OBI’S LEGAL TEAM ISSUES 72-HOUR ULTIMATUM TO ONANUGA, DEMANDS N5B, APOLOGY The legal team of Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, has given Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, a 72-hour ultimatum to retract his defamatory statement, apologize publicly, and pay N5 billion …

BREAKING: ATIKU BACKS PLANNED PROTEST, SLAMS TINUBU’S GOVT OVER PLANS TO SUPPRESS PROTESTERS Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has backed the planned nationwide protests against hunger and widespread hardship in the country, scheduled to begin on August 1. In a statement, Atiku slammed the government of President Bola Tinubu for attempting …

BREAKING: SENATE PASSES N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE BILL The senate on Tuesday passed the new minimum wage bill for a third reading. The bill passed first (President Bola Tinubu’s request), second (debate on general principles), and third readings on Tuesday — all within an hour. The legislation seeks to raise the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. While leading a …

NORTH ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE, GOV RAISES ALARM The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has expressed concern over the rising cases of out-of-school children, poverty and other socioeconomic problems in the North, stating that the region was on the brink of collapse if the leaders do not come together to find solutions to the challenges. Sani raised the …

KAMALA HARRIS SECURES VOTES NEEDED TO BECOME DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Vice President Kamala Harris successfully moved Monday to shore up the support she needed to secure the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, potentially avoiding a bitter internal party dispute one day after President Joe Biden announced he’s backing out of his own White House campaign. A USA TODAY count of delegates shows …

TINUBU GOVT HIRES NORTHERN GROUP, PAYS EACH MEMBER N1500 TO DESTABILISE PROTEST A pro-government group, the Coalition of Northern Youths Leaders Forum has been recruited by the government to dissociate itself from the planned #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest slated for August 1 across the country after paying each member a paltry sum of N1500. The aim of the group is to create …

NIGERIA FAILING BECAUSE SOMEONE TRANSFERRED LAGOS TEMPLATE TO ABUJA – DELE MOMODU Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that Nigeria is failing because someone transferred Lagos template to Abuja. Momodu, who did not mention name, stated this during an interview on Channels TV. He criticized the composition of the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu, …

HYPOCRICY: I INTEND TO KEEP QUIET ABOUT TINUBU’S ADMINISTRATION FOR NOW – WOLE SOYINKA Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has said he intends to keep quiet for now about the performance of the Bola Tinubu’s administration. Soyinka said this while responding to questions in an interview session by a team from The NEWS magazine in commemoration of his 90th birthday. …

INVESTIGATOR COMPLAINS OF DEATH THREAT OVER DANGOTE GROUP $3.4B PROBE In the wake of the recent launch of a probe into alleged illegal foreign exchange dealings and money laundering amounting to a staggering $3.4 billion reportedly carried out by the Dangote Group over the past decade, President Bola Tinubu’s appointed Special Investigator, Jim Obazee, finds himself facing an increasing barrage …

PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS ORDER CLAMP ASK POLICE TO ARREST LG CARETAKER CHAIRMEN Fresh tension is brewing in Rivers State following the new directive given to security agencies by the pro-Nyesom Wike lawmakers in the state Assembly. The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule directed the police to arrest individuals falsely claiming to be caretaker committee chairmen for …

BRAIN JOTTER TO GIFT MIKE EJEAGHA N2M AFTER GOING VIRAL WITH HIS SONG After going viral by using the old man’s music, Brain Jotter decided to share his success. He reached out to Influencer, Tunde Ednut to connect with Gentle Man Mike Ejeagha and has 2 million Naira for him. Popular skit maker Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Amuzie, also known as Brain …

PROTEST AGAINST BAD GOVERNANCE: AJAERO TELLS TINUBU TO GO FOR DIALOGUE President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has advised President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with the leadership of the groups planning to stage protests over the prevailing hardship in the country for talks, as it is their right to protest if they so wish. Ajaero, in a statement …

TINUBU IMPLEMENTING IMF PROGRAMMES HE KICKED AGAINST UNDER JONATHAN – SDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the last election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has berated President Bola Tinubu for adopting the International Monetary Fund, IMF and World Bank policies that the then opposition parties protested against during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Adebayo was speaking …

NIGERIAN GOVT SNUBS DANGOTE REFINERY, EXPORTS CRUDE OIL TO INDONESIA The Group Chief Commercial Officer at Dangote Industries Limited, Rabiu Umar has said the Nigerian government neglected Dangote Refinery to export crude oil to Indonesia and import finished products from the same country. Umar disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday. He stated that this is coming …

IF YOU ARREST PETER OBI, IT WILL MAKE YOUR MATTER WORSE – FAYOSE Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, has warned the federal government against arresting the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, over the planned Nationwide protest against bad governance. Fayose lamented the economic hardships in the country, which include hike …