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BANDITS RAPE 30 UNIVERSITY OF LAFIA STUDENTS, INFLICT MACHETE WOUNDS ON OTHERS The heightening insecurity situation in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria, has now hit the citadel of learning as students of the Federal University of Lafia have come under heavy attacks by bandits and armed thugs who rape and inflict varying degrees of injury on the affected students. Sources …

CAMPAIGNS FOR 2027 ILLEGAL – FALANA Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned ongoing campaign for the 2027 general elections. He said this when he featured on Channels Television Programme, ‘Politics Today’ on Monday. Falana asked the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to draw the attention of politicians to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022. “As far as the Electoral …

PETER OBI DOESN’T NEED TO BE NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT – CHIMAMANDA Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has explained her consistent support for presidential hopeful Peter Obi, stating that it is driven by his selfless leadership and genuine commitment to Nigeria’s progress. Speaking on Channels Television’s programme, Amazing Africans, on Monday, Chimamanda said the former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential …

WHY ATIKU ALWAYS CONTESTS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – ADEYANJU Political activist Deji Adeyanju has claimed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s repeated attempts to contest Nigeria’s presidency are driven by consistent financial backing from government and private sources. In a statement shared on his social media platform, Adeyanju alleged that Atiku’s motivation for continuously vying for the highest office in the …

TINUBU DOES NOT WANT TO EXTEND EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has claimed President Bola Tinubu does not plan to extend the emergency rule in Rivers State. According to him, extending the emergency rule will not be palatable to the people of Rivers State. Wike spoke during his monthly …

EL-RUFAI PLOTTING TO IMPOSE ATIKU AS ADC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE – APC The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of attempting to impose former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, at the expense of national unity. The APC claimed that El-Rufai and his allies in the ADC …

LIKE FALCONS, D’TIGRESS GET NATIONAL HONOURS, $100,000 EACH FOR AFROBASKET TRIUMPH President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Cote d’Ivoire. The president also pledged $100,000 to each of the players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented Tinubu …

LIKE FALCONS, D’TIGRESS GET NATIONAL HONOURS, $100,000 EACH FOR AFROBASKET TRIUMPH President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Cote d’Ivoire. The president also pledged $100,000 to each of the players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented Tinubu …

OBIDIENT MOVEMENT PETITIONS OBI OVER ADC MARGINALISATION Fresh cracks appear to be emerging within the coalition led by the African Democratic Congress, following a leaked memo from the Obidient Movement to Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. In the memo, the movement raised the alarm over alleged marginalisation of members in key decision-making processes. The ADC was unveiled on …

RETIRED SOLDIERS LAY SIEGE TO FINANCE MINISTRY HEADQUARTERS Scores of retired soldiers who voluntarily exited the Nigerian Army, on Monday shut down the main entrance to the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance. The protest, which commenced at about 10:15am, witnessed presence of heavy security personnel drawn from the military, police and the Department of State Services (DSS), apparently to …