Author: Aminu Imam

Peter Obi on medical rest, suspends public events

Aminu Imam
Obi on medical rest

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has announced that he will be stepping back from public engagements for a few days after doctors advised him to rest. In a statement shared on Saturday, Obi explained that he began to feel unwell while attending a tourism programme in Enugu. After undergoing medical checks, he was prescribed medication and told to take one or two days off his usually packed schedule. Obi wrote: “As advised by my doctor, I will not be able to meet-up with all my scheduled engagements within…

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Late Sheikh Gumi Book Launch: Gov. Sani slams politicians for politicising insecurity in Kaduna

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Uba Sani slams politicians

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, on Saturday, cautioned opposition politicians against turning the issue of insecurity into a political weapon, insisting that Nigeria’s security challenges cannot be solved by “carpet-bombing”  bandits out of existence. Speaking at the public presentation of the book: ‘Where I Stand’, written by the Late Sheikh Abubakar Gumi and translated into Arabic by Sheikh Ibrahim Jalingo, the governor said politicians peddling the idea of using only force to end insecurity were “playing politics with people’s lives”, The event, organised by the ‘Jama’átu Izalatul Bidáh Wa ‘iqamatus…

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FG seeks fresh $1.75bn World Bank loan despite announcing revenue growth

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DMO on debt

The Federal Government is preparing to secure fresh financing from the World Bank to the tune of $1.75bn, even after celebrating a sharp increase in national revenues. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday declared that Nigeria had already surpassed its 2025 revenue targets. The Presidency, in its clarification of the President’s claim, said Nigeria raked-in ₦20.59trillion between January and August 2025, representing a 40.5% jump compared to ₦14.6tr recorded in the same period last year. According to Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…

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Fuel scarcity looms, as NUPENG, Ɗangote face-off festers

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Fuel scarcity looms

The stability in the distribution and availability of petroleum products being enjoyed by Nigerians is about to be aborted as a result of the seeming cold war between the management of the Ɗangote Refinery and one of the umbrella unions of workers in the oil industry, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG). NUPENG, in a statement jointly signed by Comrades Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, President and General Secretary respectively, and issued to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the Union accused the management of Dangote Refinery of…

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2027: Police seal ADC meeting venue in Lagos after Kaduna clampdown

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Police seal ADC venue

…Analysts warn of growing intolerance ahead of polls The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has again accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of stifling opposition activities, after police operatives yesterday sealed-off Lion Field in Alimosho, Lagos, a venue earlier approved for an ADC political meeting. The development comes barely 24 hours after Police in Kaduna shut down the party’s office ahead of a scheduled North-West leadership meeting, sparking fears of a wider clampdown on opposition movements. Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is now facing mounting criticism after state authorities blocked…

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Ndume urges Tinubu to launch special projects for North-East

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Ndume urges Tinubu

Former Senate Leader and representative of Borno-South, Senator Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to initiate Special Presidential Priority Projects for the North-East, aimed at addressing decades of infrastructural neglect and social challenges in the region. Ndume made the call in a statement personally signed  on Thursday in Abuja, following the visit of the six North-East governors to the Presidential Villa, where they presented a list of abandoned projects requiring urgent federal intervention. Special Presidential Priority Projects are high-impact national infrastructure schemes requiring special funding and focus…

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“Taraba ‘Green House’ will stop hunger in Nigeria” – Gov. Zulum

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Gov. Zulum

Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, has applauded the Taraba State Green House, popularly known as Cucumber Farm, expressing optimism that it would protect food security and settle the hunger crisis in the North-East and Nigeria at large. While commissioning the project during the summit of the North East Governors, the forum expressed worries about the shortage of food next year. A statement by Emmanuel Bello, the Special Adviser, Media and Digital Communications, to Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, described the commissioning as something revolutionary that happened in Jalingo”.…

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“Nigeria drifting towards dictatorship under Tinubu” – PDP Govs.

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PDP Govs.

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has expressed concern over the state of governance in Nigeria, warning that the country is edging closer to full-blown dictatorship under the Bola Tinubu-led government. In a statement issued yesterday to mark Eid-el-Maulud, the forum said citizens are grappling with worsening poverty, hunger, and insecurity despite Nigeria’s vast resources. The statement, signed by Emmanuel Agbo, Director-General of the Forum, quoted Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi and forum chairman, as saying that the disconnect between the people and constituted authority had deepened. The Forum…

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‘No subsidy in oil, gas sector’ — NMDPRA

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NMDPRA

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA ), has said there are no subsidies in the oil and gas sector, as Nigeria operates a completely deregulated market. The NMDPRA Director, Public Affairs Department, George Ene-Italy, who made this known to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, was reacting to the recent reports that the Federal Government has removed subsidies or increased the price of Compressed Natural Gas, (CNG). Recall that CNG refilling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had, early this week, increased the product from ₦230 to ₦380…

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North divided over State Police, as insecurity deepens

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North divided over State Police

…Govs. back Tinubu’s plan, Elders warn of political abuse Nigeria’s debate over the creation of state police has split northern leaders, with governors backing the move while some elder statesmen reject it, warning it could worsen insecurity and political persecution. The Northern States Governors’ Forum, (NSGF), reaffirmed its unanimous support for state-controlled policing, describing it as a necessary reform to tackle banditry, insurgency, and communal violence overwhelming federal security forces. According to the spokesperson for the NSGF chairman, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, Isma’ila Uba Misilli: “The Forum is fully…

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