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REPORTS CIRCULATING ON INTERNET OF MY ARREST FALSE – PETER OBI The former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the reports of his arrest circulating on the internet were false. Obi stated that the reports were made up by rumour-mongers to distract the citizens from focusing on critical issues affecting the country. In a statement on …

MOST HERBALISTS’ SHRINES IN ANAMBRA, DEN OF KIDNAPPERS – RESIDENTS TO SOLUDO As security operatives rescue abducted victims in native doctor’s house, as security challenges continue to unsettle Anambra State, residents of the state have told Governor Chukwuma Soludo on how some notorious kidnappers disguise themselves as herbalists in order to evade arrest.They asked the governor to come up with …

NIGERIAN GOVT GETS $255M CHINESE LOAN FOR KANO -KADUNA RAILWAY PROJECT China Development Bank, CDB, has approved the first tranche of a $255 million loan for the Nigerian government’s Kaduna-Kano railway project. This was disclosed in a statement by CDB on Tuesday. The loan, according to the China Development Bank, will provide crucial financial backing to ensure the smooth construction …

GOVERNOR MOURNS AS AIDE DIES 24 HOURS AFTER APPOINTMENT Abba Yusuf, the governor of Kano State has been thrown into mourning over the death of Ahmed Bunkure who died barely 24 hours after he was given an appointment by the governor. Bunkure was apoointed by governor Yusuf as his Special Adviser on Works on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, and unfortunately …

HOW I GREW FROM ALMAJIRI PUPIL TO NNPCL BOSS – MELE KYARI The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has expressed gratitude to Allah for the privilege to grow from an Almajiri school pupil into becoming the head of NNPCL. In a post via X on Wednesday to celebrate his 60th birthday, the …

180 DAYS AFTER AGRIC MINISTER’S PROMISE, NO DROP IN FOOD PRICES Nigerians continue to grapple with food inflation despite the promise by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, that food prices would crash in 180 days. In July 2024, Kyari raised hopes with the assurance that strategic measures would be put in place to address the …

TINUBU’S CABALS, MOST DANGEROUS IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY – EX-MINISTER Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has described the power brokers in President Bola Tinubu’s administration as more dangerous and sophisticated than those in the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Dalung claimed that the cabals in Buhari’s administration lacked education and …

NIGERIAN MILITARY DROPS 39TH POSITION IN GLOBAL RANKING The Armed Forces of Nigeria have dropped three places in the 2024 Global Firepower (GFP) ranking, moving from 36th position in 2023 to 39th among 145 nations assessed worldwide. This marks a second consecutive year of decline for Nigeria, which was ranked 35th in 2022. Punch reports that the drop comes despite …

MANY SOLDIERS MISSING AFTER BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS ATTACK IN BORNO Four days after Boko Haram terrorists overran a military base in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, many soldiers are still unaccounted for, credible security sources have revealed.Fighters, in their large numbers, carried out the attack around 4pm on Saturday at the Forward Operating Base, Sabon Gari area.The military …

UK OPPOSITION LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH DEMANDS NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO RAPE GANGS BY MUSLIM MEN Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British opposition Conservative Party, has called for full inquiry to expose those who turned a blind eye to the grooming gangs in the UK, responsible for raping thousands of girls. Badenoch, in an article, lamented that “Britain has witnessed the …