GOV OTTI TO CONVERT NEW GOVT HOUSE BUILT BY IKPEAZU TO AN HOTEL The Abia State Government has announced plans to convert the newly constructed Government House, built by the immediate past Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, into a five-star hotel, News360 Nigeria reports. The decision was made public by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, following a tour of the …

SUPREME COURT REVOKES AJUDUA S BAIL, ORDERS REMAND IN 20-YEAR-OLD FRAUD CASE The supreme court has dismissed the judgment of the court of appeal in Lagos that granted bail to Fred Ajudua, a one-time Lagos socialite, in the alleged $1.04 million fraud trial. In a unanimous judgment on Friday, the apex court ordered Ajudua to be remanded at the correctional …

GANDUJE BACKS ONE-PARTY SYSTEM, SAYS TOO MANY PARTIES SPOIL GOVERNANCE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has thrown his weight behind the idea of a one-party system in Nigeria, arguing that the multiplicity of political parties is undermining effective governance. Ganduje made the remarks on Thursday at the Presidential Villa after leading a delegation of …

FOREIGN HERDERS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PLATEAU, KILLINGS – MIYETTI ALLAH COUNTERS DEFENCE HQRS The National Secretary of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-cultural Association, Saleh Alhassan, has claimed that politicians are the real cause of the crisis in Plateau State, not herders. He made the claim on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, where he …

NIGERIA STILL OWES IMF ₦190 BILLION – REPORTS‘The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that Nigeria has completely settled the $3.4 billion in COVID-19 financial assistance received through the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). However, the government still owes approximately $30 million to the multilateral organisation for Special Drawing Rights (SDR) charges. This $30 million, equivalent to ₦48.2 billion, will be paid …

POPE LEO XIV TO BE INAUGURATED MAY 18 The Vatican has announced that the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV will take place on Sunday, May 18. The inauguration mass would take place at St Peter’s Square with several world and religious leaders expected to be in attendance. Following the inauguration mass, Pope Leo will meet with journalists on Monday …

BE WORRIED ABOUT ANGER OF NIGERIANS, NOT COALITION, SDP CHIEFTAIN TO TINUBU The Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, says rather than worry about the planned coalition by opposition politicians, President Bola Tinubu should be concerned about the people’s anger against his administration. Waxing comical, Adebayo described those planning the coalition …

TINUBU’S VISIT TO ANAMBRA; PETER OBI, SOLUDO EXCHANGE VEILED CRITICISMS Tensions flared in Anambra State this week as Governor Chukwuma Soludo and former Governor Peter Obi exchanged veiled criticisms amid President Bola Tinubu’s high-profile visit to the state. According to The Guardian, Peter Obi, former presidential candidate and ex-governor of Anambra, sparked the exchange with a critical post on X, …

NEWLY ELECTED POPE LEO XIV VISITED NIGERIA IN 2016 Long before he was elected pope of the Catholic Church, Robert Prevost touched down on Nigerian soil in 2016. Now known as Pope Leo XIV, the new American pontiff visited Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, almost a decade ago as part of his duties as an Augustinian leader, engaging with members of …

DASH THEM 50 – SANDRA DURU RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING NATASHA AKPOTI MANIPULATING KOGI SENATORIAL ELECTION Controversy surrounding Kogi Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan deepened as activist Sandra Duru released a new video purportedly capturing Akpoti at a collation centre during the 2023 Kogi elections, allegedly instructing her agents to “dash them 50” votes — a phrase many interprete as an attempt to …

POPE LEO XIV CELEBRATES FIRST MASS AFTER HISTORIC ELECTION AS POPE Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps. Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed …

AWOLOWO’S GRAND-DAUGHTER RESIGNS AS LP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Pastor Funke Awolowo, late Obafemi Awolowo’s grand-daughter, has resigned her membership of the Labour Party Executive Committee in Lagos State. Until her resignation, Awolowo was the party’s Head of Mobilisation and Integration Team in Lagos. In the statement she signed and addressed to Dayo Ekong, Lagos State Chairman of the party, Awolowo …

FOREIGN HERDSMEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST ATTACKS IN PLATEAU, BENUE – DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has attributed the surge in violent attacks on farming communities in Plateau, Benue, and other parts of the country to foreign herders who exploit Nigeria’s porous borders. This disclosure was made on Thursday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, …

ENUGU LGA LAUNCHES DIASPORA DESK Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State has launched a diaspora desk to engage with Nsukka indigenes in the diaspora towards the development of the local government area. The office, tagged Nsukka Local Government Council Diaspora Desk, has as its terms of reference to bridge the gap between indigenes in the diaspora and the local …

BILL GATES TO SHUT FOUNDATION IN 2045 AFTER DONATING 99% of FORTUNE Bill Gates announced on Thursday that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will officially shut down by the end of 2045—decades earlier than originally planned—as he reiterated his pledge to donate nearly all of his remaining fortune to the foundation’s work. Established in 2000, the Gates Foundation will …