UNLIKE YOU, I’M NOT A BIGOT, WICKEDNESS IS EXTRAORDINARY FOR T-PAIN, ATIKU REPLIES TINUBU Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies and approach to governance is killing Nigerians, and this should be his focus rather than attacking the opposition which is not in the saddle.Naija News reports that Atiku said this in a statement on …

TINUBU’S EX-MINISTER KICKS AGAINST REMOVAL,, SAYS HE’S NOT GUILTY The sacked Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo, has kicked against his removal from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Gwarzo claimed that he was not guilty of poor performance. In a cabinet reshuffle on October 23, 2024, Tinubu dismissed Gwarzo alongside four other ministers. The other dismissed ministers …

PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTIONERS LAMENT ECONOMIC HARDSHIP The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners, ANPMP, says private hospitals in Nigeria are folding up due to the ravaging economic downturn. It also revealed that the nation’s economic situation has forced several Nigerians into self medication, resulting in organ failure and subsequently, death. ANPMP’s Chairman, Dr Odia Festus Ihongbe in an exclusive interview …

.RENO OMOKRI DEFENDS PETER OBI AGAINST GOOGLE Controversial political activist, Reno Omokri has defended Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election following claims that he lied about building a branch of Savannah Bank in Anambra. Omokri said Google’s answer on the issue was wrong. Recall that Omokri since throwing his support for Bola Tinubu after …

TRUMP TO KICK-START MASS DEPORTATION OF IMMIGRANTS, PARDON JANUARY 6 RIOTERS ON FIRST DAY AS US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s plans for his first day in the White House are quite ambitious, to say the least. After being asked if he’d be a dictator if re-elected, Trump responded that he wouldn’t be, “except for Day 1”. His agenda includes mass deportation …

HOW TWO JOSEPHSGAVE NIGERIA A CRISIS OF JUMPY JUDGES, BYCHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU The unraveling of the regime of General Yakubu Gowon shortly after the end of Nigeria’s civil war in the decade of the 1970s began as a tale of two Josephs. One was Joseph Dechi Gomwalk, Gowon’s in-law and governor of his home state. The other was Joseph Sarwuan …

ABC NWOSU REPLIES GOWON ON FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT ABURI ACCORD Former Minister of Health and eminent statesman, PROFESSOR A. B. C. NWOSU, in this interview responded to some of the issues raised by General Yakubu Gowon in his recent interview, on his roles in the Nigeria – Biafra War. He is of the view that there are critical issues that …

AGAIN, PRESIDENCY ATTACKS ATIKU FOR SUGGESTING WHAT HE WOULD’VE DONE DIFFERENTLY FROM TINUBU The presidency has released the statement below as its second response to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who last week suggested things he would have done differently from the current government had he been elected president. In his statement on 3 November, Atiku listed some of the things …

NEW MINIMUM WAGE: FRESH BATTLE LOOMS OVER ARREARS With the battle for a new minimum wage settled in most of the 36 states, workers are now shifting attention to the payment of the arrears of their remuneration. Many of the states commenced payment of the new wage last month while some have promised to do so at the end of …

OBASEKI IN LAGOS, DIDN’T FLEE NIGERIA Outgoing Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has been spotted in Lagos, contrary to claims by governor-elect Senator Monday Okpebholo that Obaseki had fled Nigeria. This news comes from sources who informed SaharaReporters of the sighting on Sunday evening. Godwin Obaseki has been the Governor of Edo State since 2016. His initial election was under …

PETER OBI HAS POTENTIAL TO BECOME PRESIDENT IN 2027 – UTOMI, YUNUSA Dr. Tanko Yunusa, National Coordinator of Obidient Movement, an umbrella body working to actualize the ambition of Peter Obi, the presidentiial candidate of Labour Party, LP in the 2023 general election, has expressed optimism that Obi would clinch victory in the 2027 presidential election, based on his pedigree …

, MY APPOINTMENT IS POLITICAL, TASK IS TO CAPTURE KANO FOR APC – MINISTER The newly appointed minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has said his mission is to deliver Kano state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Ata made this known shortly after his maiden visit to Kano after being sworn into the …

OBASEKI HAS ESCAPED, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN – OKPEBHOLO, GOV-ELECT Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the outgoing governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has fled Nigeria through the land borders.Okpebholo is expected to be sworn into office on Tuesday, meaning that Obaseki will lose his immunity.Obaseki last week said he heard that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …

FUBARA SURPASSES FAAC, IGR TARGET, RECEIVES ₦726B IN NINE MONTHS – BPR Buoyed by the healthy IGR profile, Governor Fubara recently boasted that a court decision stopping the release of federal allocation to his state was the least of his worries, saying he would continue to pay contractors and workers.Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers State has received N726 billion …

EXPERTS SUGGEST LEADERSHIP MODELS FOR AFRICA TO ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT The PMI in a recent report had said Africa must address the current manpower shortage in project management for capacity building for growth. Experts at the Project Management Institute (PMI) South Africa, have put forward innovations which seek to challenge the leadership approaches in Africa, in order to foster growth and …