HOW LATE BUHARI’S EIGHT-YEAR TENURE PLUNGED NIGERIA INTO ECONOMIC DECLINE – SBM A research and political risk analysis firm, SBM Intelligence, has said that late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, left behind a legacy of economic decline as president from 2015 to 2023. The organisation said that Buhari’s eight-year tenure plunged Nigeria into deep economic and social failure despite isolated gains. …

THE PATRIOTS DEMAND CONDUCT OF ALL ELECTIONS ON SAME DAY Ahead of the 2027 general elections, The Patriots, a group of eminent elder statesmen, have called for urgent electoral reforms to allow for free and fair polls. They specifically demanded that all national elections be held on the same date. The call was part of the resolutions reached at the …

COURT ADJOURNS NNAMDI KANU’S CASE TO OCTOBER 10 FOR RULING ON NON-CASE SUBMISSION The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to October 10, 2025, for ruling on the no-case submission filed by his legal team. The adjournment, announced during Friday’s proceedings, was necessitated by the …

PETER OBI IS OUR PRODUCT, WE WANT HIM BACK – PDP The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, has stated that the party is implementing measures to bring the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into its fold. Recall that in the build-up to the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, a …

WHY MUSLIM WOMEN DON’T ATTEND BURIALS In Nigeria, whether Muslim women attend funerals or not largely depends on regional and cultural practices, more than religious rulings alone. In many Muslim communities around the world, it’s common to notice an absence of women at burial grounds. While women participate actively in janazah prayers and other mourning rituals, their physical presence at …

SOUTH EAST TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL ABOLISHE ‘EZE NDIGBO’ TITLE FOR IGBO LEADERS The council explained that a true “Eze” is enthroned and coronated by his community or kingdom following traditional rites, divinations, and sacred ancestral ceremonies, and must have a kingdom or community to govern. The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers has officially abolished the use of the title “Eze …

NURTW MEMBERS CAUGHT SMUGGLING MILITARY UNIFORMS FOR TERRORISTS IN BORNO Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed under Operation Hadin Kai have arrested two members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) allegedly involved in supplying logistics and military-grade items to Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, confirmed the …

COURT APPROVES ONLY 10 ATTENDEES As NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL RESUMES TODAY The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed today, Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with strict attendance restrictions in place, ABN TV reports. Justice James K. Omotosho, who is presiding over the case, approved a list …

DANGOTE HALTS FUEL DISCOUNT SCHEME AMID FRAUD ALLEGATIONS The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has uncovered a fresh racket involving some of its affiliate marketers and strategic partners who have been diverting subsidised refined petroleum products for profit, prompting the suspension of the refinery’s discounted fuel supply scheme. Investigations by the refinery revealed that certain marketers who were granted discounted …

OUTCRY TRAILS RENAMING OF UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI AFTER BUHARI A growing wave of opposition is trailing the federal government’s recent decision to rename the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, as Muhammadu Buhari University. Already, the alumni, students, and concerned citizens are calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt the move. In an open letter widely circulated across social and traditional …

ISRAELI STRIKE ON GAZA’S ONLY CATHOLIC CHURCH KILLS TWO An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians. Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened” by the attack, which came as Gaza’s civil defence agency …

TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH COMMON CHRONIC VEIN DISEASE – WHITE HOUSE White House doctors diagnosed Donald Trump with chronic venous insufficiency, though the physicians said the US president remained in “excellent health,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Trump, 79, underwent an exam after recent photos showed the president with swollen ankles and a bruised hand, Leavitt announced Thursday. The ankle swelling …

WIKE LEFT 2,000 HECTARES OF MOUNTAIN FOR UNIABUJA – PRO-RATA CELL OR The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Sen. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the retrieval of the university’s land by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. According to Tejuoso, the 4,000 hectares of land allocated to the university are not entirely usable, …

ENUGU VETERAN JOURNALISTS LAUD GOV MBAH’S ACHIEVEMENTS The Media Veterans Association, Enugu, has applauded the governor of Enugu state, Dr. Peter Ndubisi Mbah, for his landmark achievements in the last two years in office. According to Mrs Josephine Prest, Chairman and Okey Nwachukwu, Secretary, respectively, the commendation followed the outcome of the resolution reached at the end of their 129th …

EL-RUFAI ACCUSES TINUBU OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL MONTHLY DEDUCTION OF N100BN FROM FEDERATION ACCOUNT, CALLS FOR IMPEACHMENT Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused President Bola Tinubu of unlawfully deducting ₦100 billion monthly from the Federation Account for the past 15 months without approval from the National Assembly. El-Rufai describes these deductions as unconstitutional and impeachable. He revealed that the funds, …