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Former lawmaker and human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has criticised the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), describing the Bretton Woods institutions as “the witches and wizards” behind Nigeria’s worsening economic hardship following government-implemented reforms. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, Sani said, “The World Bank and IMF are the Witches and Wizards …

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) is set to sanction its registrar, Ngozi Nnebedum, for making a false claim to Peoples Gazette and protecting disgraced minister Uche Nnaji over his forged certificate. Mr Nnaji, who was the minister of innovation, science and technology, resigned on Wednesday night following pressure resulting from The Gazette’s 2023 and 2024 investigative reports exposing his …

Popular lawyer,, Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has described the case of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as a political matter which should be sorted out outside the courtroom. Falana spoke in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, while addressing reporters during a visit to Governor Alex Otti. “I cannot comment on pending …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly pledged to hold talks with President Bola Tinubu regarding the continued detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, according to a post by Omoyele Sowore on Friday. In his post, Sowore stated that he had met Jonathan in Abuja earlier in the day to deliberate on Kanu’s incarceration. Jonathan, he …

Human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, has accused top political leaders from Nigeria’s South-East region of secretly working against the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to him, they fear Kanu’s freedom could destroy their political futures. Speaking as a guest on Arise News TV, Sowore disclosed that many …

Fout soldiers are feared dead and others injured after fighters from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a military base in Ngamdu, Borno State, early Friday morning. Reports said the terrorists stormed the Ngamdu military camp around 2 a.m. and began shooting at soldiers on duty. Following the attack, the military reportedly sealed off the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway, …

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu, governors, and other elected officials to submit their academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission for verification without delay. He, therefore, urged INEC and other relevant agencies to verify and authenticate these documents. Mr Tinubu is notorious for presenting a forged university certificate to the electoral …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday described himself as a golden minister. Wike said he was a governor when Rivers clocked 50 years and now he is a minister when the FCT will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year February. The Minister disclosed this during the flagging off ceremony of the construction of Collector …

All is set for the formal defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Enugu, the state capital. Mbah is expected to join the ruling party alongside elected national and state legislators, members of the state executive, and party leaders from ward and …

The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, has disclosed that the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery has begun to transform Nigeria’s petroleum supply landscape, contributing an average of 20 million litres of fuel daily into the domestic market. Ahmed stated this in Lagos on Thursday while delivering his address at the Association of Energy Correspondents …