Category: EDITORIAL
Manchester City’s Old Problems Rear Their Head As Tottenham Ease To Victory
Manchester City’s troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Saturday that raised questions over their quest to regain the Premier League title. Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before half-time as Spurs went top of the table, making it…
Group Seeks Presidential Task Force To Stop Killings, Insecurity
A group of concerned Nigerian leaders has asked President Bola Tinubu to create a Presidential Task Force on National Security to stop killings, banditry, terrorism and all forms of violent crimes across different states in Nigeria. In a statement jointly signed by members of the group drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country,…
PDP Governors Dare Wike, Insist On Nov 15 Convention
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum on Saturday warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others against derailing the national convention of the party scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025. In a communiqué at the end of its 7th meeting held on Saturday, August 23,…
Ugandan Government Employee Admits Role in Crypto Trader Abduction
In what has been tagged shocking development, an employee of the Ugandan National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), has confessed to orchestrating the abduction of Festo Ivaibi, the founder of a blockchain education entity, in May. However, rogue elements in the Ugandan military working with NIRA employee, Alex Mwogeza, ultimately carried out the attack that…
2027: ADC Coalition Deceiving Nigerians, I Plan To Run With Obi – Baba-Ahmed
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, says the opposition coalition floated on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is deceiving Nigerians that it can rescue the country from the cesspool of underdevelopment. “They are deceiving us,” Baba-Ahmed said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday. Baba-Ahmed was…
Election-Rigger Should Not Succeed Yakubu As INEC Chair — Datti Baba-Ahmed
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria does not need an election-rigger to succeed Mahmood Yakubu, whose 10-year tenure expires as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on November 9, 2025. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday. Baba-Ahmed blamed Yakubu for…
Activist Joins ADC, Urges Nigerians To Unite Against APC
A popular human rights and anti-corruption activist, Comrade Ibrahim Garba Wala, popularly known as IG Wala, has snubbed the ruling All Progressives Congress for the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress, ADC. The activist made his stance known in a statement on Thursday ahead of the 2027 presidential election. He became the latest member of ADC…
Benue Lawmakers Reject Law Professor, Confirm Others As Commissioners
The Benue State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed six nominees as commissioners, but rejected the nomination of Prof Timothy Yangien Ornguga over allegations contained in four petitions against him from his former students and for lacking a primary school certificate. The lawmakers at plenary presided over by the speaker, Aondona Dajoh, asked Governor…
INEC Presents Certificates Of Return To By-Elections Winners
The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented Certificates of Return to senators-elect and members-elect of the House of Representatives who emerged victorious in the by-elections held on August 16. The certificates were handed over on Thursday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja by different National Commissioners. Among the recipients were Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All…
Iyabo Ojo Not Wanted – Police Disown Viral Poster
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed a viral poster that Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Iyabo Ojo, was wanted. The widely circulated poster claimed a reward had been offered for information leading to her arrest. However, in a statement on Thursday shared on social media, the police described the poster as fake and misleading. The…