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MY HEALTH IMPROVED AFTER I LEFT OFFICE AS PRESIDENT – BUHARI Former President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up about his health since leaving office on May 29, 2023. Buhari said his health has improved, adding that he looks better since leaving office in 2023. While in office as President, Buhari was plagued by illness which led to him being flown …

WHY WE KIDNAPPED FORMER AIG’S WIFE – SUSPECTS Suspected kidnappers of Mrs. A. Odumosu, one of the wives of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Hakeem Odumosu, have revealed they were contracted by a man to do the job. The suspects, identified as Agbojule Smart, 27, and Keleke Michael, 30, in a confessional video seen by The Nation, said …

ENUGU, NIGER TRAGEDIES: LAWMAKER TO SPONSOR BILL REGULATING TANKER MOVEMENT The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Ikenga Ugochinyere, has indicated interest to sponsor a legislation to regulate the movement of petrol laden tankers across the country, at night. He said the legislation when it eventually becomes a law would avert the recurrence of such tragedies …

NATIONWIDE PROTEST LOOMS AS NIGERIANS REJECT TELECOM TARIFF INCREASE A nationwide protest is currently brewing in Nigeria following the recent approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, for telecommunication operators to increase tariff by 50%. Following the mounting financial struggles birthed by the devaluation of the naira and increasing operational costs in Africa’s most populous nation, telecom operators like MTN …

DEFAMATION: I HAVE FORGIVEN DELE FAROTIMI – AFE BABALOLA Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), says he has forgiven human rights activist Dele Farotimi whom he accused of defamation. Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), who stated this during a visit by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and other traditional rulers, said he would also …

MARKETERS MAY DUMP DANGOTE FUEL AS IMPORTED PETROL COSTS ₦‎922/LITRE Oil marketers have revealed that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) as of Friday was N922.65 per litre. Dealers said this cost factors in various expenses including shipping, import duties, and exchange rates. The amount is a considerable reduction of N32.35 from the N955 per litre offered at …

LET US NAME NIGERIA AFTER OUR PRESIDENT BYLASISI OLAGUNJU Two major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I thought the president would say no to such fawning sycophancy. But no. He appears to love it. He actually sat and presided over the inauguration and naming …

BRAZIL PROTESTS US DEPORTATION OF 88 CITIZENS IN HANDCUFFS Brazilian officials demanded that U.S. agents remove handcuffs from a group of deportees flown to Brazil on Friday. A prominent minister in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration condemned the practice as a “blatant disrespect” for the rights of Brazilian citizens, Reuters reports. Acting on orders from Justice Minister Ricardo …

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 …