BIANCA OJUKWU BAGS CHIEFTAINCY TITLE FROM LONGEST SERVING MONARCH Bianca Ojukwu, wife of late Biafra Head of State, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu was yesterday conferred with the premier traditional title “ Aka Ekpuchi Onwa” , her 10th traditional title in the South East Region, by His Royal Highness, Igwe Kenneth Orizu 111 of Nnewi Ancient Kingdom. Igwe Nnewi, who is currently the …

EL RUFAI QUERIES FUNDING OF LAGOS RAIL PROJECT WITH FG’S 2025 BUDGET Former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El RUFAI, has raised serious issue in the 2025 federal government budget about counterpart funding of Lagos metro line project.with N146.14 billion. In a statement, El RUFAI said: “There are other curious items I have seen in the proposed budget. One glaring example is …

A GENERAL OVERSEER WHOSE WIFE, TWO DAUGHTERS ARE IN RIVERS GOVT — WIKE MOCKS ODILI, ACCUSES HIM OF NOT PLAYING FATHERLY ROLE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, as a ‘General Overseer’ who has turned the state into his personal estate. Wike said Odili made sure …

177 KILLED IN SOUTH KOREAN PLANE CRASH AS POPE FRANCIS MOURNS A Jeju Air passenger plane with 181 persons aboard burst into flames on the ground early Sunday morning in South Korea. According to BBC, the Transport Ministry has identified the plane as a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet returning from Bangkok in Thailand, with two Thai nationals on board. About …

FORMER US PRESIDENT, JIMMY CARTER, DIES AT 100 YEARS Jimmy Carter, a former president of the United States of America, USA, has died at 100 years. The 39th president of the US and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient passed away in Plains, Georgia on Sunday. His death was announced in a terse statement from the Carter Center. Carter had been …

, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER – REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, his office said. The 75-year-old leader underwent a test at Hadassah Hospital on Wednesday, where he was “diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign …

‘I’M READY FOR WAR – DELE FAROTIMI DARES AFE BABALOLA Embattled human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, on Sunday said he is ready to face his ongoing trial. Farotimi said his battle axes have been sharpened, and his guns primed, ready for war. “I am strong enough to rumble unruffled against principalities and powers, but I am human enough to retain …

FROM MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS TO TRAGIC STAMPEDES: 20 MOST DOMINANT EVENTS OF 2024 As the year winds down, IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI captures some of the most dominant events that shaped political discourse and challenged the effectiveness of government policies for the masses Ibadan Explosion A series of explosions in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, shattered the early excitement of 2024, raising …

LIST OF POLITICAL BIGWIGS WHO DECAMPED FROM OPPOSITION PARTIES TO APC IN 2024 List Of Political Bigwigs Who Decamped From Opposition Parties To APC In 2024 The Nigerian political space in the year 2024 witnessed a series of dramas with the initiation of merger discussions among opposition parties in anticipation of the 2027 general elections.The year also witnessed the defection …

SERAP TO TINUBU: PUBLISH YOUR ASSETS, ENCOURAGE SHETTIMA, OTHERS TO DO SAME The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to request the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to publish his assets. The organisation also called on the President to encourage Vice-President Kashim Shettima; ministers; leadership of the National Assembly; state governors; and chairmen of Nigeria’s …

PUTIN APOLOGIZES FOR AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES CRASH, WITHOUT ADMITTING RESPONSIBILITY Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russian airspace in Grozny, Chechnya on Wednesday, but did not say that Russia was responsible. Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when the plane attempted to land in Grozny, according …

NAIRA PROJECTED TO REACH ₦‎1,804/$ ON 2025 VOLATILITY PROJECTIONS The Nigerian naira is projected to depreciate to a weighted fair value of N1,804.45 in the coming year as tendency of volatility persists. This is according to a new report by Lagos-based investment and research firm Afrinvest titled ‘Beyond The Rhetorics: Transforming Reforms to Tangibles. The research company revealed that while …

SOKOTO KILLINGS: WE’RE SORRY – VP SHETTIMA APOLOGIZES TO FAMILIES Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has apologised to the families of the victims of the bombing in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. This was contained in a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, on Saturday. Recall that 10 people were killed in airstrikes on Wednesday, December 25, …

FUBARA PREVENTED WIKE FROM MAKING RIVERS HIS PRIVATE ESTATE – ODILI The former governor of Rivers State and one-time presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Peter Odili, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara stopped the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, from turning the state to a private estate. Odili disclosed that Governor Fubara summoned an unusual …

YOU CAN’T BE ONLY PRESIDENT OF YORUBA – NORTHERN LEADERS OPPOSING TAX REFORM BILLS Northern leaders, including members of the National Assembly, the League of Northern Democrats, and the Northern Elders’ Forum, have expressed strong disapproval of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration on tax reform bills. During his maiden media chat, Tinubu acknowledged that the bills might not be widely accepted, …