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POLICE STOP PRO-PETER OBI RALLY IN KADUNA The Kaduna State Police Command has stopped a planned rally by supporters of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the state. The rally was billed to be held reportedly in honour of Obi’s birthday celebration. In a release banning the rally, the Command said that intelligence information at its disposal revealed …

SEMI-LITERATE GOVERNOR ISSUING SILLY THREATS – INIBEHE EFFIONG SLAMS GOV OKPEBOLO Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebolo, over his recent warning to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, not to visit the state without clearance. In a statement posted via X on Friday, Effiong described the governor’s remarks as irresponsible and unbecoming of …

18 INCUMBENT GOVERNORS UNDER PROBE, SAYS EFCC CHAIR The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says 18 sitting governors are currently being investigated by the anti-graft agency. Olukoyede spoke in Lagos on Friday during a sensitisation programme on the ills of naira mutilation and abuse. According to him, the agency will take action when …

BUHARI’S POLITICAL LEGACY: WHO TAKES OVER? Even before becoming president of Nigeria in May 2015, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), a former military head of state had distinguished himself as a political leader with unmatched followership. Though the bulk of his followers were concentrated in the northern part of Nigeria, it could be said that he was in his time, the …

HOW RCCG PASTOR ABSCONDED WITH $8,000, MARRY NEW WIFE IN US — PASTOR ADEBOYE’S WIFE Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how a pastor in the church diverted $8,000 meant for missions, abandoned his wife in South Africa, and traveled to the United States to marry another …

BUHARI’S MISSED REVOLUTION: A REFLECTION ON LOST OPPORTUNITIES The passing of President Muhammadu Buhari marks the end of an era for Nigeria, one that began with immense hope and ended in profound disappointment. Elected in 2015 as the first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent president, Buhari carried a historic mandate and unparalleled political capital. A former military ruler known …

NIGERIA BELONGS TO ALL OF US, OBIDIENT MOVEMENT REPLIES OKPEBHOLO The OBIdient Movement has condemned Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo’s verbal attack on Peter Obi, stating it’s “unconstitutional and restricts the fundamental right of free movement guaranteed by Section 41 of the 1999 Constitution”. Okpebholo, in a now-viral video, had issued a stern warning to Obi following the latter’s recent engagement …

FIVE NIGERIAN MONUMENTS THAT WERE RENAMED AFTER POLITICIANS In Nigeria, it seems nothing is sacred—not even the names of our national monuments. From airports to universities and stadiums, renaming public places after political leaders has become a go-to move for governments trying to immortalize their own. Eyes Of Lagos reports, But behind every new name is a story — sometimes …

PDP MOVES TO OUST WIKE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened formal proceedings to remove Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from its membership. The move comes amid accusations that Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and once a leading figure in the PDP, has acted against the party’s interests since joining …

TINUBU APPOINTS IBB’S SON AS BANK OF AGRICULTURE CHAIRMAN President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture, BOA. President Tinubu approved the appointment and those of seven other Chairmen and Heads of government agencies. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy …