Politics

NIGERIAN TWEEPS CALL FOR ARREST OF LAGOSPEDIA HANDLER OVER #IGBOMUSTGO AGENDA AMID POISONING THREAT BY CANADA BASED WOMAN Nigerians on Twitter have called for the immediate arrest of the handler of popular Twitter account Lagospedia, over allegations of promoting hate speech and inciting violence against Igbo people residing in Lagos and other Southwestern states. A contentious tweet from Lagospedia sparked …

BICHI TURNED DSS INTO GRAVEYARD OF CAREER ASPIRATIONS – JAAFAR JAAFAR A Nigerian investigative journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, has accused the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, of turning the agency into a graveyard of career aspirations. Jaafar said that Bichi recruited the highest number of Cotonou “graduates” into the service and allowed his …

ANOTHER NATIONWIDE PROTEST STARTS OCTOBER 1 Another nationwide protest looms on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day as organisers of the #Endbadgovernance protest are set to hold another demonstration. Recall that the protesters had earlier in July embarked on a nationwide protest on the backdrop of hardship and harsh economic realities facing the citizenry. Ahead of their planned demonstrations …

NIGERIANS WORSE THAN YOU MET THEM – AFENIFERE TELLS TINUBU Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed disappointment at the current economic state of the country, especially since the assumption of office by President Bola Tinubu. They lamented that the Tinubu-led administration in one year has left Nigerians worse off than they were at the beginning. This was contained …

PROTESTS IN CANADA AS 70,000 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FACE DEPORTATION Tens of thousands of international students took to the streets across Canada this week in a wave of protests against new immigration policies introduced by the federal government. According to a report by City News Toronto on Monday, the demonstrations, which drew approximately 70,000 students occurred in major provinces including Prince …

UK COURT JAILS FOUR NIGERIANS FOR FORGING OVER 2000 MARRIAGE DOCUMENTS TO HELP NIGERIANS STAY ILLEGALLY A United Kingdom court has sentenced four Nigerians to prison for forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to help Nigerians live illegally in the UK. The convicts, a 41-year-old Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 38-year-old Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 31-year-old Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, and 54-year-old Adekunle Kabir, …

RUSSIA WARNS US OF WORLD WAR III RISKS, SAYS WEST PLAYING WITH FIRE Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles, and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War III would not be confined to Europe. Ukraine attacked Russia’s western Kursk region on August 6 and …

IRATE YOUTHS ATTACK FEDERAL LAWMAKER, CLAIM HE ABANDONED THEM AFTER ELECTION The Member representing Ningi/Warji Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Hon. Adamu Hashimu Ranga, was almost mobbed by irate youths who attacked his car in Ningi on Sunday. The Federal Lawmaker, who was elected in 2023 under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had joined prominent sons of …

McUS ECONOMIST SLAMS TINUBU OVER MULTI-MILLIOM-DOLLAR JET PURCHASE AMID HARDSHIP, SOARING INFLATION An American professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, has criticised Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu for purchasing a new presidential jet amidst the country’s economic challenges. Hanke’s criticism comes in light of Tinubu’s recent acquisition of a $150 million Airbus A330 private jet, which the …

I WAS ACCUSED OF PLANNING A COUP AFTER KENYA VISIT – OBASANJO Elder statesman and former Nigerian president has said that he was once accused of planning a coup just for visiting an African country. Chief Obasanjo shared the story after the Kenyan trip. He said, the visit landed him in trouble in his country as he was accused of …