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TINUBU WILL REMOVE WIKE AFTER HE SECURES SOUTH-SOUTH – SULE LAMIDO The former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu will remove Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, once his political interest in the South-South is secured. Lamido made this assertion while speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Tuesday night. …

EVEN THE NORTH IS WAKING UP TO PETER OBI’S RISING POPULARITY – BUHARI’S FORMER AIDE, BASHIR AHMAD In a surprising twist that signals shifting political sentiments, Bashir Ahmad, former digital communications aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has publicly acknowledged the rising popularity of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Northern Nigeria. Responding to a tweet by Mallam Jabir, …

TOP 10 MOST INDEBTED STATES IN NIGERIA AS OF Q1 2025Despite a marginal 4.89% year-on-year (YoY) decline in total subnational debt, Nigeria’s 10 most indebted states saw their combined debt rise by 2.49% YoY in Q1 2025, reaching N2.48 trillion, up from N2.42 trillion in Q1 2024. The debts of these states combined now account for 64.05% of the country’s …

REPS MEMBER RENOVATES 80 CEMETERIES AS PART OF CONSTITUENCY PROJECT Kabiru Maipalace, a member of the House of Representatives has renovated 80 cemeteries in the Gusau and Tsafe local government areas of Zamfara State. Maipalace, who represents Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency in Zamfara announced the initiative as part of his constituency project. Addressing members of his constituents on Tuesday at the …

EX-MINISTER DESCRIBES TINUBU AS A DISASTER WORSE THAN BUHARI A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri, has described the administration of President Bola Tinubu as a total disaster that has underperformed even compared to the much criticised government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with Trust Television, Waziri …

ABUJA OVERTAKES LAGOS AS FOREIGN INVESTMENT DESTINATION The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has emerged as the top destination for foreign investment into Nigeria, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report titled Nigeria Capital importation, Q1 2025, said the FCT attracted $3.04bn to come first from the $2.54bn Lagos attracted during the period. Daily Trust …

ENUGU STATE GOV’T ANNOUNCES FINAL GRATUITY VERIFICATION FOR RETIREES AND NEXT OF KIN The Enugu State Government has announced a Final Mop-Up Gratuity Verification Exercise for retirees and Next of Kin (NoK) who either missed the initial rounds of verification or recently completed their legal documentation. The final verification exercise is scheduled to hold from Monday, August 18th to Friday, …

PETER MBAH IS OUR POLITICAL PARTY, WE WILL FOLLOW HIM WHERE HE GOES – THE PATRIOTS Amid rumoured planned defection of Governor Peter Mbah to the All Progressives Congress, APC, some political leaders in the state have declared that they would align with any decision taken by the governor. The leaders, across political divides, professional backgrounds, and community, spoke under …

WE WERE KIDNAPPED BY TIV PEOPLE, NOT FULANI — FREED LAW SCHOOL STUDENT, OBIORA A Nigerian Law School student, David Obiora, who was kidnapped alongside others on the night of July 26, 2025, has clarified that their abductors were Tiv indigenes from Benue State, and not Fulani as widely speculated. In an interview with Vanguard, Obiora recounted his ordeal, refuting …

WAEC RECORDS WORST RESULTS IN FIVE YEARS Stakeholders in the education sector including educationists and parents yesterday decried the poor performance of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The results released yesterday indicated that out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, only 754,545 candidates, representing …