GALE OF DEFECTIONS: LABOUR PARTY SUFFERS HUGE SET BACK AHEAD 2027 Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the once vibral Labour Party, LP, appears to be losing steam and membership strength across the country. When the members-elect of the National Assembly were sworn in on 13 June, 2023, the LP had the third-largest caucus in the National Assembly, with 34 …

COUNCIL CHAIRMEN ALLEGEDLY HALT CONSTRUCTION OF FG’S N40B METHANOL PLANT PROJECT IN ENUGU Construction of the federal government’s Renewed Hope Bio-Methanol Pilot Plant, valued at over N40 billion, has been allegedly brought to a halt in Akpugo, Enugu State, following actions reportedly led by the Chairmen of Nkanu West and Nkanu East Local Governments, Mr. John Ogbodo and Mr. Sidney …

ECOWAS APPROVES EXIT OF NIGER, MALI, BURKINA FASO The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the bloc from January 29, 2025. It however gave the three countries up till July next year to reconsider their planned withdrawal from the regional bloc. In a communiqué after their meeting at …

FEMI BADENOCH; LIKE DAUGHTER LIKE FATHER Dr. Femi Adegoke was the leader of VOICE OF REASON, a Yoruba socio-political organisation affiliated to Afenifere. As at 2021 when we had just formed YORUBA WORLD CONGRESS, a lot if broad based meetings and consultations were held to determine the path of Yoruba in a minefield gulag set up by Buhari to politically …

X-RAYING PETER MBAH’S TOWN HALL MEETING, BY DONS EZE Town hall meeting is a feedback mechanism through which political leaders engage themselves with their constituents on critical issues of governance. It is a political accountably forum by which political leaders periodically render account of their stewardship to their constituents,, while the people will in turn seek clarifications on various issues …

NIGERIA CLEARS N85BN $54M ECOWAS LEVY AFTER 19 YEARS Nigeria has made its first full payment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) levy in 19 years, contributing N85.54 billion and $54 million for 2023 and part of 2024. Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS Commission, made the announcement during the 66th ordinary summit of ECOWAS in Abuja …

2027 PRESIDENCY: WE’RE NOT WOOING JONATHAN, SAYS PDP The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has denied reports that it invited former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race on its platform. Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, denied the reports in an interview with BBC Hausa, saying the party did not issue its presidential ticket to …

FRESH DISQUALIFICATION SUIT: SUPREME COURT DECIDES TINUBU’S FATE TOMORROW The Supreme Court will on Monday, December 16, determine the fate of President Bola Tinubu in a fresh suit seeking his removal from office as Nigeria’s leader. The new suit marked SC/CV/667/2023 is praying the apex court to sack Tinubu on two major grounds of alleged non-qualification to hold office as …

OVER 200 TERRORISM SUSPECTS GET DEATH SENTENCE, LIFE IMPRISONMENT More than 200 suspects who were linked with the terrorism activities in different parts of the country have been convicted by the Federal High Courts (FHC) in the country after they were found guilty of the offences, Daily Trust reports.Some of the suspects, according to the National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the …

NORTHERN POLITICIAN LISTS TINUBU’S ‘SINS’ AGAINST THE NORTH AHEAD OF 2027 RACE A prominent northern politician has spoken out against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, citing concerns over lopsided appointments and declining public trust. The politician alleged that Tinubu’s appointments disproportionately favour certain regions, leaving many Nigerians feeling excluded. Tinubu, a former two-time governor of Lagos State, is expected to seek …

I DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD ANYMORE – KEMI BADENOCH Controversial leader of the United Kingdom, UK, Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has opened up about her faith. Featuring in a podcast by the Free Press editor Bari Weiss, on Friday, Badenoch revealed that she no longer believes in God. She clarified that she is not an atheist due to her lack …

OHANAEZE NDIGBO GETS NEW PRESIDENT-GENERAL Nze Fidelis Chukwu, from Imo State, has been named the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, The appointment was announced in a communique issued after the Imeobi and General Assembly meeting of the socio-cultural group, held on Saturday in Enugu. The communique was signed by the Secretary-General, Ambassador Okey Emuchay. Chukwu’s tenure, however, will be …

OHANAEZE NDIGBO GETS NEW PRESIDENT-GENERAL Nze Fidelis Chukwu, from Imo State, has been named the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, The appointment was announced in a communique issued after the Imeobi and General Assembly meeting of the socio-cultural group, held on Saturday in Enugu. The communique was signed by the Secretary-General, Ambassador Okey Emuchay. Chukwu’s tenure, however, will be …

NIGERIA REPAYS $1.22B TO IMF IN NINE MONTHS Nigeria has serviced its debt to the International Monetary Fund with not less than $1.22 billion over nine months, data from the Debt Management Office’s external debt service reports has shown. The payments were made as part of principal repayments for three consecutive quarters, from Q4 2023 to Q2 2024. The breakdown …

HOW NIGERIA POLICE OFFICERS STOLE MY BROTHER’S SHOE – KEMI BADENOCH Leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has continued attacking Nigeria, claiming some policemen in the black most populous nation on earth stole her brother’s shoe. Born Kemi Adegoke, the politician, who changed her last name after marrying a Scottish banker, has been saying uncomplimentary things about Nigeria …