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HOW AGUIYI IRONSI BECAME 1ST NIGERIAN ARMY GOC Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was born to Mazi Ezeugo Aguiyi’s on 3 March 1924, in Umuahia-Ibeku, present-day Abia State, Nigeria. When he was eight years old, Ironsi moved in with his older sister Anyamma, who was married to Theophilius Johnson, a Sierra Leonean diplomat in Umuahia. Ironsi subsequently took the last name of …

ATIKU BEHIND ALLEGATION I ALLOCATED LANDS TO MY CHILDREN – WIKE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has alleged that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is behind allegations that he allocated choice plots of land to his children in exclusive parts of Abuja. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, …

FCTA WORKERS BARRICADE OFFICE, DEMAND WIKE’S REMOVAL OVER UNPAID WAGES, POOR CONDITIONS Staff members of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in Abuja have barricaded the entrance of the FCTA Complex, demanding the removal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over alleged neglect of their welfare. The workers, drawn from various departments, stated that they could no longer endure the …

DAVID MARK, AREGBOSALA NAMED CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY OF COALITION, ADOPTS ADC The political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections is taking shape as the Atiku-led Coalition has officially adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the polls, News360 Nigeria reports. In a key meeting held on Tuesday evening, leaders of the Coalition agreed to reposition the ADC …

OUR ANCESTORS TRACED TO NIGERIA – SAINT LUCIAN SENATE PRESIDENT President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, has highlighted the strong ancestral connections between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. Reynolds cited data from a British census conducted on the island in 1815, revealing that many Saint Lucians trace their origins to Nigeria. She made this known while welcoming President Bola …

ATIKU, DAVID MARK, LAMIDO, OTHERS DUMP PDP, BACK COALITION Key leaders in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, ex-Senate President David Mark, and other party bigwigs, are reportedly on their way out of the party. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued shortly after a meeting of Concerned Leaders …

GUNMEN ATTACK ANAMBRA COMMUNITY MEETING, KILL 10, INJURE OTHERS Gunmen operating in two sports utility vehicles on Monday evening killed over a dozen people in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, News360 Nigeria reports. The men were said to have arrived a meeting venue where some people said to be indigenes of Ebonyi State were meeting …

LAGOS MONARCH DETHRONES SIX CHIEFS FOR ATTENDING LABOUR PARTY CAMPAIGN The Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu Kingdom, Oba AbdulFatai Oyegbemi, on Monday took the decision to dethrone six chiefs. The chiefs had attended the campaign flag-off of the Labour Party, LP, in Apapa – ahead of the Lagos State local government polls. Oba Oyegbemi called a palace meeting, in which …

DANGOTE REFINERY REDUCES FUEL PRICE AS PETROL MARKETERS HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has reduced its premium motor spirit ex-depot price to N840 from N880 per litre. This comes as petroleum product marketers plan an emergency meeting to drop fuel prices from Tuesday. The President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this during an …

HOW PDP GOVS, BOT RESOLVED IMPASSE The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appeared to ease on Monday after leaders at the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting agreed to reinstate Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the national secretary. Anyanwu’s status had been a major bone of contention since the PDP’s loss in the 2023 presidential election, with divisions …