TINUBU GOVERNMENT REPLIES IMF: IT’S UNREALISTIC TO FIX NIGERIAN PROBLEMS IN TWO YEARS The Nigerian presidency has fired back at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for what it described as a “very fatalistic” and destabilising assessment of the Bola Tinubu-led administration’s economic reforms. The Tinubu government on Tuesday claimed that it is unrealistic to expect Nigeria’s deep-rooted problems to be …

MY ENGAGEMENT WITH GENERAL SANI ABACHA: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT – PETER OBI In consonance with my established principles of defending everything I am involved in, and in the interest of all men and women of goodwill, especially those committed to the pursuit of truth, I hereby attach the letter which documents my co-opting, along with others, into the Taskforce …

NIGERIANS KICK AS FG HINTS AT ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stated that the federal government is working on transitioning to a cost reflective tariff to stop an increase in the N4trn debt it owes the sector. The minister who spoke during the Mission 300 Stakeholders’ Engagement meeting in Abuja, said this is part of …

SENATE SILENCING WOMEN BY KEEPING ME OUT OF PLENARY – SENATOR NATASHA Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has declared that her continued exclusion from the red chamber is not just an injustice to her constituency but a silencing of women in the national assembly. The senator made the statement while speaking on AIT, following her decision to shelve plans to resume plenary …

’97 LAWYERS LINE UP TO DEFENDING ADC, MARK, AREGBOSOLA AGAINST APC’S FAKE LAWSUITS The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assembled a team of 97 lawyers to challenge what it describes as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ‘fake lawsuit’ against its interim leadership, including former Senate President David Mark and former Minister Rauf Aregbesola. The legal team, led by Barrister Mohammed …

’97 LAWYERS LINE UP TO DEFENDING ADC, MARK, AREGBOSOLA AGAINST APC’S FAKE LAWSUITS The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assembled a team of 97 lawyers to challenge what it describes as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ‘fake lawsuit’ against its interim leadership, including former Senate President David Mark and former Minister Rauf Aregbesola. The legal team, led by Barrister Mohammed …

ENUGU AIR MULLS OPERATIONS TO UK, US, CHINA, OTHERS Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, Enugu State governor, says the newly launched Enugu Air will fly into China, Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other African nations. Speaking during the inauguration of the state-owned airline in Enugu on Monday, Mbah said the airline will start off with three Embraer aircraft and …

QUESTIONS OVER TINUBU’S 2027 CAMPAIGN POSTERS “What can be presumed is that the presidency either approves of it or is deliberately turning a blind eye. It’s difficult to convince someone who claims not to see what is clearly visible. Former President Jonathan once quoted an Indian proverb that it’s easy to wake someone who is asleep but not someone pretending …

2027::KWANKWASO FACES TOUGH DECISION MOMENT AS MORE HEAVYWEIGHTS FLOOD ADC Since the coalition of opposition leaders adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as an official platform to contest the 2027 presidential election against President Bola Tinubu, there has been an influx of political actors into the party. The coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, David …

DANGOTE REFINERY REDUCES FUEL PRICE TO N820 PER LITRE Dangote Refinery has reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit for the second time in two weeks. The 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery slashed its fuel price to N820 per litre from N840 per litre. This was contained in a fresh price template announced through its X account on Tuesday. The oil firm …

ABUJA PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SUSPEND STRIKE Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have suspended the strike they embarked upon in March. The teachers embarked on strike over the non-payment of N70,000 new minimum wage and backlogs of arrears by the six area council chairmen. FCT Minister, Nyemsom Wike, had last Thursday, met with the executives of the …

500 LAWYERS PETITION, DEMAND SACK OF NMDPRA BOSS A group of 500 public interest lawyers has stormed the Presidential Villa and National Assembly with a petition demanding the immediate sack and prosecution of Ahmed Farouk, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The lawyers cited grave allegations of corruption, abuse of office, …

SOLUDO FACES BACKLASH AFTER SAYING 99% OF ARRESTED KIDNAPPERS ARE IGBO, NOT FULANI Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has come under fire following comments he made during a speech in Maryland, United States, where he claimed that about 99% of all the arrested kidnappers in the state are Igbos, not Fulani herdsmen. The statement, made on July 7 during …

HOW UNN FEMALE STUDENT WAS MURDERED IN HOTEL – POLICE A female student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, who was murdered in a hotel last week was killed over N15,000 additional payment for second round of sex after initial N5,000 payment. This was revealed by the Enugu State Police Command on Monday, in a statement issued by Command’s …

US EMBASSY MANDATES NIGERIAN VISA APPLICANTS TO REMOVE SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY TO ENABLE BACKGROUND CHECKS The United States Mission in Nigeria has made it mandatory that all those seeking F, M, and J non-immigrant visas must adjust their personal social media accounts’ privacy settings to “public” to enable more thorough background checks. The new directive, announced on Monday through the …