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PROTESTERS SET US EMBASSY ON FIRE IN KINSHASA, DR CONGO Vandalised embassies and piles of burning tyres marked chaotic demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa to denounce the “inaction” of the international community over the conflict raging in Goma, the main city in the country’s east. On foot or motorcycles, hundreds of angry demonstrators responding on …

WHY WE KILLED IRONSI, INSTALLED GOWON, BY JEREMIAH USENI Lt. General Jeremiah Useni, former FCT Minister, who died a few days ago, had in this interview conducted by Premium Times in 2013, revealed the conspiracies which led to the assassination of Nigeria’s first military head of state, Major General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi, and the installation of Lt. Col. Yakuu Gowon as …

COURT GRANTS SOWORE ₦10M BAIL, ORDERS PASSPORT SURRENDER, GIVES 24-HOUR EXTENSION TO MEET CONDITION Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), in the amount of N10 million with one surety of the same amount. The court also ruled that the …

FIGHT FOR POWER LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT – AMAECHI TELLS NIGERIANS AHEAD 2027 Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has called on Nigerians to take an active stand in defending their votes and ensuring credible leadership in the 2027 elections.Speaking during a panel discussion at an event in Abuja on Monday, January 27, Amaechi stated that power is …

EL-RUFAI PREACHING HYGIENE TO NIGERIA AFTER LEAVING HEAP OF GARBAGE IN KADUNA,’ – SHEHU SANI A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of practising tyranny while in power and now pretending to preach democracy. Although Sani did not mention El-Rufai’s name in his tweet on X on Thursday, SaharaReporters …

OBIDIENTS BEHIND ENDSARS, TINUBU, THEIR TARGET – AKANDE The #EndSARS protest that was held across the country in October 2020 was meant to stop the political ambition of President Tinubu. According to Chief Bisi Akande, a senior APC stalwart and ally of the president, the mass demonstration was orchestrated by the Obidients to end Tinubu’s political career. Akande stated this …

EVEN IF TINUBU APPEARS AS MY SURETY, I WLL REJECT IT – SOWORE Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2023, says he will not accept President Bola Tinubu even if he volunteered to be his bail surety. Sowore is currently in police custody after he was invited for questioning over allegations of cyberstalking, negligent acts, …

TERRORISTS LIKELY FUNDED BY FOREIGNERS, HAVE HARD CURRENCIES – CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said that the possibility of terrorists getting sponsorship from other countries cannot be ruled out. In an interview with Channels TV, the CDS substantiated his claim by revealing that some of the terrorists arrested in the Northeast were caught with foreign …

FG CONSIDERING CONVERSION OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION TO UNIVERSITIES – MINISTER Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said on Tuesday that the ministry was considering a proposal to convert all federal colleges of education in the country to Universities of Education. Speaking at a budget defence before the joint House of Representatives Committees on Education, the minister said the move becomes …

UNIZIK LECTURERS PROTEST NON-PAYMENT OF SALARIES FOR FIVE YEARS About 1,000 lecturers of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka have protested non-payment of their salaries after five years of employment. The protesting lecturers said a total of 12 of their colleagues, who were employed at the same period have died while waiting to be paid their emoluments. Wielding placards with inscriptions …