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WIKE LISTS CONDITIONS FOR PEACE IN RIVERS The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said no amount of blackmail will bring peace to Rivers State. For peace to reign in the state, Wike said all critical stakeholders, including members of the National Assembly, must be involved with sincerity of purpose. He stated that the declaration of emergency …

I FOUNDED IPOB FOR THE GOOD OF NDIGBO – NNAMDI KANU TELLS COURT Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Tuesday admitted in court to founding both IPOB and Radio Biafra, the online platform through which he addressed followers across the world, ABN TV reports. Speaking during proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja, …

FRENCH MILITARY BASE IN NIGERIA? President Bola Tinubu has given the green light for France to establish a French military base in Nigeria as part of efforts to enhance military cooperation between the two nations, according to Huhuonline.com Three Aso Rock sources, who elected anonymity, because of the highly classified and sensitive nature of the issue, confided to Huhuonline.com that …

EIGHT KILLED, OTHERS INJURED AS BOMB BLAST ROCKS BORNO VILLAGE Barely 24 hours after Boko Haram terrorists killed two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and 10 firewood scavengers in Gwoza local government area of Borno state, no fewer than eight persons were killed, and three others sustained various degrees of injury from an improvised explosive device (IED) planted …

150 MILLION FRAUD: COURT ISSUES FRESH ORDER TO ABUJA BUSINESSWOMAN, AISHA ACHIMUGU A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has issued an order mandating a businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court in its order directed Achimugu to honour the anti-graft agency’s invitation following her alleged involvement in a $150 million fraud …

WHERE’S KING SUNNY ADE (KSA)’? DAUGHTER RAISES ALARM OVER DAD’S WHEREABOUTS Some weeks ago, an older friend and brother asked if I had any link to our famed Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade (KSA)? A prominent Nigerian from Osun State was planning his 90th and wanted KSA as the main act. KSA and the old man had known each other …

COURT DISMISSES EMEFIELE’S BID TO RECLAIM FORFEITED 753 ABUJA DUPLEXES, APARTMENT Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ordered the final forfeiture of the estate located at Plot 109, Cadastral Zone CO9, Lokogoma District, Abuja, and measuring 150,462.84 square metres. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of …

PETROL PRICE DROP PUSHING COOKING GAS COSTS DOWNWARDS – IPMAN The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained how the reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit pushed the price of liquefied petroleum gas, popularly known as cooking gas, down. The cost of refilling a 12.5-kilogramme cylinder of cooking gas has reduced to N16,250 from N17,500 in some …

PETROL PRICE DROP PUSHING COOKING GAS COSTS DOWNWARDS – IPMAN The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained how the reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit pushed the price of liquefied petroleum gas, popularly known as cooking gas, down. The cost of refilling a 12.5-kilogramme cylinder of cooking gas has reduced to N16,250 from N17,500 in some …

TINUBU ISOLATED, I NEVER SAT WITH HIM AS SA – HAKEEM BABA-AHMED A former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has hinted that President Bola Tinubu is genuinely isolated. Baba-Ahmed said he never sat with Tinubu to discuss any issues while he was working in the presidency. Featuring on Arise Television’s Prime Time show, …