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TAKE IT BACK MOVEMENT PLANS ONE-MILLION-MAN PROTEST The Take It Back Movement (TIB) has announced plans for a one-million-man protest across all 36 states of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as reported by Sahara Reporters. This was made known by TIB’s National Coordinator, Sanyaolu Juwon. The protest is part of the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign, which started on …

COURT REJECTS EL RUFAI’S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT SUIT In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court in Kaduna has declined jurisdiction in a suit by a format governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, seeking to set aside the Adhoc Committee report of the Kaduna state House Assembly among other declaratory reliefs. Delivering two separate rulings before the judgment, Hon. …

YOU CAN’T BE FEEDING FAT AND ASK CITIZENS TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS – TUNDE BAKARE The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday, said Nigerian politicians were not living lean or sacrificing like the rest of the citizens whom they asked to sacrifice for the country by enduring economic hardship. The cleric and politician …

MINISTER DISRUPTS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT EVENT IN ABUJA, SAYS PRESIDENT NOT PLEASED WITH IT A mild drama played out on Thursday morning as the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, disrupted an event in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city The programme was planned by Mela-Chiyoma PAT Limited. In a video uploaded on X, formerly Twitter, by the International Centre …

POPULAR CROSSDRESSER, ‘AREA MAMA’ MURDERED IN ABUJA A popular crossdresser, popularly known as ‘Abuja Area Mama,’ has been found dead in the Banex, Wuse II area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The crossdresser, whose full name is yet to be ascertained, was seen lying motionless along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway on Thursday morning. Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the FCT Police …

OIL SECTOR: I’LL REVEAL THE TRUTH WHEN TIME COMES – KAYRI The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said he will reveal the truth about the company’s operations in the oil and gas sector at the appropriate time. Kyari made the statement on Wednesday while testifying before a Senate ad hoc committee …

WE DIDN’T RAID NLC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS – DSS The Department of States Service (DSS) has denied allegations suggesting that its personnel conducted a raid on the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. This follows claims made by the NLC on Wednesday, which asserted that secret police operatives had invaded their office and whisked away certain documents. NLC claimed that …

KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: DEPOSED EMIR BAYERO’S CHIEF OF STAFF SWITCHES LOYALTY TO EMIR SANUSI Bayero, also the district head of Kumbotso, publicly pledged his loyalty to Emir Sanusi at his palace in Gidan Rumfa, symbolising his allegiance through a traditional bow, according to Daily Nigerian. Ahmed Ado Bayero, brother and Chief of Staff to Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir …

CONFUSION IN TINUBU’S MEDIA TEAM OVER CONTRADICTING VIDEO MESSAGE A confusing scenario has unfolded within the presidency, as Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga contradicts the State House’s earlier post of a video message from President Bola Tinubu, claiming it is an old recording. The video shared on the Presidency’s X and Instagram handles on Wednesday, shows Tinubu urging Nigerians to be …

TENSION AS SOLDIERS INVADE CATHOLIC PRIEST’S HOUSE IN TARABA There are palpable tension in Taraba State over the alleged invasion of the house of a Catholic priest by the Nigerian Army. The house of the priest, which is located in Ikyaior village, in Wukari Local Council of the state, was alleged to have been invaded on Wednesday by heavily armed …