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WE WANT BIAFRA NATION, NOT ADDITIONAL STATES – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday declared that it wants an independent nation of Biafra and not additional states in the Southeast. There have been moves to create an additional 31 new states in Nigeria, including five states from the Southeast. The proposed states are Etiti State, Adada State, …

LAGOS ASSEMBLY CRISIS: TINUBU, APC LEADERS SETTLE ON REMOVAL OF OBASA, MERANDA After several weeks of back-and-forth and despite an ongoing court case regarding Mudashiru Obasa’s removal as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu and some top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reached a political solution over the issue, which is seen as …

CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN OSUN AS AGF DECLARES LG ELECTION INVALID The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice , Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has.deckared the local government election conducted on Saturday by Osun Independent Election invalid and unconstitutional. In a statement, the Attorney General said:My attention has been drawn to the PUBLIC OUTCRY OF Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke …

WE OVERTHREW BUHARI, IDIAGBON BECAUSE OF THEIR HOLIER-THAN-THOUATTITUDE – IBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has disclosed that one of the reasons he led the overthrow of General Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State in 1985 was his holier-than-thou posturing. Babangida, commonly called IBB, also alleged Buhari’s decision to spy on his calls, among other reasons, in his …

WE OVERTHREW BUHARI, IDIAGBON BECAUSE OF THEIR HOLIER-THAN-THOUATTITUDE – IBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has disclosed that one of the reasons he led the overthrow of General Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State in 1985 was his holier-than-thou posturing. Babangida, commonly called IBB, also alleged Buhari’s decision to spy on his calls, among other reasons, in his …

IBB: FROM ANNULMENT TO ATONEMENT For 32 years since he annulled the June 12 1993 presidential election won by his late friend, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the silence maintained by the former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, had been interpreted variously. Of course, his silence neither meant consent nor denial. But it had remained the very sore point …

NO SERIOUS NORTHERNER WILL CAMPAIGN FOR APC IN 2027 – PDP CHIEFTAIN The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said no serious Northerner will line behind the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. The major opposition party was reacting to allegations of ‘non-performance’ against Kaduna Central Senator Lawal Adamu and the alleged stoppage of the distribution of learning and …

FG SPENT $8BN TO SUPPORT THE NAIRA – REWANE The Federal Government has spent approximately $8 billion in an attempt to stabilize the naira amid ongoing economic pressures. This was made known by the CEO of Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane. Speaking on Channels Television’s News at 10, Rewane highlighted the substantial interventions made to manage exchange rate volatility and …

BABANGIDA JUSTIFIES $12.4BN GULF OIL WINDFALL MISMANAGEMENT DESPITE OKIGBO REPORT Former military President, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, says Nigeria failed to maximise its oil boom years due to what he described as a nationwide “profligacy” and “conspicuous consumption” that undermined the economy’s long-term development. He also justified the spending of the $12.4bn oil windfall by his government. “What I have done …

HOW TWO SUSPECTED KILLERS OF ANAMBRA LAWMAKER ESCAPED FROM OUR CUSTODY – POLICE The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has narrated how two suspected killers of Justice Azuka, a state lawmaker, escaped from police custody in the state. Mr Orutugu spoke on Friday during a press briefing at the Police Command Headquarters in Awka. The police spokesperson …