MASS DEFECTIONS HIT APC IN ADAMAWA AS GRASSROOT LEADERS, HUNDREDS JOIN ADC Hunger, anger, and frustration seem to be driving a political storm in Adamawa State — and the All Progressives Congress (APC) is feeling the heat. In what party insiders describe as a “major grassroots breakthrough,” the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday welcomed a fresh wave of defectors …

OBASANJO LIBRARY CONDEMNS EFCC’S NIGHT INVASION, THREATENS LEGAL ACTION The management of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library has condemned the invasion of its premises around 2 am on Sunday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Our correspondent learnt that the stringent operation made a lot of people in a private gathering within the sprawling complex sustain injuries as …

TRUMP CONDEMNS KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA, VOWS DECISIVE ACTION The United States has strongly condemned the recent wave of brutal attacks targeting Christians in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa, calling the violence horrific and pledging to work with international partners to address the crisis. The condemnation follows a series of deadly incidents in recent weeks, including the massacre of …

I REJECTED GOD FOR ANSWERING MY STUPID PRAYERS – KEMI BADENOCH UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she lost faith in God after realising her trivial prayers were answered while God delayed responding to the plea of someone who had been held captive for more than two decades. In a BBC interview on Thursday, Mrs Badenoch said she ‘rejected …

ONLY PARTY-LED COALITION CAN DEFEAT TINUBU IN 2027 – SHEKARAU Former Kano State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Ibrahim Shekarau, says only a coalition led by political parties—not individuals—can unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Shekarau urged opposition parties to work together to strengthen the existing political platform to achieve that goal. In a statement to journalists, …

I WAS FORCED TO OKIJA SHRINE BEFORE BECOMING GOVERNOR – EX-MINISTER, CHRIS NGIGE Former Anambra State Governor and ex-Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, has made a startling revelation about a bizarre and intimidating experience he endured just before becoming governor in 2003. According to Ngige, he was forcibly taken to the notorious Okija shrine to swear an oath of …

I WAS FORCED TO OKIJA SHRINE BEFORE BECOMING GOVERNOR – EX-MINISTER, CHRIS NGIGE Former Anambra State Governor and ex-Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, has made a startling revelation about a bizarre and intimidating experience he endured just before becoming governor in 2003. According to Ngige, he was forcibly taken to the notorious Okija shrine to swear an oath of …

ENUGU APC LEADERS CONDEMN ALLEGED DISRUPTION OF RALLY Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu State have condemned alleged attack on party members and destruction of canopies and plastic seats by alleged agents of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in an attempt to forestall a reception rally for defectors into APC at St. Charles Catholic Church field, Opi, Nsukka …

I AM LEAVING TINUBU FOR PETER OBI – BETTY AKEREDOLI Just when you thought Nigerian politics had exhausted its surprises, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the outspoken former First Lady of Ondo State, has taken off her gloves and picked a side. And no, it’s not the one her party might’ve expected. In a post laced with conviction and a dash of Lee …

COCOA OVERTAKES CRUDE OIL AS NIGERIA’S MAJOR EXPORT TO BELGIUM IN 2024 Amid the rise in cocoa production and export in Nigeria, shipments of the product to Belgium in 2024 overtook crude oil, Nigeria’s main export product, the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Pieter Leenknegt, has said. Nigeria has been experiencing a substantial increase in cocoa export revenue, fuelled by the …

’EFCC OPERATIVES STORM OBASANJO LIBRARY, ARREST INTERNET FRAUDSTERS Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly stormed the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, and arrested some youths suspected to be internet fraudsters. EFCC operatives carried out the raid on Sunday morning during a nighttime gathering at the hotel section of the OOPL, which belongs to …

ENUGU STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION’S OPTION The controversy over the Enugu Elec tricity Regulatory Commission’s decision to lower the electricity rate charged within its domain by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, is a case in point. The reasoning that electricity distribution companies can charge the same rates across all 36 states in Nigeria is a myth. Effecting the Band ‘A’ …

ENUGU STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION’S OPTION The controversy over the Enugu Elec tricity Regulatory Commission’s decision to lower the electricity rate charged within its domain by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, is a case in point. The reasoning that electricity distribution companies can charge the same rates across all 36 states in Nigeria is a myth. Effecting the Band ‘A’ …

ONE-TERM PRESIDENCY: PETER OBI DIVIDES NORTH The pledge made by the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, that he would serve one term if elected in 2027, has ignited sharp divisions across Northern Nigeria, splitting elders, political groups, and youth movements along trust lines. Obi had made the remark to assure the …

TINUBU WILL DEFEAT JONATHAN IN 2027, IF HE CONTESTS – REPS MEMBER The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise, Leke Abejide, has declared that President Bola Tinubu would secure an emphatic victory if former President Goodluck Jonathan decides to run in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on the Mic On podcast with …