•Tinubu and Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as misleading a report by an online publication insinuating that the cancellation of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was linked to an alleged attempted military coup. The report claimed that 16 military officers,...
•Senator Seriake Dickson In the wake of the latest defection by the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri’s to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Seriake Dickson representing PDP – Bayelsa West, has strongly criticised the move, reaffirming his commitment to the PDP, warning against the dangers of a one-party state. Speaking after plena...
•Cole and Wike A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole, has taken a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his relationship with the ruling APC while claiming to be a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Cole, who was Rivers State governorship candidate [&helli...
•Auroma Alhaji Mustapha speaking to the press The forum of the former Yobe State House of Assembly Candidates on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023 election has reaffirmed their loyalty to the party. The 2023 PDP candidates stated this while briefing newsmen in Damaturu, Yobe State. The chairman of the Forum, […]...
•Governor Umo Eno Many years ago, as the Sole Administrator and later General Manager of Akwa Newspaper Limited, AKNL, I kept a framed tabletop postcard on my office desk. That was in the 90s. The postcard was bold and impossible to ignore by anyone who visited my office. No staff who walked into my office […]
•Fubara The member representing Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Boniface Emerengwa, has declared his loyalty to the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, following the political crisis rocking the state. A statement signed by Fubara’s chief press secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said the governor received the feder...
In the early hours of Monday, January 8, the British Broadcasting Corporation released a three-part documentary where former disciples of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, the late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, accused the deceased prophet of various forms of physical abuse, manipulation, and ...
•Major General Taoreed Lagbaja A total of 113 Nigerian Army Generals yesterday bowed out of the service. The breakdown includes one General, one Lieutenant General, 67 Major Generals, and 44 Brigadier Generals. At the Regimental Dinner Night organised in honour of newly retired and retiring Nigerian Army senior officers in Abuja, the Minister ...

