$10 CAN’T BUY LUNCH IN US, BUT IT FEEDS YOU IN NIGERIA – TINUBU’S ECONOMIC ADVISER President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has defended the naira’s local purchasing power despite its steep decline against the US dollar. Speaking on the Mic On Podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye on Saturday, Fasua argued that while the naira currently …

2027: ATIKU, PETER OBI IN TALKS TO JOIN SDP, WE’LL RETIRE TINUBU – EX-PRESIDENT I’LL CANDIDATE The Social Democratic Party, SDP, former presidential candidate, Adewale Adebayo, has disclosed that ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi and a long list of eminent politicians are in talks with the party. Adebayo said that Atiku and Obi’s representatives are …

OPPOSITION COALITION GAINS MOMENTUM, BACKS SINGLE-TRACK PRESIDENCY FOR 2027 Momentum is building behind a growing coalition aiming to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, as talks among opposition leaders intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections. Central to ongoing negotiations is a proposal for the coalition to back a southern presidential candidate committed to serving only a single term. It …

UROMI: CAUSE, EFFECT AND MISDIRECTED OUTRAGE, BYCALIXTHUS OKORUWA I will not watch the videos of the events that took place in Uromi, in which travellers were lynched on the suspicion of being terrorists and kidnappers. The reports emanating from the media are gruesome enough. The incident dehumanizes us all as Nigerians and is yet another commentary on our country’s rapid …

POLICE CAUTION AGAINST TODAY’S NATIONWIDE PROTEST, SAY IT’S ILL-TIMED The Nigeria Police Force has read in the news that a group called “Take it Back Movement” is planning a protest across various states of the Federation, most especially the Federal Capital Territory, scheduled to hold today 7th April, 2025, a day earmarked by the Federal Government as the National Police …

IGP WITHDRAWS INVITATION TO EMIR SANUSI The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn the invitation extended to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi. Egbetokun has, however, directed the Kano State Command of the force to obtain Sanusi’s statement in the state regarding the incident. The police boss issued the directive through the Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to …

LP CRISIS: ABURE- LED- FACTION CRIES OVER ALLEGED PLANNED INVASION OF OFFICE It has come to the knowledge of the leadership of the Labour Party that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC is mobilizing its members, hired thugs and some miscreants in concert with the illegal Nenadi Usman led National Caretaker Committee (NCC), and the National Transition Committee (NTC) to invade …

UGWUANYI, IKPEAZU, SHEHU SANI, RENO OMOKRI MAKE AMBASSADORIAL NOMINEES LIST The Federal Government has commenced the screening process for candidates nominated for diplomatic roles in a bid to fill the vacant roles for its 76 embassies and 22 high commissions. Nominees have been asked to report to the DSS offices nearest to them for security checks. Some have reportedly been …

SENATOR KEN NNAMANI DISMISSES ELISHA ABBO, SAYS HE DIDN’T PLEAD WITH FORMER SENATOR ON BEHALF OF ANY JUDGE A former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has denied claims that he pleaded with ex-Adamawa Senator, Elisha Abbo, on behalf of a judge over the court ruling that nullified Mr Abbo’s election. Mr Nnamani, who led the senate from 2005 to 2007, described …

EX-CORPS MEMBERS TO RECEIVE ARREARS OF MINIMUM WAGE The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has assured that corps members who have recently completed their service year will not be left out of the N77,000 monthly allowance recently approved by the Federal Government.Nafiu gave this assurance on Thursday during the Batch A 2025 Pre-Mobilisation Workshop …

FG SCREENS CANDIDATES, FOR AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENTS The Federal Government is vetting potential candidates to fill diplomatic roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and 11 global consulates. Impeccable sources familiar with the developments revealed that a former Minister of Aviation under the Obasanjo administration, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, and a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Femi Pedro, …

EXTEND NYSC TO TWO YEARS – EDUCATION MINISTER, ALAUSA The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa has commended the Management of National Youth Service Corps for its proactive and digitalized efforts in mobilisation process, towards curbing certificate racketeering involving some foreign trained graduates within West Africa. He also hailed the Scheme for resolving the lingering issue of OND part-time …

WE CAN SNEAK INTO UROMI AND TAKE REVENGE – FAMILIES Of SLAIN HUNTERS The families and colleagues of 16 hunters lynched in Uromi, Edo State, have issued a stern warning, threatening to “take the law into their own hands” if the government fails to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the killings. The hunters, who were reportedly travelling from Port …

UROMI KILLINGS: UNTOLD STORY OF HOW VILLAGERS IDENTIFIED SOME OF THEM AS KIDNAPPERS BEFORE LYNCHING WHAT occurred at Uromi, headquarters of Esan North East Local Government Area in Edo State on Thursday, March 27, could have befallen any other community in the heartbeat of the nation, given the prevailing circumstances, tension, and anger over the hair-raising operations of suspected herders …

ANAMBRA GOVERNOR, CHUKWUMA SOLUDO, WINS APGA GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been elected as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State. The party held its governorship primary election on Saturday at the Alex Ekwueme Square, in Awka, where Soludo stood as the lone contestant. Announcing the results, …