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RCCG AS THE RELIGIOUS ARM OF THE APC •Remi Tinubu,; wife of the President, is a pastor at RCCG. •The EFCC Chairman, Olukayode, is a pastor at RCCG. .The APC National Youth Chairman, Dayo Israel (Yoruba Ronu Evangelist), is a pastor at RCCG. •Lawrence Bayode, Deputy Director of INEC ICT, is a pastor at RCCG. He testified against Peter Obi …

ASUU DIRECTS MEMBERS TO BEGIN NATIONWIDE STRIKE The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that a directive has been issued for all branches of the union nationwide to withdraw their services over the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries to its members, citing the enforcement of “No Pay, No Work” resolution. ASUU branches …

NIGERIAN POLICE LAUNCH ROLL-CALL TO TRACK OFFICERS SUPPORTING JULY 21 PROTEST OVER POOR WELFARE, PENSIONS There is a fresh plot by the Nigerian police authorities to crush internal dissent within the Force ahead of a planned nationwide protest slated for July 21, 2025, Police sources disclosed on Monday that a secret roll-call initiative is being launched to identify junior officers …

EX-SGF, BABACHIR LAWAL FORMALLY QUITS APC AS FEARS OF IMPLOSION HIT PARTY Amid growing fears of implosion in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a Chieftain of the party and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Dr Babachir David Lawal has formally bowed out of the party. However, contrary to speculation, the renowned technocrat and politician said …

SHOWDOWN LOOMS IN SENATE TUESDAY AS NATASHA VOWS TO RETURN Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has declared her intention to storm the red chamber on Tuesday despite the Senate’s refusal to recognise the ruling that nullified her six-month suspension. Addressing her jubilant supporters in a video that has since gone viral, Akpoti-Uduaghan said; “I thank you for your …

2027: WHY I’LL STILL WORK WITH OLD, ‘FAILED’ POLITICIANS IN ADC COALITION – PETER OBI The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says although some members of the opposition coalition were old and “failed” politicians, he would work with them in the 2027 election because of their vast experience in governance. Mr Obi, who recently declared …

2027: WHY I’LL STILL WORK WITH OLD, ‘FAILED’ POLITICIANS IN ADC COALITION – PETER OBI The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says although some members of the opposition coalition were old and “failed” politicians, he would work with them in the 2027 election because of their vast experience in governance. Mr Obi, who recently declared …

AGUNWA ANAEKWE, FORMER HOUSE OF REPS SPEAKER, DIES AT 68 Agunwa Anakwe, former Speaker of the House of Representatives during the short-lived Third Republic, is dead. He died on Saturday after reportedly battling an undisclosed illness for some time. Law Mefor, Anambra State Commissioner for Information, confirmed Anakwe’s death during a telephone conversation on Monday. Anakwe, who led the House …

AGUNWA ANAEKWE, FORMER HOUSE OF REPS SPEAKER, DIES AT 68 Agunwa Anakwe, former Speaker of the House of Representatives during the short-lived Third Republic, is dead. He died on Saturday after reportedly battling an undisclosed illness for some time. Law Mefor, Anambra State Commissioner for Information, confirmed Anakwe’s death during a telephone conversation on Monday. Anakwe, who led the House …

BATHING DAILY WITH SPONGE HARMFUL TO SKIN, SAY DERMATOLOGISTS Skin health experts have cautioned against the excessive use of bath sponges, warning that bathing with them more than two or three times a week could expose individuals to serious skin damage and infections. According to the dermatologists, sponges, particularly loofahs and synthetic mesh types, could harbour harmful bacteria, fungi, and …