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WIKE ANNOUNCES TAKEOVER OF PDP HQ, ABUJA PROPERTIES FOR DEFAULTING ON GROUND RENT The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has announced that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin the takeover of properties in Abuja over unpaid ground rent, starting Monday, May 26, 2025. The land housing the permanent headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), currently under …

CHRISTIAN YOUTH GROUP THREATENS SOWORE FOR DEFENDING CRITICS OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS James Adama Paul, convener of the Concerned Christian Youth Forum (CCYF), has issued a threat against human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, warning that the group may resort to taking the law into its own hands if Sowore continues to intervene in cases involving content creators arrested at the behest …

APC CREATED FROM ANGER, MALICE, BITTERNESS, WAS NEVER SERIOUS – FORMER GOV LAMIDO Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has claimed the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has never been a serious political party. Lamido noted that the party was a creation of anger, malice and bitterness. The former governor stated this in chapter 16, page 421 of his …

JAPA: NIGERIA RANKS SECOND AMONG FOREIGNERS WHO MIGRATED TO THE UK IN 2024 Nigeria has emerged as the second-highest source of long-term migrants to the United Kingdom, UK in 2024, according to the latest figures released by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data shows that 120,000 Nigerians moved to the UK within the year ending June 2024, …

20 SUSPECTS ARRESTED OVER HACKING OF 2025 UTME RESULTS The Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigerian Police Force, have arrested at least 20 suspects over hacking of the 2025 computer-based test, CBT, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The 2025 UTME was conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. AIT reports that the suspects are part of …

SUPREME COURT DISMISSES 36 STATES SUIT OVER RECOVERED LOOT FUNDS The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by the 36 state governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenging the federal government’s use of recovered looted funds. In a judgment on Friday, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court was unanimous in holding that the suit was wrongly instituted …

POPE LEO REMOVES ARCHBISHOP AS HEAD OF POPE JOHN PAUL II INSTITUTE, REPLACES HIM WITH A CARDINAL A seismic shift has taken place at the heart of the Catholic Church’s theological landscape as Pope Leo XIV has dismissed Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia from his role as Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, replacing …

OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PETER OBI Your Excellency, Peter Obi, and the Esteemed Political Leaders of the South-East, I want to take this opportunity to reaffirm my deep love and unwavering support for the South-East region of our great nation. This region holds a special place in my heart, not just because of its rich culture, resilience, contributions to …

TALKING ABOUT PETER OBI, BIGGEST BUSINESS FOR BLACKMAILERS It’s obvious that the biggest business for blackmailers now is talking about Peter Obi from every negative perspective. Even my solemn spiritual trip to Rome has been twisted into yet another blackmail campaign by merchants paid ostensibly to propagate anything negative against Obi. One such individual, whose entire life revolves around blackmail, …

WE’VE NOT ADOPTED ADC FOR 2027 – ATIKU’S COALITION The coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports that it has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued Thursday in Abuja, a prominent member of the coalition, Salihu Moh. Lukman, dismissed the claims circulating in …