Political drama unfolds as Atiku Abubakar's media strategist drops bombshell predictions about potential power plays brewing ahead of Nigeria's 2027 presidential election. Demola Olarewaju unleashes sharp criticism of President Bola Tinubu and his potential political machinations.
Blasting away at Buhari's former political allies from the Congress for Progressive Change movement, Olarewaju warns about dangerous political traps. He suggests Tinubu operates with calculated ruthlessness designed to manipulate and ultimately sideline former supporters. The strategist points toward a pattern of strategic betrayal demonstrated through previous interactions with political figures like Nasir El-Rufai.
Electoral manipulation emerges as another...
Alarm bells are ringing across Otukpo and nearby communities as a prominent social justice organization blasts urgent warnings about skyrocketing violence. The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency has fired off a desperate plea to Police Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun detailing a nightmare of criminal activity destroying local peace.
Residents face unprecedented danger with murderous gangs terrorizing neighborhoods at will. Brutal killings have become shockingly commonplace. Armed criminals strike without warning, leaving families devastated and communities traumatized. Local populations experience constant fear, watching helplessly as violence tears through their neighborhoods unchecked.
Shocking incident reports...
The top money manager for Bauchi State landed in big trouble! Sirajo Muhammad Jaja got hauled into court because the anti-corruption police believed he stole mountains of government money. We're talking about a whopping 8.3 billion naira that might have disappeared through sneaky tricks.
Jaja showed up at court with a money exchange buddy named Aliyu Abubakar. They're both facing serious accusations about stealing and moving around public cash. The trouble doesn't stop with them. Several government big shots are also named in this massive money mess.
Investigators say these folks created a complicated web of fake companies to shuffle money around. They've been working this scheme for years and totally breaking people's trust in how...
Big news is brewing for Benue State's local government elections! The election petition tribunal has some important decisions coming up. They'll be sharing their judgments about four different local government areas from a special location in Abuja.
Here's what's happening. The tribunal will announce the results for the Konshisha Local Government Area on 14 April 2025. Right after that, Vandeikya and Ushongo Local Government Areas will hear their judgments on 15 April 2025. Kwande Local Government Area also has its day scheduled for 14 April 2025.
People who challenged the election results are watching closely. They want to see if the tribunal will change anything about the October 2024 local government elections. Everyone wants to...
Tope Fasua claims that Nigeria faced poverty long before becoming independent. He said this on Tuesday during his talk on Arise TV. The presidential adviser for Economic Affairs also admitted that people across the country feel hungry these days. He mentioned that paying any full-time worker less than N70,000 breaks the law. The new minimum wage makes smaller payments illegal.
Fasua believes Nigeria needs special ways to measure poverty beyond what others suggest. He feels that outside recommendations might not fit Nigerian culture. He wants the government to separate poverty from hunger discussions. This helps prevent people from blaming officials unfairly. He stressed that poverty exists everywhere worldwide, not just in Nigeria. The...
Nigeria wants private money for building roads, bridges, and other big projects. The boss at MOFI, Armstrong Takang, talked about how good business practices help attract this money. He spoke at a meeting in Abuja where they launched a new way to grade government companies. The World Bank helped set up this event about making state businesses run better. The Nigerian government hopes this makes public companies work harder for everyone.
MOFI started in 1959 but recently changed its structure. It watches over government assets and tries to make them more valuable. It counts what belongs to the federal government and fixes companies that perform poorly. It aims to attract new investments and make more money for the Nigerian people...
The Nigerian government says nobody replaced Mahmood Yakubu as head of the election commission. People spread false stories online claiming President Tinubu picked someone new to lead INEC. According to officials, these claims hold zero truth. The president's digital media adviser, O'tega Ogra, spoke up against these rumors. He told everyone to ignore these false messages going around on social media platforms.
Ogra made clear that any real announcement about changing the INEC chairman would come through proper channels. He specifically mentioned the Secretary to Government office as an official source for such important news. The current social media buzz started when accounts began sharing posts suggesting Yakubu had lost his...
Anthrax has killed at least 50 hippos plus other large animals in Virunga National Park. Park officials found these dead creatures floating down a main river that runs into one of Africa's biggest lakes. Emmanuel De Merode, who runs the park, said tests proved anthrax caused these deaths, affecting buffalo as well. Nobody knows exactly where the poison came from. The park shared pictures showing hippos lying dead on their sides or backs in the Ishasha River, some stuck in muddy areas along the banks.
This hits the park hard because they worked for years to increase hippo numbers. Hunting and fighting had cut the population from over 20,000 to just a few hundred by 2006. Today, about 1,200 hippos live there. Park guards first noticed...
Gabon votes for a new president this Saturday. It marks the first election since army officers kicked out the Bongo family in 2023, ending their 56-year control. Military leaders hope this vote makes their power official. Back in August 2023, Brice Oligui Nguema led soldiers who took charge of the country. This happened during three years when many African nations saw their armies grab control.
Nguema first said he would give power back to regular people. Instead, he made himself the temporary government boss. Last month, he surprised nobody when he said he wanted the presidency. His main rival comes from the old government - Alain Claude Bilie By Nze served under Bongo but started a new group called "Together for Gabon" to look...
