FG FROWNS AT SLOW PACE OF WORK ON ENUGU-ONITSHA ROAD The federal government has expressed disappointment with the slow pace of work on the Enugu-Onitsha road and directed the enforcement of Operation Free Our Roads to ensure compliance. Minister of works, Engr. David Umahi, gave the directive after a meeting with the funding counterpart, MTN, representatives of Enugu State government …

SOUTH EAST APC REPORTS JUDGE TO NJC The All Progressives Congress (APC), South East zone, at the weekend, said that it had reported Justice C. V. C Ezeugwu of Enugu State High Court to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for issuing an exparte order barring its Enugu State Chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah, and 10 others from parading themselves as officers of …

Six months after the Federal Executive Council under President Bola Tinubu resolved to implement the report of the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies popularly known as the Oronsaye Committee Report, Nigerians are still waiting for the government to deliver what it promised. Abandoned by previous administrations, the 800-page report contains a …

Yemi Farounbi Former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr Yemi Farounbi, in this interview with ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE, spoke on how the Supreme Court contradicted itself on local government autonomy, and solutions to the food crisis that led to widespread protest in Nigeria. What do you have to say on the hardship protests?Nigerians have the right to complain because this is …

Mrs. Stella Odo is critically ill. Mrs. Odo, a widow and local government pensioner in Nsukka local government has been ill for over three months now.  She retired from active service in November 2022 as a primary school teacher having reached the position of Head Teacher and retirement age of 60 years. She retired grade level 16. Since her retirement, …

The Alaba International Market in Lagos is reputed to be Nigeria’s largest and one of West Africa’s biggest electronic markets. Except Sundays and some public holidays, the Alaba International Market, located in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, is always a beehive of activities. A typical street market that evolved over five decades, the electronic hub offers opportunities for …

IT’S IMMORAL FOR NASS TO FIX THEIR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES – OBASANJO Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has berated Nigerian lawmakers over the personal determination of their salaries and allowances. Obasanjo expressed this view during a meeting with six members of the House of Representatives who called on him in his house at Abeokuta, Ogun State. In the snippet shared by Channels …

TINUBU OWNS 17 OIL WELLS, REFINERY IN MALTA – MIYETTI ALLAH CHIEFTAIN Garus Gololo, coordinator of the Benue State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has stated that fuel prices in the country will not go down anytime soon because of the “selfish” interest of President Bola Tinubu. Gololo, in an interview on ATP News, …

Simon Ekpa, leader of the Autopilot faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile (BRGIE), has taken a significant step in seeking international support for Biafran independence by securing a lobbying deal in the United States. Ekpa signed a substantial contract worth $130,000 (approximately ₦205 million) with Moran Global Strategies …

EFCC REDEPLOYS 470 OFFICERS FROM ABUJA TO REGIONAL OFFICES The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has redeployed no fewer than 420 of its investigative officers from its national headquarters in Abuja to regional branches. According to a top source within the agency who spoke to SaharaReporters, the anti-graft authorities took this measure to curb the escalating corruption within the …

POLICE REACTS AS KIDNAPPERS OPENLY DISPLAY BUNDLES OF MONEY COLLECTED AS RANSOM The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to the shared images on X of terrorists, disguised as bandits and kidnappers, flaunting their ransom money on social media. The police force spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday responded that all criminals could not be arrested in one day, adding that …

CHRISTIAN GROUP WORRIES OVER IDOL WORSHIP AMONG IGBO YOUTHS The Christian Association of Igbo Ministers, CAIM, has expressed worries that youths of Igbo extraction are jettisoning their Christian faith and returning to idol worship, saying that the trend does not portend well for the Christian faith and the Igbo nation. The international president of the group, Solomon Chukwuemeka Okorie, said …

Former President of an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Aka Ikenga, Chief Goddy Uwazurike, in this interview, says it has become an official policy to marginalise the Igbo in Nigeria. Tínubu simply followed suit. Excerpts: What was the reasoning behind the decision for Ndigbo not to participate in the #EndBadGovernance protest, despite the widespread discontent with the current state of governance in …

STATUE OF VIRGIN MARY “BLINKS” IN US CHURCH Worshippers in Ohio have been left stunned after a statue of the Virgin Mary commissioned more than 75 years ago appeared to blink as they gazed upon her – with photos capturing the mysterious moment. The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima was making its way across the region …

HOW BUHARI, LATE ABBA KYARI HINDERED ME FROM PURCHASING $2.5BN OIL FIELD – TONY ELUMELU Chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA Group Plc, Mr Tony Elumelu has disclosed how Former President Muhammadu Buhari and his late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari hindered him from purchasing a $2.5bn oilfield. Elumelu made this known in a chat with Financial Times. Speaking on …