YES, PDP OWES N7M GROUND RENT, BUT HOW MUCH IS APC OWING? – BODE GEORGE CHALLENGES WIKE The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the sealing of its Headquarters at the Wadata Plaza in Zone 5 Wuse, Abuja. Bode George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, described the sealing of the party’s secretariat by Federal Capital …

APC HAS ABANDONED GOVERNANCE FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGN – SAYS MALAMI, FORMER AGF With the 2027 elections still two years away, a former Attorney General of the Federation and ex-minister of justice, Abubakar Malami has accused the All Progressives Congress of abandoning governance. The former AGF said that Nigeria has been bedevilled with all sorts of challenges like insecurity, hardship and …

SECOND ANNIVERSARY: ECONOMISTS RATE NIGERIAN ECONOMY UNDER TINUBU Ahead of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s second anniversary on May 29th, 2025, economists and financial analysts have rated the ‘Renewed Hope’ government low in improved cost of living for the majority of Nigerians. The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf, and the …

COULD NIGERIA’S CAREFUL ETHNIC BALANCING ACT BE UNDER THREAT In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country’s many ethnic and religious differences. Today, there are growing concerns that this is being ignored. While the constitution requires regional representation in cabinet positions, the broader distribution of other prominent roles has traditionally followed …

LOT OF SURPRISES AWAITS RULING APC IN 2027 – SOWUNMI Convener of the National Opposition Movement Coalition (NOMC), codenamed, “The Alternative”, Segun Sowunmi, has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will face surprises in the 2027 presidential elections if they continue to boast of winning without research. Sowunmi made this statement in Katsina after traversing the northern region, …

SUSPECTED SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED IN ABUJA An explosion suspected to have been caused by a bomb killed one person on Monday in Abuja. Another person was reportedly injured in the explosion, said to be triggered by an improvised explosive device (IED). AIT reports that an eyewitness – a military personnel who did not give his name – said the man, …

2027: NORTH MOVES TO SETTLE FOR ONE CANDIDATE, ONE POLITICAL PARTY .Northern political leaders under the aegis of National Political Consultative Group (North) have agreed to present one presidential candidate to tackle President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. This was as the leaders also agreed to unveil a political platform to that effect soon, urging Nigerians, whose governors and …

DPO BEATEN TO DEATH, STATION, VEHICLES BURNT AS COMMUNITY PROTESTS SUSPECT’S DEATH IN CUSTODY; 27 ARRESTED A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the Rano Divisional Headquarters in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State has been killed by a mob. The DPO, identified as M.A. Baba, was attacked after an angry crowd stormed the police station, accusing him of arresting …

PRESIDENT TINUBU INTERVENES IN FCT GROUND RENT: DEFAULTERS GET 14 DAYS TO PAY May 26, 2025, we commenced enforcement on the 4,794 properties revoked for non-payment of Ground Rent, from 10 to 43 years. Properties owned by government institutions, corporate organisations and individuals were affected. This demonstrates the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s commitment to carrying out its functions without fear …

HAJJ 2025: WHY SAUDI DENIED ME ACCESS TO MECCA FOR PILGRIMAGE – GUMI Outspoken Kaduna-based Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has criticised the Saudi Arabian government for denying him access to Mecca to perform the 2025 Hajj. On Monday, Mr Gumi revealed on his official Facebook page that he has returned to Nigeria after being denied access to Makkah after …

IMO, ANAMBRA WORST HIT AS SIT-AT-HOME ORDERS CLAIM OVER 700 LIVES IN SOUTH EAST IN FOUR YEARS — REPORT A new report by SB Morgen Intelligence has revealed a staggering toll of violence in Nigeria’s South-East region, with 776 deaths from 332 recorded attacks linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its enforcement of the controversial sit-at-home order …

PDP SINKS IN DEEPER CRISIS AS GOVERNORS, BOT BACKTRACK ON NEC MEETING The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be sinking into deeper crisis as the party’s governors and the Board of Trustees (BoT), on Monday, backtracked on the Tuesday, May 27 date earlier fixed for the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Rising from a joint meeting of in …

PDP SHUNS SEALED SECRETARIAT, HOLDS MEETINGS AT ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS Following the closure of its national secretariat, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has convened its meetings at alternative locations ahead of its crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) session scheduled for Tuesday. The party’s National Caucus gathered at the Bauchi State Government Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, while the Board of Trustees (BoT) …

BREAKING: FCTA SEALS PDP NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday sealed off the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over alleged violations relating to land use and unpaid ground rent. Located at Wadata Plaza, in the highbrow Wuse Zone 5 district of the capital, the PDP’s national secretariat was sealed this afternoon …

SAUDI AUTHORITIES BAR SHEIKH GUMI, DEPORT HIM BACK TO NIGERIA Saudi authorities have barred prominent Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from performing the 2025 Hajj, deporting him back to Nigeria. The cleric confirmed the development on Monday, May 26, 2025, through a post on his Facebook page. According to Gumi, despite being issued a valid visa for Hajj, he …