NIGERIANS CAN’T EAT GDP, ADC TELLS FG The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the recent celebration of Nigeria’s rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the present administration as “misleading and a cynical public relations stunt disguised as economic progress.” ADC in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, described the fanfare around the rebased GDP as …

YOUR UNCOUTH, UNCULTURED ATTITUDE CAPABLE OF UNDER-MINING, UNDER-MARKETING NIGERIA – AMAECHI’S WIFE BLASTS WIKE Our attention has been drawn aback to a live television interview wherein a wild and unfounded allegation of corruption was made against Dame Judith Amaechi and the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) by Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory on a live National …

REAL ESTATE OVERTAKES OIL IN NIGERIA’S ECONOMY AFTER GDP REBASING The service, industry, and agriculture subsectors propelled Nigeria’s economy’s expansion to N372.8 trillion in 2024 ($145.3 billion) at the present exchange value of the naira. Despite the economic growth in Africa’s most populous nation, Nigerians have continued to battle soaring costs of living, with headline and food inflation at 22.22 …

SENATE UNDER AKPABIO WORST IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY — NATASHA, TO MEET LEGAL TEAM AFTER SENATE BLOCKADE Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha, has described the Senate leadership under Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the “worst in Nigeria’s history”. This comes as security personnel on Tuesday barred the suspended senator from entering the National Assembly complex. Addressing journalists at the …

SEND REMI BADENOCH HOME FOR PROPER EDUCATION, ONANUGA TELLS UK The Presidency has fired back at British Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim that she cannot pass Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman, calling the assertion false and urging the UK to send her “home for a proper re-education.” Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to …

PDP HOLDS NEC MEETING JULY 24 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its National Executive Commitee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2025. According to a statement signed by the management of the party, the meetings of the National Working Committee (NWC), the Board of Trustees (BOT), the National Caucus as well as the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) …

ARMY, DSS RESCUE REVEREND FATHER KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM IN BORNO The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have successfully rescued a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. Rev. Fr. Afina, who served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage in Alaska, U.S., from 2017 until 2024, was abducted on June 1, …

NATASHA DARES SENATE, STORMS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, on Tuesday matched his word with action by storming the National Assembly. She was spotted at the National Assembly park on Tuesday morning. Riding in a black SUV accompanied by some other vehicles, she scaled the first security check but encountered hurdles at the second …

BREAKING: IGP IGNORES NATASHA’S REQUEST FOR POLICE PROTECTION AHEAD OF SENATE RESUMPTION Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has officially informed the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of her planned return to the National Assembly today July 22, 2025, following a recent Federal High Court decision overturning her suspension from the Senate. However, the Inspector-General was yet to restore her security details, with …

UN APPOINTS EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN GLOBAL CRISIS ENVOY n a landmark diplomatic development, Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been appointed as the United Nations Global Crisis Envoy, a role that places him at the forefront of international peace and mediation efforts. The appointment, jointly endorsed by global powers including the United States, United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and …

WHY I VISITED WIKE – JULIUS ABURE OPENS UP The factional chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure, has finally disclosed why he visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, saying his visit has been wrongly interpreted. Abure came under hot criticism last week after photos of his meeting with Wike in Abuja emerged, with …

TINUBU’S PRESIDENCY IS ‘BAD MARKET’ — PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as a ‘bad market,’ declaring that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians and will be voted out in 2027. The party made this assertion during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, addressed by its National Publicity …

NIGERIA IS SLIDING TOWARDS AUTHORITARIAN RULE – NLC The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, warned that Nigeria is sliding dangerously towards authoritarian rule, as the country’s democratic space continues to shrink and workers’ rights come under sustained assault. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, who made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 21st Rain School …

GENCOS, DISCOS RAGE AS STATES BEGIN TARIFF CUTS More states have announced plans to reduce electricity tariffs in their jurisdictions after the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission issued a new tariff order to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, revising the electricity cost for Band A customers from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh, effective August 1, 2025. This was, however, vehemently opposed by …

ENUGU SET TO HOST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT In a show of collaboration between government, business owners and innovation leaders in the Southern part of the country, a tech firm, #StartupSouth is set to host a Digital Transformation Summit as a key pre-event leading up to #StartupSouthX. StartupSouthX is the landmark 10th edition of the South-South and South-East’s premier innovation and …