I DIDN’T DISCUSS NNAMDI KANU’S RELEASE WITH SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has clarified that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was not part of the discussions he had with the South-East governors in Enugu, Enugu State, on Tuesday. In a statement released by his Special …

IMMORTALIZE HUMPHREY NWOSU, EX-NEC CHAIRMAN – HOUSE OF REPS The House of Representatives underscored on Tuesday the need for President Bola Tinubu’s administration to immortalise the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Humphrey Nwosu, who returned the late M. K. O. Abiola as the winner of the famous June 12, 1993 presidential election. The resolution was …

WHY WE’RE BREVIEWING ORONSAYE REPORT – HOUSE OF REPS The House of Representatives has inaugurated a special ad-hoc committee to review the Oronsaye Report and other White Papers on the restructuring of federal government agencies, parastatals, and commissions. The committee, chaired by Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Ayokunle Isiaka explained that the move aims to enhance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and service delivery in …

EX-IMO GOVERNOR, OKOROCHA’S BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ABUJA This is not the best of time for former Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, as his five-storey building under renovation collapsed in Abuja. It was gathered that the building collapsed along Ahmadu Bello Way in Abuja around 9:pm on Monday, July 1. Police said three victims were successfully evacuated from the collapsed building …

RETURN 22 GOVT VEHICLES UNDER YOUR CUSTODY WITHIN SEVEN DAYS – GOV OBASEKI TO EX-DEPUTY SHAIBU The Godwin Obaseki-led Edo State Government has announced plans to retrieve over 20 vehicles still in the possession of erstwhile Deputy Governor, Comrade Phillip Shaibu. This was made known in a public notice signed by the State Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Chris Osa …

DON’T PAY TO APPLY FOR PREPAID METERS – EEDC WARNS CUSTOMERS The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC, EEDC, has cautioned its customers against falling victim to any individual or group demanding money from them to process their electricity meter application. The Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh on Tuesday in a statement reacting to a claim circulating on …

FCT NOT RIVERS, YOU CAN’T DECIDE WHO IS ELECTED – ACTIVIST SLAMS WIKE OVER ATTACK ON KINGIBE An activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has declared that only residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, can decide who becomes senator in 2027 and not Minister Nyesom Wike. Adeyanju said Wike can’t decide for the people because FCT is not Rivers State, where …

SAM AMADI HEADS LP ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE The Labour Party, LP, has constituted its electoral reform committee to be headed by analyst, Sam Amadi. LP mandated the committee to carry out a holistic review of its electoral process to ensure free and fair elections. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the party said the …

ELECTRICITY COMSUMPTION NOT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN NIGERIA, NERC The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that electricity consumption is not a fundamental right that can be challenged by any consumer in Nigeria. NERC’s legal team’s position is against a suit which had asked the Federal High Court Abuja to restrain it and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) from …

SENATE DIRECTS NIGERIAN ARMY TO COMPENSATE FAMILIES OF ENUGU RESIDENTS KILLED BY SOLDIERS The Senate has directed the Nigerian Army to pay a condolence visit to the Eke community in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State and condole with the families of local security agents whom soldiers gruesomely killed. It also directed that the Nigerian Army should sympathise …

31 STATES RECORD ZERO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2024 Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that 31 states failed to receive any capital importation in the first quarter of 2024. The states are; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, …

OBASANJO VISITS SOUTH-EAST GOVS, MOVES FOR NNAMDI KANU’S RELEASE The South East Governors, on Tuesday, hosted former President Olusegun Obasanjo who paid the governors a solidarity visit, while they decided to meet President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Addressing the media, after over seven hours …

BILL FOR CREATION OF ADADA STATE PASSES FIRST READING IN  SENATE A bill for the creation of Adada State, Tuesday, passed first reading in the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Okechukwu Ezea. The bill, cited as “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 (SB. 482)”, seeks to amend …

OVER 71,000 NIGERIANS OBTAINED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP IN TWO DECADES Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has said that over 71,459 Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship between 2005 and 2024. IRCC is a department of the government of Canada responsible for matters relating to immigration to the North American country, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The number places Nigeria in the 10th position …

KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: WHY ADO BAYERO MAY NOT RECLAIM HIS THRONE The appointed Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II and the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, arecboth laying claim to the throne of Kano Emirate. Since May, Emir Sanusi II has assumed duty at the main palace, while the deposed Emir Ado Bayero, leads from the royal house in Nasarawa, …