FUBARA LEADS RIVERS ELDERS, LEADERS TO ASO ROCK OVER OGONI CLEAN UP President Bola Tinubu Tuesday met with Governor Sim Fubara of State Rivers State and the leaders of Ogoniland at the presidential Villa Abuja. Governor Fubara arrived with Senator Lee Maeba and among the delegation were Senators Magnus Abe, Olaka Nwogu, Chief Victor Giadom, Chief Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius …

OHHA MICROFINANCE BANK FILES N20BN SUIT AGAINST ENUGU GOVT OVER ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DEMOLITION Ohha Microfinance Bank Limited has filed a legal suit against the Enugu State Government, claiming that the demolition and destruction of its headquarters and assets were unlawful and without compensation. The bank is seeking a total of N20,420,194,500 in damages for the alleged violation of its constitutional …

POLICE INSPECTOR FOUND DEAD IN ABUJA HOTEL ROOM AFTER NIGHT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA DATE A police inspector, identified as Lawal Ibrahim from the Kwali Division, has been found dead in a hotel room in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. According to reports, Ibrahim died following a rendezvous with a woman he reportedly met online. …

AVOID CONFRONTATION WITH TRUMP – EX-NIIA DG ADVISES TINUBU A Professor of Political Science and former Director-General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi, has advised President Bola Tinubu to avoid confrontation with the newly inaugurated 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. Akinyemi gave this advice on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. “If I were President …

TRUMP FIRES FOUR SENIOR OFFICIALS ON FIRST DAY IN OFFICE, THREATENS TO FIRE MORE PEOPLE In a sweeping move on his first full day in office, United States President, Donald Trump, has fired four senior government officials appointed by his predecessor and warned that “over a thousand more” could soon face dismissal. Trump announced the firings early Tuesday in his …

ANAMBRA SECURITY OUTFIT RAIDS KIDNAPPERS’ DEN, DEMOLISHES TWO BUILDINGS USED FOR HOLDING HOSTAGES Anambra State’s newly launched security force, Agunechemba, also known as Operation Udo Ga-Achị, has busted a kidnap gang. The force raided the kidnappers’ hideouts in Isiagu, Awka South Local Government Area amid the fight against crime in the state. Several video clips seen on Monday by SaharaReporters, …

SOWORE KNOCKS EX-BUHARI’S AIDE OVER COMMENT ON RELEASE OF NNAMDI KANU The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has slammed former Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, for criticizing those pleading for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The ex-aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari had described those advocating for Kanu’s release …

PRESIDENCY SLAMS KEMI BADENOCH OVER NEGATIVE COMMENTS AGAINST NIGERIA Nigerian Presidency has slammed the leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch for her continued onslaught against Nigeria. Badenoch while delivering her first message for the year said Nigeria is a poor country that ruins lives of her citizens. Citing the quality of life lived by her parents alongside …

TRUMP’S INAUGURAL SPEECH WORST EVER – EX-MINISTER, AKINYEMI Former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has lambasted President Donald Trump of the United States over his inaugural speech. Akinyemi, a former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, pointed out that Trump’s speech has nothing for the rest of the world. According to the foremost …

TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ENDING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, OTHER IMMIGRATION ACTIONS Among executive orders signed by President Donald Trump at the Oval Office on Inauguration Day is one ending birthright citizenship. Such a move, though, is expected to face significant legal hurdles. Under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, any person born within the territory of the U.S. is a U.S. …

I’LL RELEASE RECORDS RELATING TO ASSASSINATION OF JFK, RFK, MLK – TRUMP Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to release records related to former President John F. Kennedy (JFK), Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) and Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr’s assassinations “in the coming days.” “As a first step toward restoring transparency and accountability to government, we will also …

I READ LAW TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE VOICELESS – CATHOLIC PRIEST The Spiritual Director of Okunerere Adoration Ministry, Nsukka, Enugu State, Rev Fr. Prof. Paul Obayi, Monday said he read law to provide legal services pro bono to the voiceless in society. Fr. Obayi, a professor of New Media and Development Communication, said he had always dreamt …

WORKS MINISTER, UMAHI, ORDERS IMMEDIATE DISMANTLING OF SPEED BUMPS ON FEDERAL HIGHWAYS The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has directed all Federal Controllers of Works to dismantle all speed calming devices/measures (speed breakers or bumps) on federal highways in their respective states. The minister issued the directive during the opening of a two-day retreat organised for highways engineers and management …

STOP EATING HOT RICE, IT MAY TRIGGER RISE IN BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS –NUTRITIONISTS Some registered dietician-nutritionists have frowned at the habit of eating rice while it is hot, warning that it could lead to the rapid release of glucose into the bloodstream and trigger a rise in blood sugar levels. The nutrition experts explained that hot rice had a high …

NCC APPROVES TARIFF HIKE FOR GLO, MTN, OTHERS The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the request of telecommunications companies to raise tariff. According to Reuben Mouka, spokeman of the commission, the approval was granted In pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications …