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WHY I FELL OUT WITH WIKE AFTER JOINING HIM TO FIGHT ATIKU – BODE GEORGE A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and member of the party’s Board of Trustees, Bode George, has explained why he fell out with Nyesom Wike, whom he supported to spite Atiku Abubakar during the build-up to the 2023 presidential election. George, who spoke …

MANY FEARED DEAD AS ANAMBRA ANTI-TOUT SQUAD VEHICLE COLLIDES WITH TIPPER At least six operatives of the Special Anti-Touting Squad of Anambra State (SASA), popularly known as Ndi Aka Odo, were killed on Friday after their vehicle collided with a tipper truck fully loaded with sand in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The accident occurred along …

COURT SENTENCES POLICE COMMISSIONER TO PRISON A high court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has sentenced the State Commissioner of Police to prison for failing to comply with a court order. The order originated from a prior ruling delivered on November 26, 2016, in suit number YHC/210/2014, which upheld a Court of Appeal decision related to appeal suit number CA/PH/170/2018. Mr. …

DONALD TRUMP IMPEACHMENT PETITION GETS 100,000 SIGNATURES A petition calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump has gathered 100,000 signatures, reflecting growing discontent among certain groups of Americans. The petition, launched on a public advocacy platform, cites alleged abuses of power, obstruction of justice, and violations of constitutional principles as reasons for his removal. Trump dismissed the petition …

NOLLYWOOD’S MOST FEARSOME WOMEN‘WICKED’, BOLD, UNFORGETTABLE In the early days of Nollywood, there was a special group of actresses who printed their names on audiences’ minds not as heroines or damsels in distress but as the ultimate villains. These women skilfully portrayed cruel stepmothers, deceitful mothers-in-law, and terrible mothers, causing audiences to speak their names in wonder and horror. In …

PDP GOVERNORS AFFIRM UDE-OKOYE AS NATIONAL SECRETARY State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have affirmed a former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary in accordance with the Appeal Court’s judgment in Enugu State. Under the leadership of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, the PDP governors distanced themselves from the embattled Samuel …

SHARI’A WAR IN YORUBALAND:GROUPS WARN AGAINST DIVISIVE AGENDA Leaders of pan-Yoruba groups representing artisans, workers, students, community-based groups, traders, professionals and self-determination groups have jointly expressed their opposition against the move to introduce Sharia Law in Yorubaland. The Yoruba groups raised the alarm over what they described as a conscious plot to destabilise Yorubaland through an organised sponsorship of divisive …

GOV MBAH WOOS MULTINATIONALS TO ENUGU STATE WITH JUICY OFFERS Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has assured prospective multinational corporations that his administration would work with them to create an enabling business environment, and to de-risk investment flow and ensure bountiful return on investment. Mbah listed abundant opportunities and incentives in various sectors, such as agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, …

FORMER IMO COMMISSIONER HOSPITALIZED AFTER 61 DAYS IN POLICE DETENTION FOR ALLEGEDLY CRITICIZING GOVERNOR UZODINMA Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, a strong critic of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, is currently hospitalised after spending 61 days in Tiger Base. Tiger Base is the police detention centre in Owerri where he was held incommunicado and tortured, SaharaReporters learnt. Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, …

: NNAMDI KANU REJECTS APPEAL COURT JUDGEMENT ON IPOB PROSCRIPTION SAYS WE’LL RESIST IT The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to resist the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which affirmed the proscription of IPOB and its designation as a terrorist organisation. Kanu stated that the court’s ruling would be …