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LESSONS FROM OHANAEZE NDIGBO ELECTION, BY ATIKU ABUBAKAR Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has shared his thoughts on the recent Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide election, highlighting key lessons that can be applied to Nigeria’s progress. Atiku, in a statement issued by his media aide Paul Ibe, congratulated the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, on his victory. He agreed …

NATIONAL GRID TRIPPED OFF, DIDN’T COLLAPSE —TCN The Transmission Company, TCN, of Nigeria has clarified that the National Grid did not collapse but rather tripped off on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, made this clarification in a statement on Saturday. This comes as it emerged that the National Grid recorded its first collapse in 2025 …

HOW POOR REGULATION OF INSTANT PAYMENT SYSTEM FUELS CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA.‘”When they announced that we had been kidnapped, at first, I was just laughing. I was busy looking for a hidden camera because I thought it was a prank. You know, the usual pranks on social media,” Kemi Gbadamosi* recounted her ordeal at the hands of a criminal gang operating …

NIGERIAN ARMY REDEPLOYS SENIOR OFFICERS In a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has approved the posting cum appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to various command, staff and instructional positions. A statement Saturday by army spokesperson Major General Onyema Nwachuckwu Saturday disclosed …

IDOLATRY FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN SOUTH EAST – GOV SOLUDO, URGES CHRISTIAN LEADERS TO SALVAGE THE SITUATION Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has described idolatry as the fastest-growing religion in the South-East. The governor who made the statement while addressing over 170 Anglican bishops at their annual retreat in Awka, urged religious leaders to promote morals and eradicate criminality. …

SACKED PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY, ANYANWU RISKS JAIL AS COURT ISSUES LAST WARNING An Enugu High Court has restrained the sacked National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, from parading himself as the party’s scribe, failure of which he risks being committed to prison. The order, contained in a judgment delivered by the presiding judge, C.O. Ajah, …

DESPITE BORROWING OVER $3.2BN, NIGERIA’S POWER GENERATION REMAINS AT 4500MW Nigeria has borrowed over $3.23 billion in the last four years to fix its electricity problems, but the country still cannot produce more than about 4,500 megawatts of power for its 200 million people. Different international organisations like the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and the Japan International Cooperation …

EFCC INVITES OKOYA’S SONS OVER ABUSE OF NAIRA IN VIRAL VIDEOS The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has invited Subomi and Wahab, the sons of billionaire businessman Razaq Okoya, for interrogation over alleged abuse of the naira. The Okoya brothers were in the news a few days ago after a video clip capturing them “abusing” the naira surfaced on …

NIGERIA FOOLING ITSELF OVER BORDER CLOSURE – NASS The National Assembly, through its joint committee on Industry, Trade and Investment, has declared that Nigeria is fooling itself over border closure in view of cross border banditry taking place in states sharing borders with Niger and the Republic of Chad. Lamentation on closed but porous borders came to the fore during …

MASS KIDNAPPINGS: SOUTH-EAST TOPS RANSOM PAYMENTS, ACCOUNTS FOR 40% NATIONWIDE The South East region of the country witnessed a surge in violence perpetrated by separatist groups enforcing sit-at-home orders, which essentially attacked Nigeria’s sovereignty with effrontery and arrant disregard for constituted authority. The alarming situation escalated on November 18, 2024, when unknown gunmen launched simultaneous attacks on Abatete and Ukpo …