‘BORNO GOV, ZULUM, RAISES, ALARM OVER BOKO HARAM MENACE Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has raised serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Marte Local Government Area, warning that only one town remains unoccupied by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents. The governor, who made the statement on Sunday following a visit to the area, urged the Federal Government …

GUNMEN STORM CHURCH, ABDUCT WORSHIPPERS DURING SUNDAY SERVICE IN KEBBI Gunmen believed to be members of the notorious Lakurawa gang stormed Zagami village in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Sunday, abducting several Christian worshippers during a church service. The attackers, who arrived on motorcycles, invaded the church during morning worship, shooting sporadically and causing panic before whisking …

HOW VATICAN SECURITY OFFICIAL BLACKED TINUBU’S SON, SEYI, FROM GREETING THE POPE Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, was on Sunday in Rome stopped from greeting the newly elected Pope Leo XIV during his inauguration event. The incident happened during a special mass at the Vatican, held to mark the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope …

WHY I DIDN’T MEET WITH POPE LEO IN PERSON – PETER OBI Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has explained why he did not meet Pope Leo XIV personally during the special mass held at the Vatican on Sunday. Obi attended the inauguration ceremony of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of …

SOUTHERN PDP GOVERNORS CONCLUDE PLANS TO JOIN APC, BACK TINUBU FOR 2027 Fresh indications have emerged that more governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria’s southern region may support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term in 2027, as part of efforts to maintain the informal power rotation agreement between the North and South. According …

OPPOSITION KICKS AS NORTH-WEST APC ENDORSES TINUBU FOR SECOND TERM Major opposition parties in the country yesterday flayed leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for serially endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term of office. APC bigwigs have in recent times use every available avenue to praise the Tinubu administration and endorse him for re-election in …

STOP USING OUR PLATFORM TO ATTACK TINUBU, APC – NNPP WARNS KWANKWASO A faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has warned its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to desist from using its platform to make inflammatory comments against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party apologised to Tinubu and the ruling party, insisting …

COALITION: ATIKU CAMP OFFERS OBI VICE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET ON JOINT SINGLE-TERM There are indications that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have offered the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi a vice president role in a joint single-term ticket. Reliable multiple sources involved in the coalition efforts, who requested anonymity due to a lack of authorisation to speak on …

WHY OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ARE DEFECTING TO APC Lofty promises allegedly by the Presidency and the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are some of the reasons why legislators, high ranking elective office holders and chieftains of other political parties are defecting to the ruling party. In most of the instances, the defectors cite internal party wrangling or performance …

FEDERAL HIGH COURT CJ REPLACES SUSPENDED JUDGE, REDEPLOYS FOUR OTHERS The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho has replaced Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Abuja division of the court who was suspended for one year by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Justice Ekwo’s court hss been taken over by Justice M. G. …

CONFUSION OVER PROBE OF FORMER NNPCL GMD, KYARI There is palpable confusion over the probe of Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This comes amid the mixed reactions that have continued to trail the call for Kyari’s probe. On its part, the Coalition of Civil Society Groups said the protests in …

PASTOR KILLS FOUR SIBLINGS WITH PESTLE IN ENUGU A pastor has been arrested, after killing four siblings in Enugu State. The clergyman was said to have hit the quad with a pestle, killing them in the process. A supposed man of God has been locked up for the alleged murder of four siblings. The pastor, who runs a Sabbath church …

TINUBU, OBI, FAYEMI MEET AT POPE LEO’S INSTALLATION MASS IN ROME President Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, and former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked Obi to follow him to pay homage to the …

ATIKU RECOUNTS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, CLAIMS GUNMEN SHOT AT HIM BUT MISSED Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has recounted how he survived an “assassination attempt” in Kaduna State, revealing that he hid his wife and children in a wardrobe while confronting the gunmen. Speaking during his address to the American University of Nigeria (AUN) graduating class of 2025 in Yola, Atiku …

WHY POPE LEO XIV CHOSE TINUBU AMONG OTHER LEADERS – BIANCA OJUKWU Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has explained the reason behind President Bola Tinubu’s invitation to Rome by Pope Leo XIV. President Tinubu departed Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. Tinubu, who was accompanied by top Catholic …