GOOD YOU GAVE IBB’S SON APPOINTMENT, BUT WHY EXCLUDE SOUTH EAST? – NDUME QUERIES TINUBU A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over fresh appointments into boards of key federal agencies, but asked the President not to forget the South East region in his next appointments. Recall that President …

ASUU REJECTS RENAMING UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI AFTER BUHARI The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) chapter, has come out forcefully to condemn what it described as a politically motivated and ill-advised move by President Bola Tinubu to rename the University of Maiduguri after Nigeria’s late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. A press statement issued on Saturday by …

POLICE STOP PRO-PETER OBI RALLY IN KADUNA The Kaduna State Police Command has stopped a planned rally by supporters of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the state. The rally was billed to be held reportedly in honour of Obi’s birthday celebration. In a release banning the rally, the Command said that intelligence information at its disposal revealed …

SEMI-LITERATE GOVERNOR ISSUING SILLY THREATS – INIBEHE EFFIONG SLAMS GOV OKPEBOLO Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebolo, over his recent warning to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, not to visit the state without clearance. In a statement posted via X on Friday, Effiong described the governor’s remarks as irresponsible and unbecoming of …

18 INCUMBENT GOVERNORS UNDER PROBE, SAYS EFCC CHAIR The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says 18 sitting governors are currently being investigated by the anti-graft agency. Olukoyede spoke in Lagos on Friday during a sensitisation programme on the ills of naira mutilation and abuse. According to him, the agency will take action when …

BUHARI’S POLITICAL LEGACY: WHO TAKES OVER? Even before becoming president of Nigeria in May 2015, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), a former military head of state had distinguished himself as a political leader with unmatched followership. Though the bulk of his followers were concentrated in the northern part of Nigeria, it could be said that he was in his time, the …

NAIRA STABILISERS AS GAP ACROSS PARALLEL AND OFFICIAL RATES NARROWS TO ₦1 The naira continued its recent streak of relative stability, closing the gap between the official and parallel exchange markets. On Friday, the currency traded at N1,535 to the dollar in the parallel (black) market, just N1 less than the N1,536/$1 rate recorded at the official market. Data on …

HOW RCCG PASTOR ABSCONDED WITH $8,000, MARRY NEW WIFE IN US — PASTOR ADEBOYE’S WIFE Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how a pastor in the church diverted $8,000 meant for missions, abandoned his wife in South Africa, and traveled to the United States to marry another …

BUHARI’S MISSED REVOLUTION: A REFLECTION ON LOST OPPORTUNITIES The passing of President Muhammadu Buhari marks the end of an era for Nigeria, one that began with immense hope and ended in profound disappointment. Elected in 2015 as the first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent president, Buhari carried a historic mandate and unparalleled political capital. A former military ruler known …

NIGERIA BELONGS TO ALL OF US, OBIDIENT MOVEMENT REPLIES OKPEBHOLO The OBIdient Movement has condemned Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo’s verbal attack on Peter Obi, stating it’s “unconstitutional and restricts the fundamental right of free movement guaranteed by Section 41 of the 1999 Constitution”. Okpebholo, in a now-viral video, had issued a stern warning to Obi following the latter’s recent engagement …

FIVE NIGERIAN MONUMENTS THAT WERE RENAMED AFTER POLITICIANS In Nigeria, it seems nothing is sacred—not even the names of our national monuments. From airports to universities and stadiums, renaming public places after political leaders has become a go-to move for governments trying to immortalize their own. Eyes Of Lagos reports, But behind every new name is a story — sometimes …

PDP MOVES TO OUST WIKE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened formal proceedings to remove Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from its membership. The move comes amid accusations that Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and once a leading figure in the PDP, has acted against the party’s interests since joining …

TINUBU APPOINTS IBB’S SON AS BANK OF AGRICULTURE CHAIRMAN President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture, BOA. President Tinubu approved the appointment and those of seven other Chairmen and Heads of government agencies. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy …

OUTRAGE AS EDO GOVERNOR THREATENS TO PETER OBI OVER PLANNED VISIT TO THE STATE Outrage has continued to trail a recent threat issued by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, against the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, cautioning him not to step into the state without obtaining prior approval from the state government. In a post shared on X …

NIGERIA IN BOBDAGE, NEEDS NEW NATIONAL LEADER – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigeria is currently in bondage, weighed down by insecurity, economic hardship, and sectional leadership and in urgent need of a truly national leader to chart a new path. Speaking at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the …