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TINUBU, AGF, NASS DRAGGED TO COURT OVER APPOINTMENT OF RIVERS ELECTORAL OFFICERS An Abuja based advocacy group, Center for Reform and Public Advocacy has dragged President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the National Assembly before the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging their powers to appoint officers for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission …

OPPOSITION COALITION: ATIKU, EL-RUFAI SEEK INEC REGISTRATION FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE The National Opposition Coalition Group, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the registration of a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA. The opposition coalition is led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The coalition’s application dated …

AT 75, I HAVE NO REGRETS OVER THE PATHS I CHOSE – CHARLY BOY Veteran showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa, popularly known as CharlyBoy, says he has no regret for ‘walking his own path’, including his involvement in activism, as he clock 75. The all-time social activist stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday …

ENUGU COMMUNITY FILES PROCEEDINGS AGAINST COMMISSIONER The Obeagu Ugwuaji Community in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State has initiated committal proceedings against Deacon Okey Ogbodo, the Commissioner for Local Government, Rural Development, and Chieftaincy Matters. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday, the community alleged that the commissioner disobeyed a court order by constituting a …

YOUTH GROUP DEMANDS PEACEFUL DISINTEGRATION OF NIGERIA Following the killing of over 200 persons in Benue State, a youth-led movement, The Concerned Awakened New Generation Youths (CANG-YOUTHS), has called for a total re-evaluation of Nigeria’s continued existence as one country. The group described the massacre as yet another example of the Nigerian state’s failure to protect its citizens.Travel guides for …

TINUBU HANDING RIVERS STRUCTURE FOR 2027 – POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Political activists and the people of Rivers State have expressed disappointment over the refusal or failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to see June 12, 2025, a day Nigeria celebrated its 26th year of uninterrupted democracy, as an opportunity to restore democratic governance in Rivers State. There were expectations, fueled by …

TINUBU HANDING WIKE RIVERS STRUCTURE FOR 2027 – POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Political activists and the people of Rivers State have expressed disappointment over the refusal or failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to see June 12, 2025, a day Nigeria celebrated its 26th year of uninterrupted democracy, as an opportunity to restore democratic governance in Rivers State. There were expectations, fueled …

BENUE KILLINGS: RESIDENTS HARBOURED KILLERS, GAVE THEM FOOD – DEFENCE CHIEF The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has disclosed that residents of Yelwata in Benue State harboured the perpetrators of the recent massacre in the community and gave them food and women. The Defence Chief revealed this at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja yesterday during an expanded interaction …

YOU CAUSED NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR – OHANAEZE TO GOWON The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, reacting through the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ikechukwu Oji, insisted that Gowon was the one who reneged on the Aburi Peace Accord, adding that it was quite surprising that the former military head of state was attempting to rewrite history by giving a wrong account of events …

YOU CAUSED NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR – OHANAEZE TO GOWON The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, reacting through the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ikechukwu Oji, insisted that Gowon was the one who reneged on the Aburi Peace Accord, adding that it was quite surprising that the former military head of state was attempting to rewrite history by giving a wrong account of events …