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PLOT TO BLACKMAIL PETER OBI EXPOSED! Dr. Yunusa Tanko, spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has revealed that there is a plot to blackmail Obi by accusing him of playing religious politics. Tanko stated that powerful political interests have recruited individuals disguised as civil society and non-governmental organizations to carry out this plot. The aim of the …

EL-RUFAI LIED, WE’RE NOT PAYING  FUEL SUBSIDY — FG The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), have said that claims alleging that fuel subsidy has been returned are false. Recall that former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, said the Federal Government had resumed the payment of subsidy …

APC LEADERS TELL GANDUJE TO VACATE OFFICE AFTER COURT JUDGMENT Some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have told the embattled National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje to temporarily vacate his office. This came from the Rivers State faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Emeka Beke. Following the Kano State High Court’s affirmation of …

KOGI ASSEMBLY ASKED TO BEGIN IMPEACHMENT PROCESS AGAINST GOV ODODO Deji Ajare, a human rights attorney, has requested Umar Yusuf, Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, to start the impeachment process against Usman Ododo, the governor of Kogi, over allegations of misconduct and abuse of office. Ajare made the call on Friday via the House clerk in a …

THE RISE AND FALL OF YAHAYA BELLO: A TALE OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND RECKLESS LEADERSHIP, BY OLAWALE OLALEYE One critical truth that a majority of nu the people may not like to admit is that contrary to insinuations, Nigeria is actually a land of immense opportunities. It’s also a land of the free. Indeed! You just need to juxtapose your …

ENUGU GOVT CAUTIONS NERC, EEDC AGAINST OVERCHARGING ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS The Enugu State Government says it will not condone any act of overcharge or extortion of electricity consumers in the state by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Gov. Peter Mbah gave the warning on Thursday while declaring open a three-day Customer Complaints Resolution Meeting organised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulation …

HOW KANO GOVT PLANS TO NAIL GANDUJE, WIFE, SON IN $413,000 ALLEGED FRAUD CASE Exclusive court documents have revealed the Kano State Government’s plan to rely on 15 witnesses to nail former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat Umar, their son Umar Abdullahi Umar, and four others in a corruption case. The eight-count charges allege a web of corrupt activities. …

IGP WITHDRAWS ALL POLICEMEN ATTACHED TO FLEEING KOGI EX-GOV, YAHAYA BELLO The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police officers attached to the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Thoe order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message. The document with reference number: “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 read in part, “IG has ordered the withdrawal …

PDP NEC MEETING: WIKE DEFEATS ATIKU, DAMAGUM RETAINS SEAT Minister of the Federal Cap­ital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday triumphed over Atiku Abubakar, as the Act­ing National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, who has the backing of Wike’s camp, sur­vived plot to remove him as the acting chairman …

TWO EBONYI COMMISSIONERS EXCHANGE BLOWS IN PUBLIC Two Commissioners in the present administration in Ebonyi State, were said to have publicly fought each other in a public gathering at Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two Commissioners who are said to be stakeholders in their various communities had a field day as they reportedly exchanged blows, not …

TWO SOLDIERS STABBED EACH OTHER IN ENUGU, ARMY CONFIRMS The Nigerian Army has confirmed the stabbing of its personnel attached to the 74 Supply and Transportation Brigade, 82nd (Airborne and Amphibious) Division, Private Aliyu Musa Abdullahi by his colleague, Private Yahaya Sani. “At about 152030A Apr 24, a case of fighting and quarreling was reported by the Admin Officer 74 …

GANDUJE: ELDEST SON BACKS KANO GOVT FOR INVESTIGATING FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHER Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado, at his office. Mr. Abdulazeez visited Mr. Rimingado on Wednesday evening to show his …

AGF TELLS EX-KOGI GOV, YAHAYA BELLO, TO TOE DECENCY PATH, SUBMIT SELF FOR PROBE The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called on the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to follow the path of decency and submit himself for probe. Bello is being wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes …

PRESIDENT TINUBU DIRECTS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE NOUN GRADUATES INTO NYSC, LAW SCHOOL President Bola Tinubu as Visitor to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to formulate necessary modalities for inclusion of NOUN graduates within the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) framework, particularly those within the service age bracket as allowed …

HOW EFCC OUTSMARTED EX-GOV YAHAYA BELLO, TRACKED HIM TO ABUJA HIDEOUT The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was able to track former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to Abuja by outsmarting him. It was learnt that Bello deliberately left his mobile phone at the Government House in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital to avoid being tracked to Abuja not …