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SURPRISE AS RENO OMOKRI CELEBRATES PETER OBI ON 64TH BIRTHDAY Nigerians on social media were left surprised this afternoon when former presidential aide and political commentator, Reno Omokri, publicly extended birthday wishes to his political rival, Peter Obi. Obi who was the presidential flagbearer for Labour Party in the 2023 general election, turned 64 on July 19. Reno who has …

WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE INSIDE MOUNTAIN OF FIRE AND MIRACLES PRAYER City AUDITORIUM A woman identified as Benita Lurk Ikuenobe has been found dead in a suspected case of suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City. The 41-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at the Prayer City camp located along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to …

BUHARI SERVED HIMSELF NOT NIGERIA – SOWORE Political activist, Omoyele Sowore, speaks with ISMAEEL UTHMAN on the claim that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari left behind a legacy of integrity The late former President Buhari was said to have left a legacy of integrity. Do you agree with that? Absolutely not. The myth of Buhari’s integrity was one of …

IT’S UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT LG AUTONOMY FROM NIGERIA’S CONSTITUTION – FASHOLA Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says it will be unrealistic to expect the local governments in Nigeria to function independently under the current constitution. This is amid the growing call for local government autonomy in Nigeria. Fashola made this statement on Saturday, when he featured …

TINUBU APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTH-EAST INVESTMENT COMPANY President Bola Tinubu has granted executive approval for the establishment of the South-East Investment Company (SEIC) to drive private capital, accelerate industrialisation, and enhance competitiveness in the region. The new investment vehicle is under the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) inaugurated earlier this year. According to a statement by the presidency on Friday, the …

GOV MBAH PRESSES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE POLICE, ROTATIONAL PRESIDENCY Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has called for the establishment of state police, rotational presidency and the creation of an additional state in the South East geopolitical zone. Governor Mbah made the call when he received the South East Zonal Committee on Constitution Review of the House of Representatives, led …

HOW UK POLICE ARRESTED EX-NIGERIAN GOVERNOR FOR SPRAYING POUNDS – EFCC CHAIRMAN EFCC chairman, Olanipekun OlukayodeOla Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has revealed how a former Nigerian governor was arrested in the United Kingdom spraying pound sterling notes. Olukoyede shared the story during a sensitisation event held in Lagos on Friday, aimed at educating stakeholders …

LABOUR PARTY SENATORS, REPS CAUCUS, OHANAEZE YOUTHS, DEMAND APOLOGY FROM OKPEBHOLO OVER COMMENT ON PETER OBI The Labour Party caucus in the Senate has demanded that Governor Monday Okpebholo withdraw his statement banning Peter Obi from visiting Edo State without a security clearance from him. The lawmakers also demanded that Governor Okpebholo apologize to Nigerians. They described Obi as a …

GOOD YOU GAVE IBB’S SON APPOINTMENT, BUT WHY EXCLUDE SOUTH EAST? – NDUME QUERIES TINUBU A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over fresh appointments into boards of key federal agencies, but asked the President not to forget the South East region in his next appointments. Recall that President …

ASUU REJECTS RENAMING UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI AFTER BUHARI The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) chapter, has come out forcefully to condemn what it described as a politically motivated and ill-advised move by President Bola Tinubu to rename the University of Maiduguri after Nigeria’s late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. A press statement issued on Saturday by …