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COALITION MOVEMENT: HOW FAR CAN ADC GO? After Wednesday’s unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as the platform of choice for the group of persons who formed a coalition with the main aim of ousting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from office in 2027, all eyes are on the coalition to see what step it would take next. The burning …

ENUGU LP DEFIES ABURE FACTION, BACKS OBI’S ALLIANCE WITH ADC The Enugu chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has officially declared support for the opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The development comes amid internal tensions within the LP following threats from a faction led by Julius Abure to sanction Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in …

AMAECHI A LIAR, HE’S CORRUPT, I LIKE MONEY – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as one of the most corrupt people. Wike disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. According to Wike: “He (Amaechi) is one of the most corrupt people.” When …

WIKE UNDER FIRE AS ABUJA LAND ALLOCATIONS TO SONS EXCEED 3,800 HECTARES VALUED AT OVER $6.4BN Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reportedly allocated 1,740 hectares of prime Abuja land—estimated at $2.85 billion—to his first son, Jordan. This latest revelation brings the total land reportedly allocated by Wike to his two sons to at least 3,822 …

HOW CAN ONE ATTEND HIS OWN BURIAL? – BIANCA OJUKWU REACTS TO STAFF SEEKING EXCUSE FROM OFFICE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, has taken to her Instagram page to share the funny message she received from her office staff regarding a funeral request. The worker had written to inform her that a colleague, Mr. Hyginus Ngum, …

NIGERIAN FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA CAPTURED BY UKRAINE FIGHTERS A Nigerian national, Kehinde Oluwagbemileke, who was reportedly fighting for the Russian military in the ongoing war in Ukraine, has been captured by Ukrainian forces. Oluwagbemileke was apprehended by the Freedom of Russia Legion, a unit composed of Russian fighters supporting Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s “I Want to Live” project. The 29-year-old …

LAWYER DEMANDS DISBARMENT OF EX-AGF MALAMI OVER ROLE IN NNAMDI KANU’S EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION Human rights lawyer, Patrick Agazie, has said that the extraordinary rendition of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya in June 2021 was an “infamous act” by the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami. Agazie who said this …

A COMPENDIUM OF 100 HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION CASES IN NIGERIA 1 Diezani Allison-Madueke: $20bn Fraud 2 Muhammed Kuchazi: $9.6bn P&ID Money Laundering 3 Abayomi Kukoyi & 3 Others: €2.556bn Fraud Trial 4 Ahmed Idris (Ex Accountant General of the Federation) And 3 Ors – ₦109.4bn: Illegal Diversion of Public Funds 5 Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd) (Ex Governor of Adamawa), …

NMA REJECTS FG’S DECISION TO DEPLOY DOCTORS TO SAINT LUCIA Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the Federal Government’s recent decision to deploy Nigerian doctors to Saint Lucia, describing the move as a “deeply troubling contradiction” and an attempt to bolster Nigeria’s international image while neglecting the welfare of doctors at home. A statement signed by the signed by NMA …

COURT ORDERS AKPABIO, OTHERS TO RECALL NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN, FAULTS SUSPENSION Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, faulted the suspension of Kogi State Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and nullified it. Justice Nyako subsequently ordered the Senate to recall the suspended senator on grounds that her suspension for six months violated the Constitution and also denied …