Author: Aminu Imam

“Tinubu clueless, prioritising Lagos airport renovation over hungry Nigerians” – Obi

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Obi on Asiwaju

Former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi has excoriated President Bola Tinubu’s administration for allocating humongous ₦712 billion for the renovation of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The former Anambra governor is seeking to replace Tinubu as president in 2027. Obi’s criticism came days after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the renovation, as part of a broader effort to modernise the airport and improve the passenger experience. In a statement issued yesterday, Obi described the allocation as profoundly troubling at a time scores of Nigerians contend with acute hunger.…

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“Tinubu’s Govt worse than Buhari’s, a catastrophic failure” – Ex-Minister Waziri

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Ex Minister Waziri

Former Minister of Police Affairs and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Adamu Maina Waziri, has delivered a scathing assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing it as a national disaster worse than the much-criticised government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview on television yesterday, Waziri  warned that Nigeria is plunging deeper into crisis under Tinubu’s leadership, citing economic collapse, rising insecurity, and deepening ethnic divisions. According to him: “If the Buhari government was a failure, the Tinubu government in the last two years is a disastrous…

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APC identifies prominent politicians threatening Nigeria’s progress

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APC leadership crisis

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufa’i, and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi of posing a serious threat to Nigeria’s unity and development, following their involvement in the newly formed opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress, (ADC). Recall that the ruling party made the claim in response to comments by el-Rufa’i, who warned in a recent interview that Nigeria would be in danger if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is re-elected in 2027. Reacting in a statement issued yesterday…

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“Tinubu dumped evidence of ₦100tr theft” – Gudaji Kazaure alleges

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Gudaji Kazaure

A member of the 10th House of Representatives, Hon. Muhammed Gudaji Kazaure, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of deliberately ignoring documents containing evidence of alleged large-scale corruption involving over ₦100 trillion during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a scathing revelation, Kazaure, who represents the Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi federal constituency of Jigawa State, claimed he personally submitted a comprehensive investigative report to President Tinubu before he was sworn into office in May 2023. Kazaure was quoted to have said. “Personally, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu called me before he…

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“We were kidnapped by Tiv people, not Fulani” – Freed victim 

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Freed victims in Benue

A Nigerian Law School student, David Obiora, who was kidnapped alongside others on the night of July 26, 2025, has clarified that their abductors were Tiv indigenes from Benue State, and not Fulani as widely speculated. In a recent interview with newsmen,  Obiora recounted his ordeal, refuting claims by the Nigeria Police that he and five other students were rescued by security operatives in Benue State. Obiora, a law student at the Nigerian Law School’s Yola campus, explained that they were abducted along the Zakibiam-Mukari Expressway, after boarding a company’s…

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Atiku, Pantami, others celebrate Yobe Teens’ Global English triumph

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Yobe Teens' triumph2

…Urge National Honours A wave of national pride swept across Nigeria yesterday following the historic achievement of two Yobe students from Yobe State, Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu and Ruqayya Fema, who emerged overall best in English Language and Debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals, held in London, United Kingdom.  The event, which featured over 20,000 participants from 69 countries, tested English proficiency, critical-thinking, and debate skills, with the Nigerian duo clinching top prizes. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Aminu, a student of Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC) in Mamudo, Yobe State, claimed the…

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2027: “Opposition Governors defecting out of fear, not principle” – PDP chieftain

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PDP chieftain

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former aspirant for the Akure-South/Akure North federal constituency in Ondo State, Balarabe Akinwumi, has expressed concern over the recent wave of defections by incumbent governors from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Akinwumi, a lawyer and former aide to ex-Governor Olusegun Mimiko on Oil and Gas, who described the trend as “worrisome”, stressed that the defecting governors may be seeking political cover in order to conceal their purported misconduct. While arguing that the defections reflect a lack of…

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“APC attacking Obi consistently to divert attention from its failures” – CUPP

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CUPP on APC

The Conference of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of launching a smear campaign against Peter Obi to divert attention from its failures in governance. Its National Secretary, Chief Peter Ameh, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Ameh, who is also a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), was reacting to comments by the APC  National Publicity Secretary, Felix Mouka, who accused Obi of hypocrisy and claimed he had “nothing to offer Nigeria”. He described the allegations as a “gross…

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Court bars Niger Govt. from acting against Badeggi Radio

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Court bars Niger Govt

The High Court of Justice of Niger State has issued an interim injunction restraining the Niger State Government and its agencies from taking any further action against Badeggi Radio Broadcasting Services Ltd and its Director, Mohammed Shu’aibu Badeggi, amid a mounting legal standoff. The interim order, granted yesterday by Justice Mohammed Mohammed, prevents the Governor of Niger State, the Attorney-General, and the Niger State Urban Development Board from revoking, withdrawing, seizing, cancelling, or terminating Badeggi Radio’s operating license. The court also barred them from any forceful entry, invasion, demolition, or…

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Bello Turji releases captives, surrenders arms amid cleric-brokered truce

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Bello Turji releases captives

…As public figures demand justice Zamfara terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, has reportedly released 32 kidnapped victims and surrendered a portion of his arms following a series of peace negotiations led by Islamic clerics in the Fakai Forest, Shinkafi local government area. However, the gesture has sparked national debate, with some prominent voices demanding accountability for his past atrocities. At a religious gathering in Kaduna on Monday, renowned Islamic scholar Musa Yusuf, popularly known as ‘Asadus-Sunnah’, disclosed that his team held three separate meetings in July with Turji and other bandit…

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