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WE WILL RESIST ANY PLOT TO STOP PETER OBI FROM BEING ON BALLOT – OBIDIENTS REPLY BWALA Fans and supporters of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, popularly known as the Obidients, have vowed to resist any plot to stop Obi from being on the 2027 presidential ballot. They were reacting to a boast by Daniel …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, INAUGURATES 100 CNG BUSES, TERMINALS Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday rolled out 100 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses saying that the new transport system will create no fewer than 20,000 jobs and boost the economy of the state and country. Mbah revealed this in Enugu while inaugurating the New Enugu Transport Management System, …

WTO DG, OKONJO-IWEALA, SAYS TINUBU’S REFORM ARE IN RIGHT DIRECTION Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says President Bola Tinubu must be given credit for stabilising the economy. Okonjo-Iweala spoke during a courtesy visit to Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. She said what is needed next in the country is economic growth. “So we think …

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MATTER OF BAYO.OJULARI?ByAzu Ishiekwene The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either do not get close or prepare to feed this beast with an endless supply of oil deals, the country’s lifeblood. When former Governor Nasir el-Rufai accused NNPC of being a parallel government …

.THEY’RE IMPERSONATING ME – GOODLUCK JONATHAN, DISOWNS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday said he is being impersonated by fraudsters. Jonathan alleged that a fraudulent Instagram handle has been impersonating him. In a statement by his Media Aide,Ikechukwu Eze, the former President insisted that he does not operate any Instagram handle. The statement is titled ‘Beware of …

WIKE CONSOLIDATES CONTROL OF PDP, APC IN RIVERS The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has made further steps to consolidate his control of the political structure in Rivers State, with the flag off of campaigns for local elections in the state. At the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign launch held in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the minister’s loyalists, including …

INMATES’ VOTING RIGHT: STAKEHOLDERS, EXPERTS FEAR ELECTION MANIPULATION Reactions have continued to trail the recent announcement by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, regarding the possibility of allowing inmates to vote in the 2027 general elections. While legal experts have commended the move as a step towards upholding constitutional provisions guaranteeing the rights of …

WE HAVEN’T RECEIVED THE $100,000 PROMISED US BY FG – SUPER FALCONS CAPTAIN AJIBADE Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade has revealed that the team is yet to receive the promised $100,000 reward, along with other commitments made by the Federal Government, following their victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In an interview with Chude …

CANADIAN COURT DECLARES APC, PDP TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS A Canadian Federal Court has upheld a landmark immigration tribunal ruling that declared Nigeria’s major political parties — the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party — terrorist organisations, while refusing asylum to a former member, Douglas Egharevba, over his decade-long affiliation with both parties. In a judgment delivered on June 17, …

FG APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF NINE PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the approval on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He said the newly approved institutions are …