WHY VOTES DON’T COUNT IN NIGERIA, BY GOODLUCK JONATHAN Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the nation was not getting accurate vote counts during elections due to the involvement of those he described as ‘ghost voters.’ He also said it is better and more honourable for the chairman and other officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission to resign …

NIGERIA’S WORLD BANK DEBT MAY HIT $9.2BN AS FG EYES SIX LOANS The Federal Government is set to secure six new loans totalling $2.23bn from the World Bank in 2025 as the international financial institution continues to support the country’s economic and structural reforms. Data from the World Bank’s official website indicates that this will bring Nigeria’s total approved loans …

GOWON SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO NDIGBO BY PETER AGBA KALU “1966 Igbo Coup: A Junior Igbo Officer killed His Boss officer in front of his pregnant wife for Awolowo And For The Betterment Of Nigeria. Things They Never Revealed For About 60 years.” “Gen. Yakubu Gowon’s failure to secure and protect the lives and properties of the Igbos in the North …

2027: APC BERATES EL-RUFAI OVER ATTACK ON TINUBU, RIBADU The All Progressives Congress on Monday slammed a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for attacking President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The National Vice Chairman of the APC (South East), Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, decried El-Rufai’s criticism of the President and the NSA during a Monday …

FALANA TO SUE IBB OVER DETENTION, OPPOSING JUNE 12 ELECTION Renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has vowed to challenge what he describes as his “malicious” detention alongside late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN) and three others during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.). Speaking on Channels TV on Tuesday, Falana revealed that he and his colleagues were …

PETER OBI NEVER INVOLVED IN JUNE 12 STRUGGLE – POMR The Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to ignore the false claim that former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was directly or indirectly involved in the struggle for the June 12, 1993 presidential election. It stated that Obi voted for the late MKO Abiola in …

IBB’s MEMOIR HAS EXPOSED ORIGIN OF BANDITRY, CORRUPTION, IGBO MARGINALIZATION – OBIDIGBO ELDER statesman, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, has described the recently unveiled memoir of former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida as an authoritative exposition of the cogs in Nigeria’s wheel of progress. Obidigbo asserted that ‘A Journey in Service’ by IBB puts in black and white the foundation of political …

NATASHA SUES AKPABIO FOR DEFAMATION, DEMANDS ₦‎1.3BN DAMAGES Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation. Akpoti-Uduaghan raised concerns after her Senate seat was reassigned following a reshuffle triggered by opposition members switching to the majority wing. She resisted the relocation, leading to a confrontation between her and the …

2027: OBIDIENT MOVEMENT UNVEILS NEW LOGO In preparation for the 2027 general elections, the leadership of the Obidient Movement on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, unveiled a new logo. A statement issued by Tanko Yunusa, the National Coordinator, Obidient Movement said that the new logo embodies the essence of the Obidient family and their values. Yunusa said at the heart of …

AFENIFERE GETS NEW LEADER l The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has appointed Oba Oladipo Olaitan as the new leader of the group, News360 Nigeria reports. This was contained in a communique issued after its monthly general meeting held at the lsanya Ogbo, in Ogun state, the country home of its late leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. The Meeting was attended …

IN 2027 WE’LL SEE WHO IS RELEVANT AND WHO IS NOT, EL-RUFAI BOASTS‘A former governor of Kaduna State has slammed those claiming that he has become politically irrelevant ahead of the 2027 election. Speaking on an Arise Television’s interview, the former Federal Capital Territory Minister, said he has no business discussing about the forthcoming election at the moment. He said, …

SENATOR NATASHA TO FACE SENATE DISCIPLINARY PANEL OVER OUTBURSTS IN CHAMBER Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents the Kogi Central Senator will now face senate disciplinary panel over her seat reallocation outburst in the red chamber. The Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, saying a motion to that regard has referred the matter …

BABANGIDA, NOT TINUBU’S TORMENTOR, OSINBAJO GOT IT WRONG – ONANUGA Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has countered former vice-president Yemi Osinbajo. During the public presentation of ‘A Journey In Service’, an autobiography by former military president Ibrahim Babangida, Osinbajo jokingly remarked that Tinubu was ironically at the event to celebrate with his “former …

VATSA’S FAMILY SLAMS IBB OVER ALLEGATIONS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY The family of late Gen. Mamman Jiya Vatsa, executed in 1986 for allegedly plotting a coup against Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, has described the former military Head of State’s recently released memoir as “a collection of distorted facts” and “a good reference material for criminals”. Jonathan Vatsa, the family’s spokesperson and a …

WHY NIGERIA SUFFERED FIVE MILITARY COUPS BY BABANGIDA FORMER Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB (retd), has justified military incursions into governance in Nigeria. IBB, who explained why the country had five coups between 1966 and 1985, added that military governments had more development projects than civilian governments. In extracts from Part Three, Chapter Five, pages 104 to 115 …