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NORTH’S BOLD PLAN FOR 2027: UNITY OR POWER Grab? IMAGINE the vibrant chaos of Lagos’ Oshodi market, where traders pause mid-bargain and their voices drop to hushed tones as they trade rumours of a political earthquake. From Kano’s bustling streets to Port Harcourt’s lively waterfronts, Nigerians are abuzz with one question: Will the North’s audacious push for a North Central …

AMAECHI, WIKE REKINDLE RIVALRY Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his successor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike are in for a show of power. While Amaechi is on the part of the oppostion coaltion, Wike is strongly backing President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at a public lecture in Abuja …

MY PHONE LINE CLONED TO MALIGN NIGERIAN DIGNITARIES – NATASHA Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi West) has raised the alarm that her official telephone line has been cloned and is being fraudulently utilised to intimidate some Nigerian dignitaries. In a petition to the Director of the National Cybercrime Centre, Nigeria Police Force, Abuja, through his lawyers, M. J. Numa and Partners, dated June …

TINUBU STILL PAYING FUEL SUBSIDY THROUGH BACKDOOR – OBIDIENT MOVEMENT Yunusa Tanko, the Interim National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, on Wednesday accused President Bola Tinubu-led administration of paying fuel subsidy through the “backdoor”. Tanko lamented that Tinubu’s government has refused to tell Nigerians the truth regarding the payment of fuel subsidy. During his presidential inauguration in Abuja in 2023, …

SUGARY DRINKS CAUSE OF RISING DEATHS, CHRONIC DISEASES – EXPERT A public health expert has raised serious concerns over the increasing health risks posed by the consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in Nigeria. The expert warned that the country is facing a growing crisis of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related diseases. In an exclusive interview with Abayomi Sarumi, Associate Director …

TWO YEARS OF TINUBU: NO GAINS, BUT MORE SUFFERING, HARDSHIP — NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains—only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated that there has been nothing to celebrate …

TWO YEARS OF TINUBU: NO GAINS, BUT MORE SUFFERING, HARDSHIP — NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains—only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated that there has been nothing to celebrate …

SUPREME COURT REINSTATES JOKOLO AS EMIR OF GWANDU AFTER 20 YEARS The Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo as the 19th Emir of Gwandu, bringing an end to a legal battle that spanned two decades. Delivering a consolidated judgment in Abuja, a five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji ruled in favour of the deposed monarch, …

USSD CHARGES: TELCOS THREATEN TO WITHDRAW SERVICES OVER BANKS’ MISINFORMATION The telecom operators in Nigeria, including MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom and 9Mobile have threatened to withdraw network support for banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Services Data, USSD, following what they described as gross misinformation of subscribers on the mode of deduction for transaction fees. USSD, commonly known as ‘bank transfers’, is done …

TWO COURTS SUMMON AKPABIO, NWAEBONYI OVER NATASHA’S SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATION Two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have separately issued summons to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, over allegations of sexual harassment, defamation, and breach of fundamental rights levelled against them by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The …