2027: Obi Not Atiku’s Running Mate In New Coalition, Obidient Movement Debunks Claims

NewsNigeriaPolitics2027: Obi Not Atiku’s Running Mate In New Coalition, Obidient Movement Debunks Claims

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 19, 2025

The Obidient Movement has debunked claims that Peter Obi has been offered the running mate position to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the new coalition being formed ahead of 2027. A press statement on Monday signed by Nana Kazaure, Director, Strategic Communication & Media, Obidient Movement, noted that the former Anambra State Governor is still a chieftain of the Labour Party. The stamen reads, “The Obidient Movement has been inundated with calls from our...

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Defection: Edo Deputy Speaker Resigns 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDefection: Edo Deputy Speaker Resigns 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2025

Following the minority status of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State Assembly occasioned by the defection of PDP members, including the speaker, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Mrs. Maria Oligbi-Edeko, has resigned her position. Mrs Oligbi-Edeko representing Esan North-East II announced her resignation during the plenary in Benin City, the state capital, on Monday. In her resignation letter to the House, Oligbi-Edeko said her resignation was...

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Varsity Unions Reject N50bn Sharing Formula

EducationNewsNigeriaVarsity Unions Reject N50bn Sharing Formula

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2025

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has rejected the sharing formula of the recently approved N50 billion Earned Allowances for both teaching and non-teaching staff in the institutions. It was gathered that the N50 billion is to be shared among the university-based unions, which include SSANU, NASU, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and the National...

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Police Arrest Native Doctor, Recover Firearms In Ezeagu, Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Native Doctor, Recover Firearms In Ezeagu, Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2025

Police operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a 24 years old male native doctor, Ejike Emmanuel Chinonso for possession of firearms. In a press briefing on Sunday, 18th of May, 2025, the Enugu Police Public Relations Officer SP Daniel Ndukwe disclosed that Mr. Ejike Emmanuel Chinonso, was arrested by operatives attached to the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad on May 15, 2025, at about 10:30 a.m. “Two firearms, one revolver pistol, one expended and...

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Nigerians Have Succeeded Individually, Failed Collectively – Bukola Saraki

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerians Have Succeeded Individually, Failed Collectively – Bukola Saraki

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2025

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has lamented that Nigerians are successful as individuals but have failed collectively because the country has remained unable to fulfill its manifest destiny as a leader in Africa and the world. He also noted that Nigeria has more accidental leaders which is the reason the country has continued to have challenges. Saraki, who stated this yesterday when he presented a paper titled “Empowering the future from legacy to infinity” at...

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UTME Controversy: Kalu Seeks Independent Probe Into JAMB’s Systems

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUTME Controversy: Kalu Seeks Independent Probe Into JAMB’s Systems

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2025

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has sought for independent probe into the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) system, even as he directed the Federal Government department to initiate an urgent and independent audit of its digital systems following the large-scale technical disruptions that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Recall that the nationwide examination, a gateway to higher education for millions of Nigerian youths, was thrown...

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Army Recovers Stolen Petroleum Products, 38 Suspects Arrested

NewsNigeriaPoliticsArmy Recovers Stolen Petroleum Products, 38 Suspects Arrested

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2025

Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army in partnership with other security agencies have recovered over 700,000 litres of stolen petroleum products and arrested 38 suspects. This was achieved following intensified crackdown against crude oil theft and associated crimes across the Niger Delta Region. The operations, according to a statement on Sunday signed by Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director 6 Division Army Public Relations. According to him, the operations conducted between 12 and 18...

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Don’t Allow Marte LGA Fall To Bandicts, Zulum Appeals To FG

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDon’t Allow Marte LGA Fall To Bandicts, Zulum Appeals To FG

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2025

Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, Borno State Governor has appealed to the Federal Government not to allow Marte Local Government Area (LGA) to fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Zulum, who was actively involved in coordinating security logistics till late in the night on Saturday, urged the government to deploy decisive strategies that would ensure the safety of the LGA. Zulum undertook a tour to assess the challenges faced in Marte, while also exploring sustainable solutions to...

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China Ready To Establish Electric Vehicle Factories In Nigeria

EconomyNewsNigeriaChina Ready To Establish Electric Vehicle Factories In Nigeria

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2025

China is ready to establish electric vehicle factories in Nigeria, in a bid to strengthen business partnership between both countries. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria who stated this, also harped on the imperative of enhanced collaboration between China and Nigeria in unlocking the potential of Nigeria’s Solid Minerals sector through the establishment of electric vehicle factories in Nigeria. Speaking while paying a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake in his...

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Tinubu In Rome For Inaugural Mass Of Pope Leo XIV 

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsTinubu In Rome For Inaugural Mass Of Pope Leo XIV 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2025

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. The installation mass is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 18. The President was received at the Mario De Bernardo Military Airport by Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and officials from Vatican City and the Nigerian Embassy after the plane...

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