THE NORTH IS MOBILIZING TO STOP TINUBU; I WILL WORK WITH EL-RUFAI – BABACHIR LAWAL Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has declared his intention to collaborate with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to prevent President Bola Tinubu from winning the 2027 presidential election according to the information obtained by The Bureau Newspaper on …

WE WANT ENUGU GOVT TO TAKEOVER COLLIERY COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE NGWO – ALUMNI ASSOCIATION In what looks like a vote of no confidence on the present management of Colliery Comprehensive Technical College, Ngwo, Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu state, Old Students of the school have sent an SOS to Enugu State Government to take over the running of the school …

MTN NIGERIA REVERSES 200% DATA BUNDLE TARIFF HIKE Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, MTN, has reversed its 15G data plan 200 percent tariff hike. The company disclosed this in a statement through its official X account on Thursday. Recall that on Tuesday, MTN commenced implementation of a 200 percent tariff hike for the 15G data bundle alongside other data plans. The hike …

GO TO HELL – NSA, RIBADU, SLAMS CANADA OVER DENIAL OF VISA TO NIGERIA’S DEFENCE CHIEFS The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has condemned the Canadian government for its decision to deny visas to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, and other senior military officials. The officials were due to attend an event in Canada honouring …

FG MAY BAN TRUCKS ON HIGHWAY AS PETROL EXPLOSION CLAIMS 493 LIVES, DRIVERS DIFFER The Nigerian government and the National Association of Road Transport Owners are not on the same page over the proposal to ban petroleum trucks with 60,000-litre capacity from operating on federal highways. On Wednesday, in a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum …

PROTESTERS BLOCK EAST-WEST ROAD IN DELTA OVER ALLEGED MARGINALISATION IN NDDC APPOINTMENT Protesters in Delta State took to the streets yesterday blocking the East-West Road in Ughelli to demand the appointment of a Delta State indigene as the next Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The demonstration organized by the Niger Delta People’s Assembly caused major disruption …

FG MAY BAN TRUCKS ON HIGHWAY AS PETROL EXPLOSION CLAIMS 493 LIVES, DRIVERS DIFFER The Nigerian government and the National Association of Road Transport Owners are not on the same page over the proposal to ban petroleum trucks with 60,000-litre capacity from operating on federal highways. On Wednesday, in a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum …

EX-ANAMBRA FIRST LADY, EBELE OBIANO, FIGHTS WITH PASSENGER ON AIRPLANE A video circulating online shows Ebele Obiano, the former First Lady of Anambra State, engaged in a tense argument with a fellow passenger aboard an airplane. Eyewitnesses claimed that her husband, former Governor Willie Obiano, was also on the flight but chose not to intervene. In the video, Ebele could …

I DIDN’T SAY I WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2027 – AfDB BOSS ADESINA President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has denied nursing an ambition to run for president in 2027. This follows a recent interview on Arise TV, where he was questioned about his political future after his tenure at the AfDB. Responding to the question, …

SHARIA: YORUBA MUSLIMS NOT YOUR SLAVES – AKI TOTE TELLS SULTAN The Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Movement has described the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III’s recent call for the imposition of Sharia law in Yorubaland as “disrespectful”. The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate …

IN MEMORY OF GENERAL MURTALAMUHAMMED: BY UMAR ARDO, Ph.D Today, February 13, 2025, marks the 49th anniversary of the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, Nigeria’s fourth Head of State. Though his leadership lasted only 201 days, his legacy of patriotism, discipline, sacrifice, clarity of purpose and selfless service remains etched in the nation’s collective memory. At a time like …

TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLS SCALE THROUGH SECOND READING AT HOUSE OF REPS President Bola Tinubu’s proposed tax reform bills have passed for second reading in the House of Representatives. The bills passed for second reading after a long debate on the floor of the House. The four tax reform bills, the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria, Establishment, Bill 2024, the …

I’LL BUY YOU A FIRST-CLASS TICKET IF YOU CAN ENTER AMERICA – OMOKRI TAUNTS EL-RUFAI A former presidential spokesman, Reno Omokri, has thrown down the gauntlet to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, daring him to prove he is not under travel restrictions by entering the United States. In a fiery post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Omokri claimed …

NNAMDI KANU’S LAWYER DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF OHANAEZE YOUTH COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IGBOAYAKA Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Igboayaka Igboayaka. Igboayaka is the National President of the Ohanaeze youth Council (OYC), who was arrested in Owerri, Imo State capital on …