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SAUDI AUTHORITIES BAR SHEIKH GUMI, DEPORT HIM BACK TO NIGERIA Saudi authorities have barred prominent Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from performing the 2025 Hajj, deporting him back to Nigeria. The cleric confirmed the development on Monday, May 26, 2025, through a post on his Facebook page. According to Gumi, despite being issued a valid visa for Hajj, he …

KANO MOSQUE ARSONIST SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING An upper Shariah court in Kano has sentenced Shafiu Abubakar to death by hanging for setting ablaze worshippers at a mosque in Gadan Village of Gezawa local government area of state. The incident happened when the worshippers were performing early morning prayers on May 15, 2024 About 11 people died immediately while …

HOUSE OF REPS SPEAKER, ABBAS, WITHDRAWS CONTROVERSIAL COMPULSORY VOTING BILL Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the controversial Compulsory Voting Bill to amend Electoral Act 2022. The bill withdrawal was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the speaker’s special adviser on media and publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi. According to him, the decision was to …

FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON, SLAPPED BY WIFE IN PUBLIC This is the shocking moment Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, slapped the French President after the two were reportedly seen “bickering.” The couple were preparing to disembark the presidential plane when Brigitte’s hands hit Macron in the face as they arrived in Vietnam for a tour in Southeast Asia. The Élysée first denied …

TRAGEDY: CATHOLIC PRIEST, FEMALE PASSENGER DROWN IN NIGER FLOOD AFTER BRIDGE COLLAPSE Reverend Father James Omeh, the Parish Priest of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Gulu, and Coordinator of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, has died in a flood incident. The incident occurred on Saturday, 24 May 2025, along the Lapai-Gulu Road, …

TINUBU’S LATEST FEDERAL APPOINTEES HAVE MULTIBILLION-NAIRA CORRUPTION BAGGAGE – FIJ On Saturday, President Bola Tinubu announced a fresh round of appointments to key positions in federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The list includes postings to the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Nigerian Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA). Presidential …

COURT STRIKES OUT SUIT SEEKING TO DECLARE SEATS Of 25 RIVERS LAWMAKERS VACANT A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit seeking to declare the seats of the 25 lawmakers of the State House of Assembly, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), following a misunderstanding between Governor …

2027: MINISTER’S EYEING GOVERNORSHIP SEATS,At least five ministers in the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Executive Council contested for the governorship seats in their respective states in 2023. They are Ahmed Idris Malagi, the minister for information; Nentawe Yiltwada Goshwe, minister for humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction; Adegboyega Oyetola, minister marine and blue economy; Bello Matawalle, minister of state for …

PDP DISCLAIMS WIKE’S REPORTED AGREEMENTS The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is not bound by any agreements with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, stating that such arrangements are personal and do not reflect the party’s official stance. The party made the clarification after a deepening internal crisis that continues to threaten its unity and …

2027: APC FRETS AS ATIKU, OBI, AMAECHI, EL-RUFAI, OTHERS UNITE AGAINST TINUBU As the coalition drive to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 continues to gain momentum across the country, the ruling All Progressives Congress seems unsettled. Some bigwigs in the opposition political parties and aggrieved members of the APC are currently teaming up ahead of the election, aiming at …