NIGERIAN GOVT PREFER TO HOLD ME THAN DEAL WITH TERRORISTS – HUNDEYIN Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has revealed why the Nigeria Police Force declared him wanted and labelled him as an accomplice in the trial of whistleblower Isaac Bristol Tamunobifiri, identified by Nigerian authorities as PIDOMNigeria. Hundeyin in an interview with News Central TV on Wednesday, said that the …

FG CAN,’T FIX PRICE OF PETROL – MINISTER The federal government of Nigeria has no hand in fixing the price of petrol in the country.This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri after meeting the Vice President, Kashim Shettima President Bola Tinubu had mandated the Vice President, Kashim Shettima to convene a high-level meeting aimed …

PETROL PRICE HIKE: SHETTIMA SUMMONS LOKPOBIRI, KYARI, RIBADU Vice President Kashim Shettima has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Also summoned on Thursday at the Presidential Villa is the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over the recent hike in the price …

SHEHU SANI RAISES CONCERNS OVER 600 NIGERIANS WHO REFUSED TO RETURN AFTER LESSER HAJJI IN SAUDI ARABIA Former Nigerian senator and human rights activist, Shehu Sani, has expressed concerns over the growing number of Nigerians who travelled to Saudi Arabia for 2024 lesser Hajj and have refused to return home. Sani made this known in a post on his X …

THE WAHALA THAT WILL KILL.TINUBU’S GOVT, BY ADELAKUN ADUNNI-ABIMBOLAThirty years ago, Nigeria was in severe crisis. In the wake of the previous year’s elections that was annulled and the attendant protests, 1994 was an unpleasant time. General Sani Abacha had rigged his way into power through a coup and was setting the country on edge. Media houses had been shut, …

NNPCL YET TO LIFT PETROL FROM DANGOTE REFINERY – SPOKESMAN Dangote Group on Thursday denied reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has started lifting fuel from its refinery. It was reported that NNPCL lifted petrol from Dangote Refinery and sold it for N897 per liter to Nigerians. The report comes amid the declaration by the Chairman of …

PETER OBI, GOV OTTI LACK AUTHORITY TO CONVENE ANY LABOUR PARTY MEETING – LP CHIEFTAIN A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Callistus Uju Okafor, has declared that the stakeholders meeting of the party convened by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State is unconstitutional and an effort in futility. Okafor, in a statement on Wednesday, said the meeting that produced …

ENUGU SUSPENDS INDUSTRIAL GAS EMISSION LEVY, SACKS CONSULTANTS The Enugu State Government says it has suspended the Industrial Gas Emission Levy introduced by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, pursuant to an extinct state environmental law. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG ), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to …

TENSIONS RISE AS PDP POSTPONES NWC MEETING OVER WIKE’S FEUD WITH PARTY’S GOVERNORS The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has postponed the party’s highly anticipated National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, initially scheduled for this week, until next week due to growing tensions between former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and the PDP Governors Forum. …

APC CHAIRMANSHIP: ENEMIES RECRUITED, BRIBED TO BETRAY NORTH CENTRAL – FORUM Ahead of the upcoming meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressive Congress (APC) slated for September 12th, the APC North Central Forum has revealed that some individuals and groups have been allegedly bribed and recruited by some enemy forces to betray the region by endorsing …

DELE MOMODU, RENO OMOKRI RENEW WAR OF WORDS The subtle war of words and exchange of barbed insults between former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri and veteran journalist and publisher of Ovation International Magazine, Dele Momodu, may not end anytime soon following a resumption of hostilities. The resumption of the war was kick-started by Omokri in a post …

BRISTOL’S ARREST LINKED TO SGF AKUME’S LEAKED MEMO OVER N1B PRICE TAG FOR MINIMUM WAGE COMMITTEE The recent arrest of Isaac Bristol, identified by authorities as the operator of the social media handles @PIDOMNigeria and username 99%oppressed, was precipitated in part by a petition submitted by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, to the Inspector General …

US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: WHY I WON’T SUPPORT KAMALA HARRIS The state visit is why I will never support Kamala Harris. Goodluck Jonathan secured a $1.1 Billion low-interest loan to develop infrastructure (from President Xi Jinping of China). This was the fire that started it all. Barrack Obama felt really rattled after this trip. Chibok Girls Kidnapping, & a global BBOG …

VENEZUELA PRESIDENT MOVES CHRISTMAS FROM DECEMBER TO OCTOBER According to report, authoritarian leader, Nicolas Maduro decreed that Christmas will start next month in Venezuela, even as thousands of Venezuelans look set to pass the holidays behind bars amid his government’s crackdown on political unrest. “September smells like Christmas!” Maduro said in his weekly television show on Monday, to the apparent …

BILL GATES ANNOUNCES $2.8B INVESTMENT ON HEALTHCARE,NUTRITION, AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA United States billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has announced a $2.8 billion investment aimed at enhancing the country’s healthcare, nutrition, and agricultural sectors. Speaking at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, he emphasised the critical need to …