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DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR, PROFESSOR JIBRIL AMINU, PASSES ON A distinguished Nigerian academic, politician, and diplomat, Professor Jibril Aminu, has reportedly died.A family representative confirmed the sad development to newsmen, stating that Aminu passed away at the age of 85. The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in Adamawa State, Hon. Abdullahi Prambe, also verified the news to Daily Trust. Aminu, who …

HANDLE NNAMDI KANU’S CASE THROUGH ARBITRATION – TINUBU SUPPORT GROUP Grand Patron of One Nation for Asiwaju Support Group, Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to settle the issue of Biafran nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators, out of court through a formidable national committee of arbitration. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Ndarani, …

HOW ENUGU GOVT EXPOSED A CRIMINAL HIDEOUT DISGUISED AS WORSHIP CENTRE On Thursday, the Enugu State Government demolished a suspected criminal hideout operating under the guise of a worship center in Onicha-Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area. The facility, reportedly operated by a self-acclaimed prophet, Chinedu Ezedike, was exposed as a base for alleged ritual practices, kidnappings, and other organized …

TRUMP-MUSK RELATIONSHIP IMPLODES WITH INSULTS, THREATS Tensions between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk seem to have reached breaking point – and their friendship appears over For more than a week, Musk had been complaining about Trump’s signature piece of legislation – a spending bill – and has been actively lobbying against it On Thursday, Trump met …

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: POPE LEO XIV MAKES FIRST PHONE CALL WITH PUTIN, URGES PEACE During the phone call, in addition to matters of mutual interest, special attention was paid to the situation in Ukraine and peace. The Pope made an appeal for Russia to make a gesture that would promote peace, stressed the importance of dialogue for the realization of positive …

NORTH’S BOLD PLAN FOR 2027: UNITY OR POWER Grab? IMAGINE the vibrant chaos of Lagos’ Oshodi market, where traders pause mid-bargain and their voices drop to hushed tones as they trade rumours of a political earthquake. From Kano’s bustling streets to Port Harcourt’s lively waterfronts, Nigerians are abuzz with one question: Will the North’s audacious push for a North Central …

AMAECHI, WIKE REKINDLE RIVALRY Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his successor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike are in for a show of power. While Amaechi is on the part of the oppostion coaltion, Wike is strongly backing President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at a public lecture in Abuja …

MY PHONE LINE CLONED TO MALIGN NIGERIAN DIGNITARIES – NATASHA Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi West) has raised the alarm that her official telephone line has been cloned and is being fraudulently utilised to intimidate some Nigerian dignitaries. In a petition to the Director of the National Cybercrime Centre, Nigeria Police Force, Abuja, through his lawyers, M. J. Numa and Partners, dated June …

TINUBU STILL PAYING FUEL SUBSIDY THROUGH BACKDOOR – OBIDIENT MOVEMENT Yunusa Tanko, the Interim National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, on Wednesday accused President Bola Tinubu-led administration of paying fuel subsidy through the “backdoor”. Tanko lamented that Tinubu’s government has refused to tell Nigerians the truth regarding the payment of fuel subsidy. During his presidential inauguration in Abuja in 2023, …

SUGARY DRINKS CAUSE OF RISING DEATHS, CHRONIC DISEASES – EXPERT A public health expert has raised serious concerns over the increasing health risks posed by the consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in Nigeria. The expert warned that the country is facing a growing crisis of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related diseases. In an exclusive interview with Abayomi Sarumi, Associate Director …