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TONGUES WAGGING AS PRESIDENCY FAILS TO RELEASE TINUBU’S PICTURES AFTER OVERSEAS’ TRIP In a rare and unusual circumstance, the presidency did not release any picture of President Bola Tinubu’s return trip to Nigeria after two weeks abroad. Since Tinubu took charge of the country a year ago, his aides and presidency officials have consistently released pictures and videos of his …

FG DIRECTS IMMEDIATE REOPENING OF MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY The Federal Government has directed that processes for the resumption of academic activities at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, should commence immediately. Vice Chancellor, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe who disclosed this during a chat with Vanguard in his office on Monday, said that the processes would commence on Tuesday …

CYBERSECURITY LEVY: TINUBU GOVT ONLY INTERESTED IN MILKING A DYING ECONOMY – PETER OBI Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s government for the imposition of the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians. He said the government was interested in milking a dying economy instead of nurturing it to recovery and growth. Obi …

CYBERSECURITY LEVY: TINUBU GOVT ONLY INTERESTED IN MILKING A DYING ECONOMY – PETER OBI Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s government for the imposition of the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians. He said the government was interested in milking a dying economy instead of nurturing it to recovery and growth. Obi …

GROUP DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM UMAHI OVER ATTACK ON PETER OBI The Igboezue International Association Nigeria and the Diaspora (IIAND), has called on the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to tender a public apology to Mr. Peter Obi, over his recent outbursts against the former Anambra State Governor, asserting that Umshi’s comments not only unjustly targeted Obi, but also disrespected the …

ENUGU ASSEMBLY PASSES PUBLIC RANCH MANAGEMENT AGENCY BILL The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the Public Ranch Management Agency bill. The bill, which was passed on Tuesday in Enugu by the lawmakers, authorised the state government to establish an agency to manage both government and privately owned ranches in the state. Speaking before the passage of the bill, …

NORTHERN GROUPS ASK COURT TO REMOVE GANDUJE, APC CHAIRMAN Two different groups from the North Central have filed suits seeking to nullify the position of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The groups are the Concerned North Central APC Stakeholders and the North Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum. The first group, …

OBAMA’S WIFE MAY REPLACE BIDEN AS DEMOCRATS CANDIDATE IN US ELECTION Speculation is swirling within the Democratic Party that President Joe Biden may announce his decision not to seek re-election at the party’s convention in Chicago in August 2024, instead proposing Michelle Obama, the wife of former President Barack Obama, as his preferred candidate. The German publication Der Spiegel has …

NO MORE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN TOGO, PARLIAMENT TO CHOOSE PRESIDENT Togo’s President, Faure Gnassingbe, has signed a new constitution eliminating presidential elections, his office said late Monday, a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family’s six-decade rule. Civil society groups in the West African nation have called for protests. Parliament will now choose the president. The …

ENUGU COMMUNITY CRIES OUT OVER SEGREGATION, OSTRACIZATION The people of Edeaniagu clan in Amigbo Ishi-Ozalla community, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, have again cried out over fresh cases of segregation and ostracization against them. Members of the community spoke during a world press conference in Enugu on Tuesday. They described the development as man’s inhumanity to man, …