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FOOTBALL WORLD MOURNS PASSING ON OF CHAIRMAN CHRISTIAN CHUKWU Former Nigeria international and member of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad, Adokiye Amiesimaka has said that his former teammate and captain at the national team, late Chairman Christian Chukwu lived his full life. Reacting to the news of Chukwu’s passing, Amiesimaka said, “Chukwu lived his life, my condolences. I …

NIGERIAN INFORMATION MINISTER NAIVE, SAYS ZULUM Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has reacted to a news report which suggested that Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, dismissed the recent concerns he raised regarding the security situation in the state. Zulum had said Boko Haram has renewed its attacks and kidnappings in the state with little pushback from security forces, …

US COURT ORDERS FBI, ANTI-DRUG AGENCY TO RELEASE TINUBU’S RECORDS The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, …

PARADOX OF JAPA SYNDROME ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY In recent times, diaspora remittances to Nigeria have been an important contribution to our foreign exchange earnings. It is no surprise that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2024 said diaspora remittances to Nigeria reached $4.22 billion from January to October, a 61.1 percent increase from the same period in 2023. This …

HOW KILLER HERDSMEN SPREAD TO NIGER DELTA, HIJACKED EDO FORESTS Abducting people and whisking their victims into the impenetrable forests, where the killer herdsmen/kidnappers demand various ransoms from relatives, has turned into not just a mere business but a systematized and money-spinning venture in Edo State. Hitherto, money-making kidnappers targeted wealthy people whose movements they tracked, seized them wherever convenient, …

TINUBU SPENDS 59 IN EIGHTMYHSV TOFRANCE By the time President Bola Ahmed Tinubu comes back from his present trip to Paris, France in a fortnight, he would have spent at least 59 days in eight separate vats to the European country since assumption of office on May 29, 2023. France has become a destination of choice for President Tinubu, with …

SECOND REPUBLIC GOVERNORS: THE LAST MEN STANDING With the passing, last week, of one of the two Second Republic governors, a former governor of Oyo State, Victor Omololu Olunloyo, Nigerians recall with nostalgia, how eventful the politics of that era was and the characters that shaped the activities of that period. Olunloyo was one of the politicians of that era …

WHY I APPOINTED LG ADMINISTRATORS — RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR, IBAS Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), has explained the rationale behind his recent decision to appoint administrators for the 23 local government areas in the state, saying it was driven by the urgent need to strengthen grassroots governance following his personal assessment visits. Speaking during a meeting with …

NO SECTIONAL BIAS IN TINUBU’S APPOINTMENTS, FG REPLIES CRITICS The federal government has refuted claims that President Bola Tinubu’s political appointments are lopsided. Recently, Tinubu has faced criticism for allegedly favouring the south-west, his home region, particularly with his appointments. On Monday, Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno south, said Tinubu’s appointments have not reflected the diversity mandated by section …

2027: BUHARI’S FOLLOWERSHIP OCCULTIC, BE WORRIED IF HE’S NOT ON YOUR SIDE – NDUME TELLS TINUBU Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should be worried if his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, is not on his side. The lawmaker, who has been a major critic of the present administration, made …