Abuja blast not suicide bombing, says Wike, NEMA disagrees
Nyesom Wike | File Image The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has stirred controversy over the blast that rocked the Mogadishu Army Cantonment along the Abuja-Keffi Road on Monday May 26, 2025. Wike, who spoke during an inspection tour of some ongoing projects in the FCT on Tuesday, said that […]
Terrorism: Court admits clip of Kanu’s Radio Biafra transmitter
Nnamdi Kanu (seated in white attire) in court. The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted three videos, including one where the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was seen inspecting a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country. This was one of the highlights at the resumed hearing of […]
ICPC must probe into ₦300b corruption under NIMASA former DG, Jamoh, say CNPP, groups
Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh | File Image CNPP: As Nigeria continues to rely on external borrowing for essential infrastructure, allowing large-scale corruption to go unpunished is not only unjust but financially disastrous By Valentine Amanze A coalition of political and civil society organizations has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission […]
Abati vs Oshiomhole: When the pen provokes the fist
By Valentine Obienyem When Adams Oshiomhole challenged Reuben Abati to settle their disagreement “on the street,” it was more than a lapse in decorum – it was a reversion to primitive instinct. Stripped of political context, the challenge echoed an age-old pattern: The urge to resolve disputes not through dialogue or principle, but through confrontation […]
Fake Vatican photos: Obi’s aide sets the record straight
Valentine Obienyem | File Image The media office of former Anambra State governor and Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed as fake and doctored, images currently circulating on social media purporting to show Obi kneeling before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a recent event at the Vatican. In a statement issued […]
North, solution to Nigeria’s problem – Obi
Peter Obi, with some Northern Nigerian leaders, at the event. Obi: The North has voted for religion and tribe in the past; this is the time to vote for something else, a time to consider competence and capacity By Valentine Amanze For Nigeria to move forward, the northern region of the country must play an […]
