DETAILS OF BILL ON CREATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION. BEFORE THE SENATE Details of the new bill proposed on the floor of the Senate on Thursday seeking to create an Independent Electoral body charged with the responsibility to conduct Local Government Council elections have finally emerged. The bill which was titled, “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024 …

WHY CATHOLICS USE IMAGES AT WORSHIP – CATHOLIC PRIEST An Online Interview With Rev. Fr. Vitus Nnadi Of The Diocesan Pilgrimage Centre Utuh, Nnewi South LGA, Anambra State, Nigeria IntroductionIn case you are meeting Fr Vitus Nnadi for the first time, he is a Catholic priest who doubles as a professional artist – mainly a sculptor but also a fine …

AFAM OSIGWE WINS NBA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected Afam Osigwe as its new National President. Osigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), emerged victorious in the 2024 NBA National Officers Election, polling 20,435 votes. He defeated his closest rival, Tobenna Erojikwe, who secured 10,998 votes, and Chukwuma Ikwuazom (SAN), who came third with 9,018 votes. …

30 CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KADUNA SOUTH TRAPPED IN MODERN SERFDOM BY ARMED TERRORISTS No fewer than 30 Christian communities in Kachia county, 80 miles South of Kaduna metropolis, are trapped in a humiliating form of modern serfdom by armed terrorists, according to victims speaking exclusively to TruthNigeria. The bandit gangs in Kachia extract biannual fees from residents cultivating their own …

BAYERO MAKES FIRST OFFICIAL TRIP OUTSIDE MINI PALACE The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, attended the annual peace prayer for the nation organised by the Isyaku Rabiu family, on Saturday. The Holy Qur’an is usually recited up to 3000 times within the first Islamic month to pray for peace, prosperity and progress of the country. The 15th …

TINUBU’S MINISTER BACKING TERRORISM IN NORTHWEST – BANDITS LEADER Bello Turji Kachalla, a notorious bandits leader operating in northwest Nigeria, has accused the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of complicity in supporting terrorism in the country. In a recently released video, Turji alleged that the current security issues in Nigeria are backed by Matawalle, who is the immediate …

HOW TINUBU, BUHARI ORDERED ME TO JOIN APC – NDUME Borno South Senator Ali Ndume has recounted how former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu ordered him to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) some years ago. Mr Ndume, a member of the APC, disclosed this in a viral video posted by Channels Television on Friday. He was removed …

PHILIP SHAIBU DUMPS PDP FOR APC, KNEELS FOR OSHIOMHOLE The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Phillip Shaibu, has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The embattled Deputy Governor dumped the main opposition party at a campaign rally held on Saturday in the state. Shaibu, at the rally, declared his official return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). …

NO GOING BACK ON PLANNED PROTEST ON #ENDBADGOVERNANCEINNIGERIA – AREWA YOUTHS The Arewa Youth Ambassadors, a northern group, has vowed to continue with the planned protest scheduled to commence on August 1, aimed at expressing its dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s anti-people policies. The group also debunked the rumours making the rounds that it had shelved the mass action saying …

LABOUR PARTY DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNED PROTEST, KNOCKS PRESIDENCY The Labour Party (LP) has denied allegations that its national leader, Mr. Peter Obi, or any of its leaders, are behind the planned nationwide protest against bad governance in the country. The party described the claims as “delusional” and “the author’s figment of his imagination.” The party made the reaction in …

THEY WANT TO SILENCE ME, PETER OBI REACTS TO PRESIDENCY’S ALLEGATION ON PLANNED PROTEST The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, on Saturday, said that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led presidency is working assiduously to heap the blame of all the problems, real and imagined created by their insensitivity and lavish lifestyle on him …

PRESIDENCY JITTERY OVER MASSIVE PROTEST ON #ENDBADGOVERNANCEINNIGERIA, CALLS IT CIVILIAN COUP AGAINST TINUBU The Bola Tinubu Presidency has said the planned massive nationwide protests by the citizens is a “civilian coup” against the government in power. The Tinubu government accused the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi as the …

EDO GOVT WANTS FG TO PROBE KILLING OF POLICEMAN, DEMANDS SHAIBU’S ARREST The Edo State Government has called on the Federal government to set up an investigative panel to unravel the cause of the shooting that claimed the life of a police officer at the Benin Airport gate on Thursday. A Police Inspector attached to the governorship candidate of the …

INEC CHAIRMAN EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER GOVERNORS’ INFLUENCE ON LG ELECTIONS The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed concern over the growing trend of governors influencing local government elections, turning them into “mere coronation” exercises. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum in Abuja, Yakubu decried the situation where governors impose their preferred candidates on the …

FG TO SPEND N3TN ON NEW MINIMUM WAGE, PENSIONS, GRATUITIES The Federal Government is set to spend N3tn on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Olamilekan Adeola. The minister presented the …