OHANAEZE, OTHERS FAULT TINUBU’S SCORECARD AS APC BLAMES PAST LEADERS Nigerians yesterday continued to react to President Bola Tinubu’s mid-term speech, in which the incumbent rated his administration’s performance highly. While some, like the Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo, declared, “Tinubu’s two-year scorecard is heavily tainted by the incompetence and corruption of his appointed officials,” others, such as African Democratic …

ABUJA SENATOR TACKLES WIKE OVER GROUND RENT, SAYS IT’S ILLEGAL TO TAKE OVER PEOPLE’S PROPERTIES Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has said it is illegal for properties to be seized, revoked, or sealed solely on account of failure to pay ground rent. Reacting to the ongoing development in the capital city, the lawmaker warned FCT Minister, …

COURT THROWS AWAY NIGERIAN GOVT’S EXHIBITS ON TERRORISM AGAINST NNAMDI KANU Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown away key exhibits tendered by the Federal Government to establish the terrorism charges brought against Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu. The exhibits were the statements dated October 21, 24 and November 4, 2015 made by Kanu to …

CLASSROOMS COLLAPSE DURING WAEC EXAM IN TARABA STATE In what could have been a devastating tragedy, dozens of students, teachers, and NYSC Corps members narrowly escaped death after several classrooms collapsed during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Taraba State. The incident occurred at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Government Secondary School, …

FUBARA ASKS NIGERIANS TO THANK TINUBU FOR INTERVENTION IN RIVERS CRISIS Suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has charged supporters, Rivers people and Nigerians to thank President Bola Tinubu for his swift intervention to salvage the state from looming anarchy arising from the political crisis in the state. Fubara also said that the peace and reconciliation process, which was …

HOW FLEEING ALLEGED RITUALIST, OBIEZE, WAS ARRESTED ON OKADA BIKE AT SEME BORDER More details have emerged on how Obi Obieze, a wanted Enugu State based native doctor, got arrested at Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry Seme Expressway on Wednesday, by men of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Witnesses said Obieze, also known as Obu Onyeka, was on a commercial Bajaj motorcycle …

I DON’T KNOW WHEN TINUBU’S POLICIES WILL START YIELDING RESULTS – APC SPOKESMAN Contrary to the submissions by various bigwigs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies have started yielding results, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Barrister Felix Morka, has said he does not know when the policies of the Tinubu administration …

TINUBU INHERITED A BIG MESS FROM SOMEBODY HE INSTALLED IN OFFICE – Dr. SOBOWALE “The Sitting president may have complicated the problem. Tinubu allowed too much politics to get in the way of a sound economic programme. He made promises that could not be fulfilled” – Sobowale Perhaps the biggest issues around President Tinubu’s performance in office so far are …

ASSESSING GOVERNOR PETER MBAH’S TWO YEARS ADMINISTRATION IN ENUGU STATE On May 29th, 2023, Gov Peter Mbah of Enugu State was sworn in. He came with the mantra of “Tomorrow is here”. He also gave himself tasks and timeframes to accomplish some herculean promises he made during his campaign. He further projected raising the state GDP from its $4.4bn to …

58 YEARS AFTER BIAFRA: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE PORTEND? This is 58 years since the declaration of the state of Biafra by Col. Emeka Ojukwu. What do you think is the significance of that declaration? IPOB is aware that this is the 58th anniversary of the Biafra declaration by the Eastern Consultative Assembly, led by our eternal leader, the late …

POLITICAL HEAVYWEIGHTS PLOTTING TO REMOVE TINUBU As Nigerians continue to battle inflation and rising cost of living, the political arena is heating up for the 2027 election. President Bola Tinubu, who came into power in 2023, now faces growing opposition from influential political figures seeking to block his bid for a second term. Amid widespread public dissatisfaction and perceived policy …

EDO PDP GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE LOSES AT APPEAL COURT The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the election of the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo for being validly conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. The Appellate Court on Thursday also held that Governor Okpebholo was properly returned and declared as winner of the September 24, 2024 gubernatorial …

YABUKU DOGARA, FORMER HOUSE OF REPS SPEAKER, APPOINTED NCGC CHAIRMAN President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, as Chairman of the newly established National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC) Board, News360 Nigeria reports. In a statement released on Wednesday, it was announced that Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo will …

10,217 KILLED, 672 VILLAGES SACKED IN TWO YEARS OF TINUBU’S GOVERNMENT – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL More than 10,000 people have been killed and hundreds of communities destroyed in Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu assumed office two years ago, Amnesty International said on Thursday, warning of a “looming humanitarian crisis” and escalating insecurity across several northern states. In a damning new report …

.ENUGU NATIVE DOCTOR RITUAL KILLER, EZEANI, ARRESTED, TRYING TO FLEE THE COUNTRY Popular Enugu native doctor, High Chief Levi Onyeka Obu, nicknamed “Ezeani” and “E-Dey-Play-E-Dey-Show has been arrested. The alleged kidnapper and ritual k!ller was apprehended by the Nigerian Immigration Service while attempting to flee the country through a land border. The suspect was declared wanted after he fled when …