UK DEPORTS 44 NIGERIAN/GHANIAN ASYLUM SEEKERS The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations in a single flight to date, according to a report by the UK Guardian. This deportation comes just 48 hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a controversial deal to deport migrants arriving on small boats …

LAGBAJA, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, NOT DEAD – ARMY SPOKESPERSON The Nigerian Army has debunked the rumour flying around on the purported death of General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff. The rumour, which has since gone viral, started after a tweet from Jackson Ude, former presidential aide and social media commentator. “CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DIES OF CANCER The …

STOP BRAINWASHING POOR MEMBERS WITH SOWING SEED – KUMUYI TELLS PASTORS The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has urged Nigerian pastors to stop brainwashing their members with seed sowing for financial prosperity.Naija News reports that the clergyman appealed while preaching at a Christian meeting on Friday, October 18. Kumuyi said the ideal thing is …

MANY PEOPLE IN THE NORTH CAN’T AFFORD A SINGLE MEAL A DAY – AREWA GROUP The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Saturday decried that many people in the North cannot afford a single square meal per day as a result of the lingering insecurity and socio-economic hardship plaguing the region. The groups disclosed this in a one-day community engagement …

WIKE, ATIKU TRADE WORDS: NIGERIANS HAVE REJECTED YOU, GO BACK HOME – WIKE; YOUR COMMENTS STRING OF INANITIES, BASELESS RANTS – ATIKU Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his failure to be president of the country. Wike took a dig at Atiku at a luncheon honouring loyal members of …

COME BACK HOME: FG TELLS NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to return home to contribute their quota to build a better and prosperous Nigeria. The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the charge on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital while delivering 12th Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti ABUAD …

NORTHERN LEADERS WANT TO DRAG JONATHAN INTO 2027 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Influential leaders from the North have begun efforts to persuade former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race. This development poses a significant challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election with discontent about his leadership growing by the day. A North East state governor and a retired …

NO VACUUM CREATED BY ABSENCE OF CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, LAGBAJA, – ARMY SPOKESPERSON The Nigerian Army has assured the general public that the absence of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has not created any leadership vacuum within the service. The Army in a statement released on Saturday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. …

MASKED MEN DISRUPT LABOUR PARTY MEETING IN ABIA A tense situation unfolded in Aba as masked men, suspected to be police officers, disrupted a meeting of the Labour Party (LP) on Saturday. The incident occurred when over 20 masked individuals stormed the venue, demanding silence from attendees. In a dramatic turn of events, five of the masked men approached the …

TINUBU BACK TO NIGERIA AFTER OVERSEAS HOLIDAY In a tweet on Saturday Evening, Dada Olusegun, the Special Adviser to the President on Social Media, said Tinubu returned from the United Kingdom. The Nigerian leader was received by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; …

COMMISSIONER SUSPENDED OVER ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH MARRIED WOMAN IN UNCOMPLETED BUILDING Following an alleged ‘illicit affair’ with a married woman in an uncompleted building, the Jigawa State Government has announced the immediate suspension of Auwalu Sankara, the State Commissioner For Special Duties. “Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi, has approved the immediate suspension of Auwalu Dalladi Sankara as Honourable Commissioner, Ministry …

GROWING TREND OF NEO-PAGANISIM IN IGBOLANDDons Eze, Ph.D donseze@gmail.com 08033436028AbstractThe paper considers the so-called “paganism” or African Traditional Religion (ATR), and its anti-thesis, Christianity, and how the two religious systems co-existed. It also considers the emergence of a new form of “paganism” generally referred to as “neo-paganism” in various communities of Igboland, which is currently being propagated or championed by …

SOLUDO VS OBI OF ONITSHA: RIFT DEEPENS AS GOV SHUNS OFALA FESTIVAL The crisis between the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has taken a worse turn. The governor, who has been a regular guest at the annual Onitsha Ofala Festival, shunned the 2024 edition on Friday. While as a guest …

Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, defied all opposition to clinch the position of Senate President of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023.His emergence was characterised by high-powered politics, intrigues, and bickering, considering that he was said to have been President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s preferred candidate …

RETURN POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS – EX-MINISTER BARTH NNAJI Former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has urged the Federal Government to resume signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with private sector investors to enhance Nigeria’s electricity generation. Currently, Nigeria has a nameplate capacity of about 13,000 megawatts but generates only around 5,000 MW, primarily due to …