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The people of Owo, the hometown of Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest over the alleged invasion of their community and destruction of property by the Nigerian Army. They claimed the Army were hell-bent on a forceful take-over of their entire ancestral lands. They lamented that the alleged acts of intimidation and misuse of …

The way Fayose insulted Obasanjo telling him he “belongs to the zoo” after Obasanjo made those unpleasant remarks at his birthday was something else entirely. Ayo Fayose’s Press Statement to Obasanjo Obasanjo receives a NOT so ‘thank you ‘ letter from Ayo Fayose Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has received what he called a thank you letter from former Ekiti …

A fresh war of words has erupted between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, days after what many believed was a reconciliatory visit by Fayose to Obasanjo’s Abeokuta residence. The renewed confrontation reportedly stems from a controversial text message Fayose sent to Obasanjo following his attendance at the former president’s birthday celebration in Ekiti. Details …

. President Bola Tinubu is currently facing intense criticism over the ongoing security crisis in the country. The criticism follows the killing of a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army, General Uba, and the abduction of around 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi State.General Uba was gruesomely murdered by Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP terrorists after being reported missing in the …

A Nigerian Army top officer and commander, Brigadier General M Uba, has been killed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters after the terrorists reportedly intercepted and tracked his location along the Damboa–Biu axis in Borno State, multiple security sources have confirmed. The tragic incident occurred shortly after the Brigade Commander had participated in a successful joint air–ground offensive …

A prominent Nigerian journalist and co-founder of NewsWatch magazine, Dan Agbese, has died at 81 years old. According to an online news platform owned by Mr Shola Oshunkeye, family sources confirmed that the veteran journalist died Monday morning in Lagos. Agbese, a former editor of The Nigeria Standard and the New Nigerian, as well as a former general manager of …

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ini Ememobong, has defended the legality and legitimacy of the party’s controversial elective convention held in Ibadan, insisting that the absence of officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not invalidate its outcome and that the party acted strictly within the Electoral Act. Speaking during an interview with …

Former Chief Whip of the Senate and senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may capsize under the weight of ongoing mass defections of governors and lawmakers from opposition parties into its fold. Ndume spoke at the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture held at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja on Sunday …

Oluchi Oparah, former National Treasurer of the Labour Party, has strongly criticised controversial statements made by Prophet Primate Ayodele, accusing the spiritual leader of promoting ethnic division under the guise of prophecy. In a video circulating widely on social media, Primate Ayodele declared that the Igbo people are “cursed” and claimed they could never produce a Nigerian president, even with …

The police have confirmed that 25 female students were abducted and one person was killed when bandits attacked Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu local government area of Kebbi state. CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, spokesperson of the Kebbi police command, said the attack occurred at about 4 am on Monday. Abubakar said the gunmen invaded the school, wielding sophisticated …