ATIKU, OBI, EL-RUFAI ADOPT AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, ADC, AS PLATFORM FOR OPPOSITION COALITION Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and El-Rufai have adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the official platform of the opposition coalition. The trio are said to have agreed to adopt the party after a meeting on Tuesday night. “They have …

ATIKU, OBI, EL-RUFAI SEAL OPPOSITION DEAL AHEAD OF 2027 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai have reportedly concluded months of negotiations aimed at forging a united opposition front to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the next general election in 2027. According to sources familiar with the matter, the three opposition …

COURT ADMITS JUDGEMENT ON MILITARY RAID ON NNAMDI KANU’S RESIDENCE A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted as evidence a judgment by Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court on the military invasion of the residence of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in 2017. Justice James Omotosho admitted the …

JAMB TO CONDUCT MOP-UP EXAM FOR CANDIDATES WHO MISSED ORIGINAL 2025 UTME facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonThe Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will allow a resit for candidates who initially missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of JAMB, met with chief external examiners, civil society organisations, …

WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN NNAMDI KANU’S ARREST IN KENYA – DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday distanced itself from the controversial arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya, insisting its operations are limited strictly to Nigeria’s territorial borders. This emerged during cross-examination of a prosecution witness, identified …

WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN NNAMDI KANU’S ARREST IN KENYA – DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday distanced itself from the controversial arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya, insisting its operations are limited strictly to Nigeria’s territorial borders. This emerged during cross-examination of a prosecution witness, identified …

MAN WHO BURNT BIBLE, POSTED VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOUND SHOT DEAD A man who recorded himself burning a Bible and then posted it online has been found shot de@d. Antônio Rocha de Sousa’s body was discovered on Wednesday, May 14, riddled with bullet wounds. Police are treating his death as a homicide. Just 10 days before his death, Antônio …

TINUBU’S VISIT TO ROME, INSULT TO CHRISTIANITY – EX-SGF The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has again raised concerns about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. Speaking on Arise Television on Wednesday, May 21, Lawal said that the President’s visit to the Vatican City for Pope Leo’s inauguration is an insult …

RIVERS STATE HAD NO FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT WHEN I DECLARED EMERGENCY — TINUBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told the Supreme Court that Rivers State had no functioning government when he declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state on March 18, 2025. In an affidavit submitted to the apex court, Tinubu said the declaration was necessary to avert an …

SIMON EKPA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLINGS IN SOUTH EAST, SLAMS BIAFRA RADIO Detained Biafra activist, Simon Ekpa has denied being behind the killings in the South-East Nigeria. Speaking through his lawyer, Mr Jonathan Levy, in a statement made available to journalists, he slammed the Biafra Radio and others over what he called defamatory publications regarding the alleged killings in Orsu …

EL-RUFAI CARPETS NIGERIAN JUDICIARY, SAYS MANY JUDGES, LAWYERS CORRUPT A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged widespread corruption in the Nigerian judiciary, saying many judges and lawyers are corrupt. Speaking on Monday at the Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch in Abuja, Mr El-Rufai said the public no longer trusts the judiciary due to …

EFCC BEGINS TRIAL OF OIL MAGNATE, AKINDELE IN ALLEGED $35M FRAUD The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday in Abuja commenced the trial of an oil magnate, Dr Akintoye Akindele, accused of complicity in the conversion of the sum of $35 million dollars belonging to the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB. The sum was said to …

ZAMFARA CHRISTIAN CONVERT, ZAINAB, FACES TRIAL IN SHARI’A COURT FOR SWITCHING RELIGION In a development that has sent shockwaves to many quarters, 22-year-old Miss Zainab Muhamadu faces the death penalty in Zamfara State. Family sources said her crime is converting to Christianity. Zainab’s journey of faith began when she encountered Pastor Samuel, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member posted …

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE: ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, THE UK Many people confuse these terms, but they each have distinct meanings. Let’s clarify: 🔹 England – A country within the UK, with London as its capital.🔹 Great Britain – The island that includes England, Scotland (Edinburgh), and Wales (Cardiff).🔹 United Kingdom (UK) – Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern …

TINUBU HAS NO BLUEPRINT, HE IS A YORUBA KING, A REGIONAL PRESIDENT – NA’AJATU Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammed, a former director in President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council and erstwhile member of the Police Service Commission, claimed Tinubu has sidelined the North and runs a government centred on the South West. Speaking on The PAP Show, anchored by Hadiza Malumfashi in …