PROPOSED NEW STATES SUBMITTED TO HOUSE OF REPS THE House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has disclosed that it received 46 formal requests for the creation of new states, alongside 117 demands for new local government areas across Nigeria. The proposals, submitted by various interest groups, span all six geopolitical zones. North East Savannah State …

LABOUR PARTY CARPETS ABURE OVER VISIT TO WIKE, SAYS IT CONFIRMS WHERE HIS LOYALTY LIES The Labour Party (LP) faction led by Senator Nenadi Usman has declared that the recent viral photograph of suspended former National Chairman Julius Abure in the company of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed long-standing suspicions about Abure’s allegiance. In a strongly worded statement issued …

NNAMDI KANU’S BROTHER REACTS TO BUHARI’S DEATH, SAYS CABAL, BRITISH GOVT PLAY LAST JOKER A younger brother of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Kanunta, has reacted to the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Kanunta said the cabal and British government have finally played their last joker. He posted the message on his X …

BUHARI TO BE BURIED TODAY IN DAURA Former President Muhammadu Buhari will be buried in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State. According to TVC, Buhari will be laid to rest today, Monday, in Daura. Buhari passed away at a clinic in London, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, at 4:30 pm on Sunday. His former media spokesman, …

BUHARI: A TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN LEADER Today, we say goodbye to a man who once carried the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. A president, a father figure to many, a symbol of change whose journey began with promise and passion. In his early years, he was a beacon of hope. He spoke with fire in his bones …

STOP INTIMIDATING VP SHETTIMA INTO RETRACTING HIS WORDS – NENADI TO PRESIDENCY The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Usman, has urged the presidency not to intimidate Vice President Kashim Shettima into denying or retracting the truth of what he said during a book launch in Abuja last week. Shettima had at the …

ADC TO TINUBU: WELCOME BACK BUT WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR FIVE DAYS NOW? The African Democratic Congress (ADC) extends a weary welcome to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for finally returning to the country five days after the end of the 2025 BRICS Summit which held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since the summit ended on Monday, July 7th, all …

WHY WE CAN’T REINSTATE NATASHA NOW – SENATE The Senate has revealed why it cannot reinstate the suspended Kogi Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The red chamber said it will not recall the lawmaker until it considers the contents of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court judgment in the case involving her and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The Chairman, …

LAGOS-PORT HARCOURT BOUND AIR PEACE FLIGHT OVERSHOOTS RUN WAY An Air Peace flight from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to Port Harcourt with over 120 passengers has overshot the runway at the domestic wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport. A viral video, posted on social media by one of the passengers, showed the state of the aircraft and travelers …

WOLE SOYINKA TURNS 91 YEARS TODAY Wole Soyinka GCON (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian author, best known as a playwright and poet. He has written three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty five plays and five memoirs. He also wrote two translated works and many articles and short stories for many newspapers and periodicals. …

THREE NIGERIAN PASTORS WHO DIVORCED THEIR WIVES Marriage is a serious business and that is why some people fail in their marriages while others have successful marriages. The fear of having a failed marriage is one of the reasons some people are scared of going into it. Men of God also fall in the category of people who have had …

NIGERIANS EXPRESS DIVERGENT VIEWS ON on COALITION TO UNSEAT TINUBU IN 2027 Reactions have continued to trail the unveiling of the opposition coalition party, African Democratic Congress, ADC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The formation of a broad alliance under the ADC has brought together several political heavyweights, sparking intense debate across the country. The development comes at a …

EIGHT COUNTRIES WHERE NIGERIANS CAN EASILY GET A WORK VISA Relocating for work typically requires a valid work visa, and the process varies by country. Some European nations have simplified their visa procedures, making it easier for foreign professionals to secure employment permits. A work visa allows foreign nationals to live and work legally in another country. The specific type …

FG RAISES ALARM OVER FOOD INSECURITY, SAYS 161 MILLION NIGERIANS ON DANGER LIST The federal government says about 161 million Nigerians are currently food insecure, even as it intensifies efforts to avert an impending food and nutrition crisis. The Director, Nutrition and Food Safety Department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Nuhu Kilishi, said this on Friday in Abuja …

IGP EGBETOKUN ORDERS DEMOTION OF DETAINED WHATSAPP GROUP ADMIN OVER POLICE PROTEST POST, DISMISSAL OF OFFICER WHO SHARED MESSAGE The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed punitive action against officers detained over their alleged involvement in the planned protest against poor salaries, welfare and the controversial police pension scheme. According to reliable sources who spoke Friday evening, the …