FG RAISES ALARM OVER FOOD INSECURITY, SAYS 161 MILLION NIGERIANS ON DANGER LIST The federal government says about 161 million Nigerians are currently food insecure, even as it intensifies efforts to avert an impending food and nutrition crisis. The Director, Nutrition and Food Safety Department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Nuhu Kilishi, said this on Friday in Abuja …

IGP EGBETOKUN ORDERS DEMOTION OF DETAINED WHATSAPP GROUP ADMIN OVER POLICE PROTEST POST, DISMISSAL OF OFFICER WHO SHARED MESSAGE The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed punitive action against officers detained over their alleged involvement in the planned protest against poor salaries, welfare and the controversial police pension scheme. According to reliable sources who spoke Friday evening, the …

REPS MOVES TO STRIP PRESIDENT POWER TO APPOINT INEC CHAIR The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review is considering a bill seeking to amend the constitution to reform the mode of appointing the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission by involving the National Judicial Council. The proposed amendment aims to involve the NJC in the selection of the …

ANGLICAN CHURCH BANS POLITICIANS FROM PULPIT AFTER WIKE’S THANKSGIVING The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has officially banned politicians and government officials from speaking on its pulpits during church services. The directive, issued barely a week after Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, held a high-profile thanksgiving at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, was signed by the Primate …

NATASHA’S LEGAL TEAM SUBMITS CTC OF COURT JUDGEMENT TO SENATE, SAYS LAWMAKER WILL RESUME JULY 15 The legal team representing Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has served the leadership of the National Assembly with a certified true copy (CTC) of the Federal High Court judgement mandating her immediate recall to the Senate. In a strongly worded letter dated July 1, …

FCT SENATOR JOINS ADC The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Announcing her defection to newsmen in Abuja, Kingibe described the move as deliberate and strategic. He revealed that her formal entry into the ADC will be marked …

NIGERIANS HUNGRIER, HOPELESS, THAN BEFORE UNDER TINUBU – ABUJA ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has said the economic statistics alone do not reflect the harsh reality faced by many Nigerians. Cardinal urged the nation’s leaders to tackle hunger and poverty, noting that the situation is worrisome. The Cleric said this in a homily at Rev. Fr. …

FG BLAMES TECHNICAL GLITCHES FOR NON-PAYMENT OF WORKERS’ JUNE SALARIES The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation on Friday attributed the non-payment of some federal civil servants’ June 2025 salaries to technical glitches. In a statement, the OAGF spokesman, Bawa Mokwa, said that upon complaints from workers regarding the non-receipt of their June salary, an investigation was launched …

LABOUR PARTY HEADING TOWARDS EXTINCTION, NOT UNEXPECTED – OSUNTOKUN Akin Osuntokun, former DG, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, has said the Labour Party, LP, is heading towards extinction. He suggested that the powers that be have succeeded in using some individuals to destabilise the Labour Party. Speaking on Arise News, Osuntokun noted that Peter Obi was a product of the Obidient …

FG BEGINS RECRUITMENT INTO KEY PARASTATAL, JULY 14 The Federal Ministry of Interior has announced that recruitment into four of its major agencies will officially commence on Monday, July 14, 2025. The agencies involved in the recruitment exercise are the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Fire Service (NFS), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). According …

PETROL MARKETERS SET TO REDUCE FUEL PRICES NATIONWIDE FROM MONDAY In a positive development for Nigerian consumers, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced plans to reduce fuel prices nationwide starting Monday, following a fresh cut in the ex-depot petrol price by the Dangote Refinery. Eyes Of Lagos reports, This was confirmed by IPMAN National President, Abubakar …

ATIKU, OBI, AMAECHI, OTHERS TO SIGN AGREEMENT AHEAD OF ADC PRIMARY ELECTION Presidential aspirants under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have reportedly agreed to enter a concrete agreement to support whoever emerges as the party’s flagbearer. One of the presidential hopefuls in the coalition movement, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this to LEADERSHIP on Friday. Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Amaechi and …

AHEAD APC NEC MEETING: NORTH WEST, NORTH CENTRAL FIGHT FOR PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), there are indications that the party is yet to agree on where to pick its national chairman from. Credible sources told the Weekend Trust that while the party is waiting to hear from …

MIXED REACTIONS TRAIL LAUNCH OF ENUGU AIR Enugu State Government, under Governor Peter Mbah, earlier this week, floated an airline, the Enugu Air. Thus becoming the second state to own a commercial airline in Nigeria and the first in South East Nigeria. The first is Ibom Airline, which was set up in June 2019 and wholly owned by the Akwa …

ENUGU ASSEMBLY PASSES TOWN UNION REGISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION BILL INTO LAW Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Tuesday, passed into law, a bill that will regulate the registration and administration of Town Unions in Enugu State and for other Connected Purposes, House Bill, No. 9, 2025. The bill when accented to by the state Governor, will help regulate the …