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The Obidient Movement in Imo State has dismissed media reports suggesting that its leader, Peter Obi, played any role in the recent visit of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the state. In a statement signed by Anukanti Vigilius Chukwuka, Coordinator of the movement in Imo, the group clarified that Obi was not present at the event that brought …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Monday urged the Federal Government to cancel the planned five per cent tax on petroleum products. The Labour Centre, in a press statement issued in Lagos said it outrightly rejects the Federal Government’s planned 5% tax on petroleum products, describing the proposal as an act of economic wickedness against already overburdened Nigerians. The …

Dangote Group has reportedly accepted to allow workers of the its refinery and petrochemicals join the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). Sources at the meeting told Vanguard that an MOU is currently being drafted to be signed by parties. According to the sources, parties are also looking at the possibility of a two week time frame …

“Secret Police DSS Gives Sowore One-Week Ultimatum To Retract Posts Criticising President Tinubu” Sowore’s reply: “Even if you @OfficialDSSNG, give me till the end of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tenure in 2027, I will NOT withdraw my statement because I know he is a criminal (for I believe his tenure shall not go beyond on or before 2027). The DSS …

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of descending into violence and “acting like a terrorist organisation” after suspected thugs attacked its members during a political gathering in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The event, held within a church premises and attended by party leaders, including Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who formally declared his …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, warning that it has crossed the country’s statutory threshold and now threatens fiscal sustainability. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) at the National Assembly, Abuja, Abbas …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, warning that it has crossed the country’s statutory threshold and now threatens fiscal sustainability. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) at the National Assembly, Abuja, Abbas …

Lawless DSS, too idle and incompetent to secure Nigeria, where over 130 citizens were killed just yesterday, has now written to Facebook, begging them to delete content they find “offensive” to their equally idle, tired, and criminal Commander-in-Chief, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Again, I ask this of Nigerians, how long do you want to continue being held hostage by a …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, is set to return to the National Assembly later this month following the expiration of her six-month suspension. Her lawyer, Victor Giwa, confirmed that the lawmaker, currently in London on vacation, has completed all necessary arrangements to resume plenary when the Senate reconvenes on September 23. “Everything is in place, and the six months …

A total lunar eclipse brought a “blood moon” over Asia, Europe, and Africa as stargazers marvelled at the sight. Stargazers enjoyed a “blood moon” during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia, as well as swaths of Europe and Africa. When the sun, Earth, and the moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it …