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DRAMA AS BAUCHI DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SLAPS NIGI FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER There was mild drama at the Emir’s Palace in Bauchi on Friday, when the state’s Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, allegedly slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, during a heated altercation. The incident occurred during the turbaning of former Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, as Makama Babba …

VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA NOT BARRED FROM ASO VILLA – PRESIDENCY Vice President Shettima Not Barred From Aso Villa – Presidency by fergie001: 8:18amSTATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT RE: MISCHIEVOUS REPORT ON ACCESS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA BY VICE PRESIDENT KASHIM SHETTIMA, GCON In recent times, there has been deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood against the Vice President’s person and office …

WHY PEACE HAS ELUDED PLATEAU Recent attacks on communities in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which claimed lives and property have again pushed the issue of violent conflicts, killings and wanton destruction of property in the state to the front burner. In the latest incidents, which occurred between March 28 and April 16, 2025, surviving residents …

PRIESTESS, SEVEN OTHERS KIDNAPPED IN ENUGU COMMUNITY Eight individuals, including a priestess and four local farmers, have been reportedly abducted by suspected kidnappers at Ohebe Orba in the Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was gathered on Friday that the incident happened on Wednesday night, when the priestess, was reportedly on her way to a river for rituals …

BOKO HARAM HAS FOREIGN FIGHTERS FROM MALI, BURKINA FASO — BORNO COMMISSIONER The state’s Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, made this statement on Thursday during an appearance on News Central, where he addressed the growing insecurity in the state. The Borno State government has raised concerns over the infiltration of the state by foreign terrorist elements. The …

I PAID DEARLY FOR FIGHTING BUHARI – FAYOSE Former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Friday decried fighting with ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayose said he paid dearly for fighting Buhari because he has been under trial for seven years. In 2016, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned Fayose, alongside a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu …

DESPITE TINUBU’S REFORMS, POVERTY, INSECURITY STILL HIGH IN NIGERIA – IMF The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has said that Nigeria is still facing significant uncertainty in its economic outlook despite wide ranging reforms. Concluding its 2025 Article IV Consultations with Nigeria’s public policy executives during the week, IMF’s team, led by Axel Schimmelpfennig, its mission chief for Nigeria, acknowledged that …

WHY HOUSE OF REPS WITHDREW PLAN TO SUMMON RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR New details have emerged regarding the sudden and indefinite postponement of the House of Representatives’ planned interactive session with the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, with indications pointing to a behind-the-scenes struggle between the Presidency and the legislature. President Bola Tinubu had, on March 18, …

NIGERIA CUTS POWER SUPPLY TO NIGER REPUBLIC The Federal Government has reduced electricity supply and sales to the Junta-ruled Niger Republic by 42 per cent, cutting it down from 80 megawatts to 46MW. The measure has caused the country’s electricity production to fall by 30 to 50 per cent and forced state-owned power company Nigelec to impose planned power cuts …

ENUGU APC SUSPENDS SENATOR UTAZI OVER ALLEGED ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State on Friday announced the suspension of Senator Chuka Utazi over alleged anti-party activities. Utazi, who served as senator for Enugu North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the APC on …