FUBARA, WIKE BEGIN PEACE TALKS TO RESOLVE LONG-STANDING FEUD The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have initiated peace talks aimed at resolving their protracted political feud. The peace talks, which took place at Wike’s residence in Abuja, were facilitated by former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba and current Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun. The …

CBEX RESUMES OPERATIONS DESPITE SEC BAN, N1.2TN EFCC PROBE Despite the alleged N1.2tn digital trading fraud that reportedly affected over 600,000 Nigerians, the embattled Crypto Bridge Exchange trading platform, accused of these acts, has resumed operations, announcing fresh withdrawal options in a move to restore investor confidence. Two traders on the CBEX platform confirmed to The PUNCH on Wednesday that …

POPE FRANCIS (1936-2025) On the morning of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, The Vatican announced the death of the 266th Pope, Pope Francis. Aged 88, he died after a lengthy battle with respiratory illness. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936, the pontiff’s parents had fled their native Italy to escape the evils of Mussolini …

UNCERTAINTY AS FBI RELEASES TINUBU’S FILE TODAY There is a cloud of uncertainty in Nigeria as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is set to release long-awaited files today on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Nigerian political art prints The anticipated release follows a ruling by Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., directing the FBI and the …

PUTIN OFFERS NIGERIA WEAPONS, EXPERTISE TO COUNTER INSURGENCY The Russian Federation has pledged stronger military cooperation with Nigeria in its ongoing fight against terrorism, offering weapons, operational support, and strategic expertise to bolster the country’s counterinsurgency operations. Speaking on behalf of President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Averianov emphasized Russia’s readiness to deepen defence cooperation …

OJULARI FIRES MDS OF THREE NNPC-OWNED REFINERIES TO HALT VALUE EROSION Days after carrying out sweeping changes in the management team, Bayo Ojulari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, has removed the managing directors of the three refineries in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri. This sweeping move, TheCable understands, is aimed at …

OHANAEZE COUNCIL SLAMS OBA OF BENIN OVER SUSPENSION OF SIX IGBANKE MONARCHS The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has strongly condemned the recent suspension of six traditional rulers in Igbanke clan in Edo State by the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, describing the move as an “unwarranted interference” in the affairs of an indigenous Igbo community. In a statement signed …

WE NO LONGER NEED SOCIAL SCIENCE GRADUATES, STOP PRODUCING THEM – EDUCATION MINISTER Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said Nigeria is brimming with too many social science graduates and is in no need of producing them again. Alausa stated this at the headquarters of the National Universities Commission (NUC), while presenting provisional licences to eleven new private universities on …

DON’T RUN FOR SECOND TERM – HAKEEM BABA-AHMED ADVISES TINUBU Former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to President Bola Tinubu in the Office of Vice President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has cautioned the president against seeking a second term. Baba-Ahmed said Tinubu should instead support a younger presidential candidate in 2027. In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he …

N71.2BN OUT OF N100BN DISBURSED FOR STUDENT LOAN DIVERTED – ICPC The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Thursday, revealed that only N28.8 billion was disbursed to students in various tertiary institutions instead of N100 billion released to the schools. The anti-graft agency specifically said its preliminary investigations have uncovered that not less than N71.2 billion …

I DIDN’T RECEIVE ANY RETRACTION LETTER FROM AKPABIO’S LAWYER OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS – NATASHA Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has denied receiving any retraction letters from the lawyer of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Olisa Agbakoba, who is demanding a retraction of her sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President.Travel guides Agbakoba, whose law firm, Olisa Agbakoba …

TINUBU GOVT ‘RIGGING’ ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, FALSELY CLAIMS NIGERIA IS WORLD’S 4TH FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMY – SR. The Presidency has wrongly claimed that under President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria is the fourth fastest-growing economy in the world, trailing only Saudi Arabia, China, and India. According to the Presidency, this development is based on economic projections released by the International Monetary Fund in its …

LAGOS APC, GAC IN DILEMMA OVER SEYI TINUBU’S RUMOURED 2027 GUBER AMBITION Tensions are reportedly growing within the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its influential Governance Advisory Council, GAC, over the rumoured governorship ambition of Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At just 39 years old, Seyi Tinubu is being tipped by several youths …

CJN CAUTIONS NBA OVER FRIVOLOUS PETITIONS AGAINST JUDGES The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has cautioned the Nigerian Bar Association against submitting frivolous petitions against judges. The CJN noted that many petitions accusing judges of corruption are often frivolous, baseless, and lacking in substance. The CJN’s assertions were conveyed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to …

DEFECTION: POLITICIANS WHO JOINED APC & THEIR EFCC PROBES WERE DISCONTINUED “MIRACLE OF DEFECTION: These Politicians Joined APC, Then Their EFCC Probes Went Away.” When Ifeanyi Okowa, former Delta State Governor, and the entire structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta publicly announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), they raised a few eyebrows. The …