophet, Chinedu Ezedike, was exposed as a base for alleged ritual practices, kidnappings, and other organized …

TRUMP-MUSK RELATIONSHIP IMPLODES WITH INSULTS, THREATS Tensions between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk seem to have reached breaking point – and their friendship appears over For more than a week, Musk had been complaining about Trump’s signature piece of legislation – a spending bill – and has been actively lobbying against it On Thursday, Trump met …