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Fresh revelations have shown that former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was compelled to resign following allegations of certificate forgery hanging over him. Presidential aides told Saturday Punch that President Bola Tinubu personally invited Nnaji to the Presidential Villa, where he was directed to tender his resignation in the wake of the scandal. Nnaji’s ordeal began after …

Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu is facing mounting pressure from some of his closest political allies and long-time associates to review his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Multiple presidency sources told Signal.ng that the pressure intensified following reports that Wike’s regular monthly media briefings was generating public disaffections against the president. Wike …

The White House has accused the Nobel Prize committee of choosing politics over peace. It said this while protesting the decision to grant the peace prize to Venezuelan activist, María Machado. Announcing the award in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee commended Machado for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle …

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) is set to sanction its registrar, Ngozi Nnebedum, for making a false claim to Peoples Gazette and protecting disgraced minister Uche Nnaji over his forged certificate. Mr Nnaji, who was the minister of innovation, science and technology, resigned on Wednesday night following pressure resulting from The Gazette’s 2023 and 2024 investigative reports exposing his …

Popular lawyer,, Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has described the case of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as a political matter which should be sorted out outside the courtroom. Falana spoke in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, while addressing reporters during a visit to Governor Alex Otti. “I cannot comment on pending …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly pledged to hold talks with President Bola Tinubu regarding the continued detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, according to a post by Omoyele Sowore on Friday. In his post, Sowore stated that he had met Jonathan in Abuja earlier in the day to deliberate on Kanu’s incarceration. Jonathan, he …

Human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, has accused top political leaders from Nigeria’s South-East region of secretly working against the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to him, they fear Kanu’s freedom could destroy their political futures. Speaking as a guest on Arise News TV, Sowore disclosed that many …

Fout soldiers are feared dead and others injured after fighters from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a military base in Ngamdu, Borno State, early Friday morning. Reports said the terrorists stormed the Ngamdu military camp around 2 a.m. and began shooting at soldiers on duty. Following the attack, the military reportedly sealed off the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway, …

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu, governors, and other elected officials to submit their academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission for verification without delay. He, therefore, urged INEC and other relevant agencies to verify and authenticate these documents. Mr Tinubu is notorious for presenting a forged university certificate to the electoral …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday described himself as a golden minister. Wike said he was a governor when Rivers clocked 50 years and now he is a minister when the FCT will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year February. The Minister disclosed this during the flagging off ceremony of the construction of Collector …