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SEND REMI BADENOCH HOME FOR PROPER EDUCATION, ONANUGA TELLS UK The Presidency has fired back at British Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim that she cannot pass Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman, calling the assertion false and urging the UK to send her “home for a proper re-education.” Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to …

PDP HOLDS NEC MEETING JULY 24 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its National Executive Commitee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2025. According to a statement signed by the management of the party, the meetings of the National Working Committee (NWC), the Board of Trustees (BOT), the National Caucus as well as the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) …

ARMY, DSS RESCUE REVEREND FATHER KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM IN BORNO The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have successfully rescued a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. Rev. Fr. Afina, who served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage in Alaska, U.S., from 2017 until 2024, was abducted on June 1, …

NATASHA DARES SENATE, STORMS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, on Tuesday matched his word with action by storming the National Assembly. She was spotted at the National Assembly park on Tuesday morning. Riding in a black SUV accompanied by some other vehicles, she scaled the first security check but encountered hurdles at the second …

BREAKING: IGP IGNORES NATASHA’S REQUEST FOR POLICE PROTECTION AHEAD OF SENATE RESUMPTION Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has officially informed the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of her planned return to the National Assembly today July 22, 2025, following a recent Federal High Court decision overturning her suspension from the Senate. However, the Inspector-General was yet to restore her security details, with …

UN APPOINTS EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN GLOBAL CRISIS ENVOY n a landmark diplomatic development, Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been appointed as the United Nations Global Crisis Envoy, a role that places him at the forefront of international peace and mediation efforts. The appointment, jointly endorsed by global powers including the United States, United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and …

WHY I VISITED WIKE – JULIUS ABURE OPENS UP The factional chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure, has finally disclosed why he visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, saying his visit has been wrongly interpreted. Abure came under hot criticism last week after photos of his meeting with Wike in Abuja emerged, with …

TINUBU’S PRESIDENCY IS ‘BAD MARKET’ — PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as a ‘bad market,’ declaring that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians and will be voted out in 2027. The party made this assertion during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, addressed by its National Publicity …

NIGERIA IS SLIDING TOWARDS AUTHORITARIAN RULE – NLC The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, warned that Nigeria is sliding dangerously towards authoritarian rule, as the country’s democratic space continues to shrink and workers’ rights come under sustained assault. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, who made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 21st Rain School …

ENUGU SET TO HOST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT In a show of collaboration between government, business owners and innovation leaders in the Southern part of the country, a tech firm, #StartupSouth is set to host a Digital Transformation Summit as a key pre-event leading up to #StartupSouthX. StartupSouthX is the landmark 10th edition of the South-South and South-East’s premier innovation and …