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TROUBLE IN LAGOS GAC: ADEFUYE, OBANIKORO CLASH OVER OBASA’S IMPEACHMENT A member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Musiliu Obanikoro, has strongly criticized the statement made by his colleague, Anthony Adefuye, expressing support for the impeached Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. In the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, the highest decision-making body is …

ENUGU VIGILANTE CAUGHT FULANI HERDSMEN AFTER FAILED KIDNAP ATTEMPT A Vigilante group in Udi Local Government Area in Enugu State has apprehended some Fulani herdsmen who made attempt to kidnap a cattle buyer. The cattle buyer was tricked to the bush by the herdsmen that they wanted to sell a cow. Unfortunately, they brought out guns, but the cattle buyer …

AZUTA-MBATA’S EMERGENCE AS OHANNAEZE PG PROVES ENEMIES OF NDIGBO WRONG – MASSOB The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has said the emergence of Senator John Azuta Mbata, an Ikwerre man, as the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo has proved the critics of Igbo people wrong. MASSOB also claimed that the election of Mbata has …

PDP, A DIVIDED HOUSE AS 11 NWC MEMBERS MOVE AGAINST DAMAGUM, ANYANWU The uneasy calm within the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached its height at the weekend as 11 out of the 17 members of the party leadership disowned the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, and the embattled National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu. …

FOUR BANKS RISK USSD DISCONNECTION TODAY Four major banks are on the brink of having their Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services cut off today due to unpaid debts to telecom operators. Despite a January 15, 2025, warning from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which granted operators the green light to disconnect the banks over outstanding payments, these financial giants …

LAGOS MOTOR PARKS WHERE REFUSE COMPLETES WITH COMMUTERS Despite massive advocacy campaigns by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority to sensitise residents on the tenets of effective waste management and proper waste disposal, to achieve a cleaner and healthier environment, motor parks operate without waste collection facilities, forcing commuters to engage in indiscriminate dumping of refuse. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE reports In …

27 SOLDIERS KILLED IN JIHADITS SUICIDE ATTACK IN NORTHEAST At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a deadly suicide attack carried out by jihadists in the northeastern region of the country, two military sources revealed on Sunday. The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, also left several troops critically injured. According to the sources who spoke with TheGuardian, the …

ENUGU APPROVES CLIMATE POLICY, OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY STRATEGY, TARGETS 792,000 NEW JOBS Governor Peter Mbah has approved the Enugu State Climate Policy and Action Plan (ESCPAP), making it the first sub-national government in Nigeria to adopt a long-term climate strategy that incorporates emissions modeling, microenergy audits, and extensive stakeholder engagement. Also, the State Executive Council has approved the Enugu State Off-Grid …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, VISITS SCENE OF ENUGU TANKER EXPLOSION, SAYS WE WON’T WAIT FOR FG TO FIX OTHER SECTION OF THE ROAD Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says the state government will not wait for the federal government to fix the other section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, assuring that whatever needs to be done will be explored. Mbah …

THERE’RE MORE YAHOO PEOPLE IN GOVT THAN OUTSIDE – PETER OBI Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, has criticised the present administration, saying there are more “Yahoo people” in government than those outside. Obi said this in his keynote address as guest speaker at the 4th graduation ceremony of Nexford University. At the event themed: …