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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: POPE LEO XIV MAKES FIRST PHONE CALL WITH PUTIN, URGES PEACE During the phone call, in addition to matters of mutual interest, special attention was paid to the situation in Ukraine and peace. The Pope made an appeal for Russia to make a gesture that would promote peace, stressed the importance of dialogue for the realization of positive …

NORTH’S BOLD PLAN FOR 2027: UNITY OR POWER Grab? IMAGINE the vibrant chaos of Lagos’ Oshodi market, where traders pause mid-bargain and their voices drop to hushed tones as they trade rumours of a political earthquake. From Kano’s bustling streets to Port Harcourt’s lively waterfronts, Nigerians are abuzz with one question: Will the North’s audacious push for a North Central …

AMAECHI, WIKE REKINDLE RIVALRY Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his successor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike are in for a show of power. While Amaechi is on the part of the oppostion coaltion, Wike is strongly backing President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at a public lecture in Abuja …

MY PHONE LINE CLONED TO MALIGN NIGERIAN DIGNITARIES – NATASHA Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi West) has raised the alarm that her official telephone line has been cloned and is being fraudulently utilised to intimidate some Nigerian dignitaries. In a petition to the Director of the National Cybercrime Centre, Nigeria Police Force, Abuja, through his lawyers, M. J. Numa and Partners, dated June …

TWO YEARS OF TINUBU: NO GAINS, BUT MORE SUFFERING, HARDSHIP — NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains—only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated that there has been nothing to celebrate …

TWO YEARS OF TINUBU: NO GAINS, BUT MORE SUFFERING, HARDSHIP — NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains—only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated that there has been nothing to celebrate …

SUPREME COURT REINSTATES JOKOLO AS EMIR OF GWANDU AFTER 20 YEARS The Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo as the 19th Emir of Gwandu, bringing an end to a legal battle that spanned two decades. Delivering a consolidated judgment in Abuja, a five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji ruled in favour of the deposed monarch, …

TWO COURTS SUMMON AKPABIO, NWAEBONYI OVER NATASHA’S SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATION Two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have separately issued summons to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, over allegations of sexual harassment, defamation, and breach of fundamental rights levelled against them by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The …

I DID NOT CONSULT ANY NATIVE DOCTOR AHEAD OF GUBER ELECTION – SOLUDO The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has denied allegations that he has consulted a native doctor ahead of the upcoming November 8 governorship election. Speaking via a statement by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the governor described the claims as false and malicious. Soludo said the …

PETER OBI ESCAPES PLANE CRASH The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi was among the over 100 passengers reported to have escaped plane crash at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Tuesday. Aviation sources confirmed that Obi who was in Economy Class was in the Airpeace plane with …