PETER OBI HAS POTENTIAL TO BECOME PRESIDENT IN 2027 – UTOMI, YUNUSA Dr. Tanko Yunusa, National Coordinator of Obidient Movement, an umbrella body working to actualize the ambition of Peter Obi, the presidentiial candidate of Labour Party, LP in the 2023 general election, has expressed optimism that Obi would clinch victory in the 2027 presidential election, based on his pedigree …

, MY APPOINTMENT IS POLITICAL, TASK IS TO CAPTURE KANO FOR APC – MINISTER The newly appointed minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has said his mission is to deliver Kano state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Ata made this known shortly after his maiden visit to Kano after being sworn into the …

OBASEKI HAS ESCAPED, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN – OKPEBHOLO, GOV-ELECT Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the outgoing governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has fled Nigeria through the land borders.Okpebholo is expected to be sworn into office on Tuesday, meaning that Obaseki will lose his immunity.Obaseki last week said he heard that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …

FUBARA SURPASSES FAAC, IGR TARGET, RECEIVES ₦726B IN NINE MONTHS – BPR Buoyed by the healthy IGR profile, Governor Fubara recently boasted that a court decision stopping the release of federal allocation to his state was the least of his worries, saying he would continue to pay contractors and workers.Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers State has received N726 billion …

EXPERTS SUGGEST LEADERSHIP MODELS FOR AFRICA TO ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT The PMI in a recent report had said Africa must address the current manpower shortage in project management for capacity building for growth. Experts at the Project Management Institute (PMI) South Africa, have put forward innovations which seek to challenge the leadership approaches in Africa, in order to foster growth and …

TINUBU WORSE THAN ABACHA, TARGETED MINORS TO PREVENT FUTURE PROTESTS – ADEYANJU Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu was behind the arraignment of minors arrested during the EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. Adeyanju said the minors were arraigned by Tinubu’s administration to serve as a deterrent to prevent further protests in Nigeria. The Nigerian government had arraigned 72 protesters …

REFINERS OPPOSE PETROL IMPORT LICENSES TO IPMAN, PETROAN The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria has warned the Federal Government to be cautious in granting import licences to petroleum traders for the importation of refined products.CORAN’s comment came amid the controversy between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and oil marketers.Members of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria …

ISRAEL ACCUSES IRAN OF PLOTTING TO DESTABILIZE NIGERIA The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, said on Tuesday that Iran’s “nefarious activities” have spread from the Middle East to Africa and particularly, Nigeria. He added that the Iranian forces were “working to destabilise” Nigeria. The Israeli envoy made the statement in Abuja on Tuesday at the screening of the documentary …

APC, POLITICAL VAMPIRES, TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS, LIFESPAN EXPIRES 2027 – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has labelled the All Progressives Congress (APC), a group of “political vampires” that survives by “sucking the blood” of ordinary citizens while causing great suffering across Nigeria. The PDP argues that the APC is a coalition of those who seek to grab power and …

TINUBU’S WIFE DENIES ORGANIZING SEVEN-DAY NATIONAL PRAYER OVER HARDSHIP President Bola Tinubu’s wife, Oluremi, has refuted the report making rounds on media platforms that she is part of the organisers of a proposed seven-day national prayer against the prevailing hardship in the country. Oluremi Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, had been reported to have spearheaded a planned …

PLEASE, DON’T ABANDON NIGERIA, FASHOLA BEGS NIGERIAN YOUTHS Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos, has asked Nigerian youths to remain in the country despite economic challenges. In recent times, there has been a wave of migration by Nigerians who are seeking greener pastures abroad. “Japa” is a popular word used to describe migration in the country. Speaking on Saturday at …

REVEALED: HOW TRUMP’S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF WORKED FOR IPOB IN 2019 THROUGH HER LOBBYING FIRM Susie Wiles, the newly announced Chief of Staff to United States’ President-elect, Donald Trump, was co-chair of a lobbying firm hired by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in 2019 and the two parties extensively worked together, records have shown. Days ago, Trump who …

OKONJO-IWEALA, SOLE CANDIDATE FOR WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the current director-general, as the sole candidate for the position. According to a statement from the organisation on Saturday, Okonjo-Iweala confirmed her willingness to serve a second four-year term on September 16. The WTO formally began the process to appoint its next director-general on …

THE RETURN OF KWASHIORKOR kwashiorkor is back in town.The revelation emanated from Dr Foluso Balogun, a paediatrician at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan that “for the first time in many years, children with kwashiorkor are seen in this part of the country.”According to the report, “Kwashiorkor is a severe form of protein malnutrition. Children who eat diets low in …

NSA, RIBADU, ORGANIZING NATIONAL PRAYER WHILE TERRORISTS KILL CITIZENS – AISHA YESUFU Aisha Yesufu, a social critic, has criticized Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, over the insecurity in the country. Aisha said Ribadu is organizing national prayer while terrorists are killing citizens. The statement followed the mass burial of the fifteen victims of a tragic attack …