DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM EDO APC GUBER CAMPAIGN – PRESIDENCY WARNS ODHIOMHOLE The presidency has issued a stern warning to Senator Adams Oshiomhole, instructing him to distance himself from the campaign activities of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the upcoming Edo State election. The development follows complaints from several APC chieftains who accused Oshiomhole of …

TINUBU NO PLACE TO HIDE, BY OLUSEGUN ADENIYITo say that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is enmeshed in a crisis of credibility is to put the situation mildly. For a man who got to office with a statistically narrow mandate of 37 percent of total votes cast, many expected Tinubu to rise above himself in order to establish an …

IS SEYI TINUBU JOBLESS OR WHAT? Obasanjo’s children were never seen around the villa. So was UMY, Jonathan & Buhari’s children. Yusuf Buhari only came to Aso Rock to see his father during festive period. Seyi Tinubu has no business in Aso Rock, except to see his father on domestic affairs. I thought his father cautioned him about that? He …

WE CONDEMN IGOB LADY THREATENING POISON TO YORUBA, EDO PEOPLE – OHANAEZE The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday condemned the viral video of a lady threatening to poison Yoruba and Edo people. In a TikTok video, the lady with the name @Anyi_anambra asked Igbos to lace the food of Yoruba and Edo people with poison. In the …

NIGERIAN TWEEPS CALL FOR ARREST OF LAGOSPEDIA HANDLER OVER #IGBOMUSTGO AGENDA AMID POISONING THREAT BY CANADA BASED WOMAN Nigerians on Twitter have called for the immediate arrest of the handler of popular Twitter account Lagospedia, over allegations of promoting hate speech and inciting violence against Igbo people residing in Lagos and other Southwestern states. A contentious tweet from Lagospedia sparked …

BICHI TURNED DSS INTO GRAVEYARD OF CAREER ASPIRATIONS – JAAFAR JAAFAR A Nigerian investigative journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, has accused the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, of turning the agency into a graveyard of career aspirations. Jaafar said that Bichi recruited the highest number of Cotonou “graduates” into the service and allowed his …

ANOTHER NATIONWIDE PROTEST STARTS OCTOBER 1 Another nationwide protest looms on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day as organisers of the #Endbadgovernance protest are set to hold another demonstration. Recall that the protesters had earlier in July embarked on a nationwide protest on the backdrop of hardship and harsh economic realities facing the citizenry. Ahead of their planned demonstrations …

NIGERIANS WORSE THAN YOU MET THEM – AFENIFERE TELLS TINUBU Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed disappointment at the current economic state of the country, especially since the assumption of office by President Bola Tinubu. They lamented that the Tinubu-led administration in one year has left Nigerians worse off than they were at the beginning. This was contained …

NLC MOBILIZES AFFILIATE UNIONS TO ACCOMPANY AJAERO TO HONOUR POLICE INVITATION TODAY The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, will today face the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached with the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to answer some questions that relate to allegations on terrorism financing. The labour leader, according to the police in a letter sent to …

NIS DEPORTS ZIMBABWEAN BISHOP FOR VIOLATING IMMIGRATION LAWS The Nigeria Immigration Service on Wednesday, August 28, ordered the immediate repatriation of a Zimbabwean cleric, Eben Nhiwatawi for allegedly violating immigration laws. In a statement issued by the spokesperson for the NIS, Kenneth Udo, the cleric was arrested by officials on Saturday, August 24, in Yola, Adamawa State capital city. According …

PROTESTS IN CANADA AS 70,000 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FACE DEPORTATION Tens of thousands of international students took to the streets across Canada this week in a wave of protests against new immigration policies introduced by the federal government. According to a report by City News Toronto on Monday, the demonstrations, which drew approximately 70,000 students occurred in major provinces including Prince …

TINUBU’S GOVT BEHAVING LIKE A LOST SAILOR ON HIGH SEA – ATIKU Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has critised the recent policy of the Federal Government, pegging age limits for entry into tertiary institutions. The federal government had barred individuals under the age of 18 from taking part in the National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams. …

UK COURT JAILS FOUR NIGERIANS FOR FORGING OVER 2000 MARRIAGE DOCUMENTS TO HELP NIGERIANS STAY ILLEGALLY A United Kingdom court has sentenced four Nigerians to prison for forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to help Nigerians live illegally in the UK. The convicts, a 41-year-old Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 38-year-old Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 31-year-old Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, and 54-year-old Adekunle Kabir, …

BOOST FOR DANGOTE REFINERY OVER CRUDE OIL WAR WITH IOCs Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has brushed off local and international oil-producing firms’ resolve to starve his mega refinery of the much-needed crude feedstock, Business Hallmark can report. According to findings, the mega oil refinery, the largest single-train refinery in the world, is gradually overcoming the initial obstacles mounted …

RUSSIA WARNS US OF WORLD WAR III RISKS, SAYS WEST PLAYING WITH FIRE Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles, and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War III would not be confined to Europe. Ukraine attacked Russia’s western Kursk region on August 6 and …