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PETER OBI IS OUR PRODUCT, WE WANT HIM BACK – PDP The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, has stated that the party is implementing measures to bring the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into its fold. Recall that in the build-up to the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, a …

WHY MUSLIM WOMEN DON’T ATTEND BURIALS In Nigeria, whether Muslim women attend funerals or not largely depends on regional and cultural practices, more than religious rulings alone. In many Muslim communities around the world, it’s common to notice an absence of women at burial grounds. While women participate actively in janazah prayers and other mourning rituals, their physical presence at …

SOUTH EAST TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL ABOLISHE ‘EZE NDIGBO’ TITLE FOR IGBO LEADERS The council explained that a true “Eze” is enthroned and coronated by his community or kingdom following traditional rites, divinations, and sacred ancestral ceremonies, and must have a kingdom or community to govern. The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers has officially abolished the use of the title “Eze …

NURTW MEMBERS CAUGHT SMUGGLING MILITARY UNIFORMS FOR TERRORISTS IN BORNO Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed under Operation Hadin Kai have arrested two members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) allegedly involved in supplying logistics and military-grade items to Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, confirmed the …

COURT APPROVES ONLY 10 ATTENDEES As NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL RESUMES TODAY The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed today, Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with strict attendance restrictions in place, ABN TV reports. Justice James K. Omotosho, who is presiding over the case, approved a list …

OUTCRY TRAILS RENAMING OF UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI AFTER BUHARI A growing wave of opposition is trailing the federal government’s recent decision to rename the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, as Muhammadu Buhari University. Already, the alumni, students, and concerned citizens are calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt the move. In an open letter widely circulated across social and traditional …

ISRAELI STRIKE ON GAZA’S ONLY CATHOLIC CHURCH KILLS TWO An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians. Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened” by the attack, which came as Gaza’s civil defence agency …

TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH COMMON CHRONIC VEIN DISEASE – WHITE HOUSE White House doctors diagnosed Donald Trump with chronic venous insufficiency, though the physicians said the US president remained in “excellent health,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Trump, 79, underwent an exam after recent photos showed the president with swollen ankles and a bruised hand, Leavitt announced Thursday. The ankle swelling …

WIKE LEFT 2,000 HECTARES OF MOUNTAIN FOR UNIABUJA – PRO-RATA CELL OR The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Sen. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the retrieval of the university’s land by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. According to Tejuoso, the 4,000 hectares of land allocated to the university are not entirely usable, …

ENUGU VETERAN JOURNALISTS LAUD GOV MBAH’S ACHIEVEMENTS The Media Veterans Association, Enugu, has applauded the governor of Enugu state, Dr. Peter Ndubisi Mbah, for his landmark achievements in the last two years in office. According to Mrs Josephine Prest, Chairman and Okey Nwachukwu, Secretary, respectively, the commendation followed the outcome of the resolution reached at the end of their 129th …