LAWYER GIVES NBC 30-DAY ULTIMATUM TO BAN BBNAIJA OR FACE LEGAL ACTION Maduabuchi Idam, a human rights lawyer, has demanded that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) either ban or impose strict regulations on Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), citing concerns over its “obscene, indecent, and profane content”. In a letter recently shared on Facebook, Idam accused the show organisers of undermining …

JONATHAN NOW READY TO CONTEST, MEET WITH NORTHERN LEADERS – REPORT Reports have emerged, indicating former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s readiness to contest the 2027 presidential election. There has been speculation about Jonathan’s possible comeback following moves by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A close ally of the Bayelsa-born politician confirmed to Vanguard on Wednesday that Jonathan, a member of …

IGBO WOMEN SLAM UMAHI FOR SAYING TINUBU IS FAIR TO SOUTH-EAST Igbo women have slammed the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, for claiming that President Tinubu has been very fair to the South East. This is as they sharply disagreed with Nollywood superstar, Kenneth Okonkwo, over his recent assertion that it is only a Northern candidate that can uproot …

PETER OBI’S ONE-TERM PRESIDENCY STIRS CONTROVERSY AMONG NORTHERN STAKEHOLDERS The one-term presidency pledge by the former Labour Party’s presidential candidate and key member of the opposition coalition, Peter Obi has stirred controversy among Northern stakeholders. Obi has continued to affirm a one-term presidency of four years if elected president in 2027. Over the weekend, Obi said his push for a …

SUSPECTED RITUALIST, OBIEZE, TWO OTHERS ARRAIGNED, DETAINED The Police on Wednesday arraigned Mr. Obi Levi Obieze and two other suspects on a seven-count charge involving several incidents of kidnapping and murder in Umumba Ndiagu and environ in Ezeagu LGA of Enugu State. The suspects were arraigned before His Worship, Osondu Chukwuani, Court 1, Enugu North, in Enugu, the state capital. …

POLICE ARRESTS, DETAINS SOWORE The Nigerian Police Force has arrested and detained Former Presidential Candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore. This is according to a statement issued by the party signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Femi Adeyeye. The statement read; SOWORE DETAINED: THE TINUBU REGIME HAS FINALLY GONE ROGUE ON DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS. The African Action Congress (AAC) …

APPEAL COURT ORDERS FORFEITURE oyf YAHAYA BELLO’S PROPERTIES The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has reinstated an interim order of forfeiture on 14 high-value properties linked to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, overturning an earlier ruling by the Federal High Court that had set the order aside. In a judgment delivered via virtual proceedings on Wednesday, a three-member …

PASTOR ADEBAYO WARNS ON WEALTH GATHERING, BODY MAKE-UP, SAYS You WILL NOT TAKE THEM TO HEAVEN The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has cautioned Christians against the blind pursuit of material wealth, describing such actions as ‘an act of stupidity’ when done at the expense of spiritual growth. Speaking during the …

TWO GHANAIAN MINISTERS, SIX OTHERS DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASH Tragedy struck in Ghana’s Ashanti region on Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed and claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers. Among the victims were Defence Minister Edward Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Mohammed. The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed that the Z-9 military helicopter, which was en route from …

TINUBU RUNNING NIGERIA LIKE PRIVATE WHATSAPP GROUP – EX+BUHARI’S AIDE, A former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over his failure to appoint new ambassadors nearly a year after recalling all of Nigeria’s envoys. Onochie, in a post on her verified 𝕏 handle on Wednesday, likened Tinubu’s leadership style to …

IT’S A LIE, INEC DID NOT REFUSE OUR APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF NEW LEADERSHIP- ADC The African Democratic Party (ADC) has debunked the report that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused its application to recognise the new leadership of the party. Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim National Publicity Secretary of the ADC described reports that INEC has refused to …

SOUTHERN CANDIDATE: JONATHAN OR OBI? As political permutations gather pace ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is weighing two prominent Southern figures, former President Goodluck Jonathan and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as potential candidates to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Multiple party sources told Daily Trust …

DOYIN ABIOLA (MKO ABIOLA’S WifYe) DIES AT 82 Dr. Doyin Abiola, renowned journalist, former Managing Director of National Concord, and wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola, has passed away at the age of 82. She died at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday following a period of illness, according to family sources. A pioneer in Nigerian journalism, Dr. Abiola made history …

FG WARNS OF FIVE-DAY FLOODING IN 19 STATES The Federal Government has forecasted heavy rainfall over a five-day period that may trigger flooding across 19 states and 76 locations. The warning, issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, called on stakeholders and residents to take urgent precautionary measures. This comes …

PROTESTERS STORM INEC OVER EXCLUSION OF LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATES IN BYE ELECTION Civil society organisations sympathetic to the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) have stormed the National Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to demand the inclusion of the party’s candidates in the forthcoming nationwide bye-elections. Dozens of protesters carrying banners and placards with inscriptions …