Day: September 2, 2025

Presidency slams Daily Trust, el-Rufa’i, Obi, Amaechi in fierce defence of Tinubu

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Presidency slams

The Presidency has intensified its defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, taking aim at both sections of the media and leading opposition figures. In separate posts on his verified X handle, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused Daily Trust newspaper of peddling “malicious fiction” and denounced former governors Nasir el-Rufa’i, Peter Obi, and Rotimi Amaechi as “political laggards”. Onanuga said Daily Trust newspaper had become “a source not to be trusted”, alleging it consistently distorts facts, fuels regional and religious tensions, and sacrifices…

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FG announces updated curriculum for Basic, Secondary, Tertiary education

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FG announces

The Federal Government has unveiled revised curricula for basic, senior secondary, and technical education, setting new subject limits to ease content overload and improve learning outcomes. Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sai’d Ahmad, who announced the development on behalf of the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, said the review was undertaken in collaboration with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), UBEC, NSSEC, NBTE, and other key stakeholders. The new framework, which takes effect from the 2025/2026 academic session, seeks to strike a balance between…

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Tinubu’s X handle spreads falsehoods on national infrastructure projects

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Tinubu’s X handle

…Inflates N’West projects, lists non-existing Kano Northern Bypass, among others The official X account of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come under intense criticism for disseminating misleading information about Federal Government infrastructure projects across Nigeria. Analysts and observers say the post contains multiple inaccuracies, including inflated project figures, misattributed locations, and misrepresented funding. In the North-West, the post reportedly included projects from the North-Central and North-East, such as the Bama-Dikwa Road, Damaturu-Maiduguri Road, Lokoja-Okene Road, and roads in Benue, presenting them as North-West projects in a bid to exaggerate the…

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“My backing of Muslim-Muslim ticket was political” – El-Rufa’i

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El Rufa'i Asiwaju

…Says Tinubu’ll crash out in 2027 Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has defended his support for the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election, describing it as a purely political strategy — while at the same time predicting that President Bola Tinubu will fare poorly in the 2027 polls. Speaking on a television programme on Sunday, el-Rufai said the pairing of Tinubu and Kashim Shettima had “nothing to do with religion”, but was designed solely to secure electoral victory. According to him,  “It was…

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MURIC condemns mob killing of woman in Niger

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MURIC condemns

The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has condemned the lynching of a woman, identified only as Amaye, over alleged blasphemous statement in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga local government area of Niger State. The organisation, in an issued statement signed by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola, yesterday, described the attack as “extra-judicial, barbaric, and un-Islamic” and urged immediate Police action. According to Akintola, Amaye, a food vendor, was accused of making blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) during an exchange with a customer. Recall that the incident occurred on…

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ONSA dismisses el-Rufa’i’s claims of ransom payments to bandits

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ONSA dismisses el Rufa'i

The Office of the National Security Adviser, (ONSA), has rejected allegations by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, that the Federal Government offers payments and incentives to bandits. A press statement issued yesterday in Abuja, signed by Zakari Mijinyawa on behalf of the Office of the National Security Adviser, (ONSA), described the claims made by el-Rufa’i during a television interview at the weekend as “baseless” and contrary to verifiable facts. “At no time has the ONSA, or any arm of government under this administration, engaged in ransom payments or inducements…

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FG hails Finland, as court jails Simon Ekpa for terrorism

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Court jails Simon Ekpa

A Finland District Court, Päijät-Häme, has sentenced Simon Ekpa to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related charges. The court ruled that Ekpa had participated in a terrorist organisation and had publicly incited crimes for terrorist purposes. The court also convicted him of aggravated tax fraud. The charges relate to Ekpa’s alleged activities aimed at re-establishing an independent state in the Biafra region of southeastern Nigeria, which was briefly independent in the late 1960s. In its verdict, the court said that Ekpa had used his significant social…

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Kaduna Govt, CNG accuse el-Rufa’i of incitement, distortion of truth

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Kaduna Govt, CNG accuse el Rufa’i

…Gives him ‘final warning’ The political storm around former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, deepened yesterday as both the state government and the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) accused him of incitement, falsehood, and undermining democratic values. In a strongly-worded statement, the Kaduna State government alleged that el-Rufa’i was plotting to destabilise the state following the defeat of his loyalists in the August 16 by-elections. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Suleiman Shu’aibu, accused the former governor of engaging in “overt provocation and covert manipulation” designed to drag…

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