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IS NIGERIA A NORMAL COUNTRY, A ZOO, OR A JUNGLE?, BY SESUGH AKUME When last year, the Benue governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia, violated the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, by sacking democratically-elected local government officials and dissolving their executive and legislative councils, in a bid to appoint illegal, unlawful, unconditional caretaker stooges, I went to court with …

WE’RE SORRY, FUBARA’S KINSMEN APOLOGIZES TO WIKE: IT’S NOT IN OUR NATURE TO PAY EVIL FOR GOOD The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the Niger …

I’M FAR BIGGER THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER – WIKE TELLS PDP GOVS BACKING FUBARA The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors who are supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Wike said the governors must be sick if they do not recognize that he (Wike) is …

I REPORTED MY RAPE CASE TO SUPERIOR OFFICERS BUT THEY DISREGARD IT DUE TO ACCUSED PERSON’S RANK – DISCHARGED FEMALE SOLDIER A former female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who was relieved from service after accusing a senior officer, Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment, has made further revelations about how superiors in the army refused to listen to her when …

NAIRA DEPRECIATES TO N1,700/$ AT PARALLEL MARKET – LOWEST IN SEVEN MONTHS The naira depreciated to N1,700 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Friday. At the end of trading hours, the naira depreciated by 1.49 percent compared to the N1,675/$ traded on Thursday. The N1,700 per dollar is the lowest the naira has …

NEW COVID 19 VARIANT, XEC, EMERGES IN EUROPE, US A new strain of COVID-19 which has been predicted to become the dominant variant globally in the next few months, is rapidly spreading through Europe and the United States. The new variant, known as XEC, was first detected in Germany in June but has spread across 27 countries, including France and …

PRESIDENCY MOVES TO STOP OCTOBER 1 PROTESTOrdinarily, Tuesday, the 1st of October, 2024 will pass on as a day of merriment, in line with tradition, to celebrate Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule in 1960.But there are signs that aside the expected burst of conviviality, pomp and panoply, this year’s Independence Day, the 64th, may be different.As the government, on one …

THERE’S NO PLACE IN IRAN THAT WE CANNOT REACH – ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, NETANYAHU Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed that Israel will continue its military operations until its objectives are met, even as tensions escalate on both the Gaza and Lebanon fronts. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran, stating, “If …

STOP BLOCKING ROADS DURING PRAYER SESSIONS – APPEAL COURT PRESIDENT TELLS MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has appealed to both Muslims and Christians to stop blocking roads during their Friday and Sunday services Speaking on Thursday during the 2024 Mega Town Hall Meeting organised by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) FCT command in Abuja, …

PASTOR DIES IN ABUJA WHILE FASTING, PRAYING A pastor identified as John Ogbonna has reportedly died while fasting and praying over the situation of things in Nigeria. The deceased hailed from Ohazara in Ebonyi state. A disturbing video obtained by SaharaReporters shows the lifeless body of Ogbonna on a mountain along Arab Road in Abuja. According to reports, the deceased …