PRESIDENCY REPLIES NEW YORK TIMES, SAYS TINUBU INHERITED DEAD ECONOMY The Presidency has reacted to a report published in the New York Times criticising the Nigerian economy as facing the worst trajectory in a generation. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday reacted to the report credited to Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal’s. According …

CLARK WRITES OPEN LETTER TO TINUBU, CALLS FOR RELEASE OF NNAMDI KANU Ijaw leader, and convener of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, to drop all charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra …

ENUGU WIN RANGERS WIN 2023/24 NIGERIA PREMIER FOOTBALL LEAGUE Rangers have emerged winners of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League season. The Flying Antelopes claimed the title after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Bendel Insurance at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu on Sunday. Kenechukwu Agu and Chidiebere Nwobodo got the goals for Rangers in the encounter. The Coal City outfit …

SOUTH EAST SHOULD TAKE FIRST SLOT IN SINGLE TENURE SIX-YEAR ROTATIONAL PRESIDENCY – EX- GUBER ASPIRANT Former Anambra governorship aspirant and renowned industrialist, Dr Chike Obidigbo has advocated for an agreement to allow the southeast take the first slot at the presidency with the proposed one single tenure of six years rotational presidency in Nigeria. Obidigbo who made the position …

WHY WE HELD FLAVOUR’S FATHER FUNERAL IN ENUGU CUBANA CHIEF PRIEST Cubana Chief Priest, a prominent businessman and socialite, has addressed the recent funeral of Flavour’s father, which took place in Enugu rather than their home state of Anambra. He explained that the venue change was due to prevailing insecurity in the region, which he believes is a critical issue …

NIGERIAN ARMY DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR UGWU-ONYEAMA AUTO CRASH The Nigerian Army, Enugu has denied that the checkpoints mounted by its personnel at Ugwu Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha highway were responsible for the multiple auto crashes that claimed lives on Tuesday evening. No fewer than two persons died with ten others sustaining deep injuries. The assistance from road users and …

OJUKWU’S LETTER TO VICTOR BANJO COMMANDING HIM TO INVADE WESTERN REGION From: The Military Governor,Republic of Biafra Enugu,22nd August, 1967. My dear Victor, 1. For some time now, you and I have been discussing the circumstances that have led to the current and inevitable disintegration of what was the Federation of Nigeria. We have been fully convinced that the aim …

ANXIETY, CONCERN AS FRSC FAILS TO DELIVER ON DRIVER’S LICENSE Anxiety is growing in the last six months over the inability of the Federal Road Service Commission (FRSC) to attend to the avalanche of driver’s license applications from Nigerians across the country. Under this period, the FRSC has not been able to issue Nigerians new licences nor renew old ones. …

WHY WE’RE PUSHING FOR SIX-YEAR SINGLE TENURE FOR PRESIDENT – PROF NNAMCHI Recently, a group of 35 members of the House of Representatives initiated moves for the further alteration of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to provide for a single term of six years for the president and state governors, as well as provision for vice president and rotation of …

NASS TOLD TO PROBE INEC OVER POOR PERFORMANCE IN 2023 ELECTION The 10th National Assembly has been urged to urgently commence the role played by the Independent Electoral Commission INEC in the 2023 general election, why the outcome failed to meet up with the expectations of Nigerians and international community and how it expended over four hundred billion naira N400bn …

CDS MUSA ACCUSES FINLAND, EUROPEAN UNION OF SHIELDING SIMON EKPA The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has accused the Finnish government and the European Union of shielding Simon Ekpa, a controversial Biafra agitator. The alleged cover has enabled Mr Ekpa to continue to incite, through social media, violence in Nigeria’s South-east state, Mr Musa said. Mr Musa, a major …

GANDUJE BASTARDIZED KANO TRADITIONAL INSTITUTION – EMIR SANUSI The 14th and 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi 11, has opened up on the crisis bedevilling the Kano traditional stool since his appointment as the 16th Emir of Kano. Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, …

TRAGEDY OF ROADS IN SOUTH EAST As Nigeria celebrates 25 years of unbroken democratic rule, there are a number of challenges that pre-date the current democratic dispensation. Among the many challenges that the people have lived with over the years is a long history of dilapidated infrastructure. To say that roads across the country are in bad shape is an …

TINUBU APPOINTS GOVERNING COUNCIL OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS President Bola Tinubu appoints 255 individuals to govern councils of federal tertiary institutions, including prominent figures like Bisi Akande and Wole Olanipekun. President Bola Tinubu has recently reconstituted the governing councils and boards for federal tertiary institutions across Nigeria, marking a significant overhaul in leadership roles. According to a statement from Nnamdi Mbaeri, …

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON APC CHAIRMAN, GANDUJE, TO RESIGN Indications have emerged that governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are prevailing and mounting pressure on President Bola Tinubu to sacrifice the party’s national chairman and former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, and allow for his replacement from any of the states in the North Central zone. Although party …