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TINUBU CREATES, APPROVES N150BN TAKE-OFF CAPITAL FOR SOUTH-EAST INVESTMENT COMPANY President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the South-East Investment Company (SEIC), with an initial take off capital of N150 billion to drive private capital, accelerate industrialisation and enhance competitiveness in the Region. The establishment of the investment vehicle followed the success of the operation of the South East …

WE’RE TOO BUSY TO WATCH NATASHA’S CONTENT CREATION – SENATE The Senate has reacted to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s latest bid to resume legislative duties, describing the incidents as ‘content creation’ which has now turned to a ‘seasonal film.’ Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on Channels TV, the Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, said lawmakers had important things to busy …

THREAT AGAINST PETER OBI, THREAT AGAINST ALL OF US – ATIKU WARNS Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has warned that any threat against his former presidential running mate, Peter Obi, is a threat against “all of us”. Atiku stated this in a terse tweet on Tuesday afternoon. He simply wrote: “Let it be known that a threat against Peter …

SIGNED DOCUMENTS ‘EXPOSE HOW WIKE ALLEGEDLY ALLOCATED ABUJA LANDS TO FATHER, SONS, OTHERS Documents have surfaced online showing how Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, allegedly personally authorised allocations of Abuja lands to his relatives and associates in defiance of due process. In a recent publication, The Peoples Gazette shared documents alleging that on July 16, amidst an ongoing …

NIGERIANS CAN’T EAT GDP, ADC TELLS FG The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the recent celebration of Nigeria’s rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the present administration as “misleading and a cynical public relations stunt disguised as economic progress.” ADC in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, described the fanfare around the rebased GDP as …

YOUR UNCOUTH, UNCULTURED ATTITUDE CAPABLE OF UNDER-MINING, UNDER-MARKETING NIGERIA – AMAECHI’S WIFE BLASTS WIKE Our attention has been drawn aback to a live television interview wherein a wild and unfounded allegation of corruption was made against Dame Judith Amaechi and the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) by Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory on a live National …

REAL ESTATE OVERTAKES OIL IN NIGERIA’S ECONOMY AFTER GDP REBASING The service, industry, and agriculture subsectors propelled Nigeria’s economy’s expansion to N372.8 trillion in 2024 ($145.3 billion) at the present exchange value of the naira. Despite the economic growth in Africa’s most populous nation, Nigerians have continued to battle soaring costs of living, with headline and food inflation at 22.22 …

SENATE UNDER AKPABIO WORST IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY — NATASHA, TO MEET LEGAL TEAM AFTER SENATE BLOCKADE Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha, has described the Senate leadership under Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the “worst in Nigeria’s history”. This comes as security personnel on Tuesday barred the suspended senator from entering the National Assembly complex. Addressing journalists at the …

SEND REMI BADENOCH HOME FOR PROPER EDUCATION, ONANUGA TELLS UK The Presidency has fired back at British Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim that she cannot pass Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman, calling the assertion false and urging the UK to send her “home for a proper re-education.” Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to …

PDP HOLDS NEC MEETING JULY 24 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its National Executive Commitee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2025. According to a statement signed by the management of the party, the meetings of the National Working Committee (NWC), the Board of Trustees (BOT), the National Caucus as well as the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) …