DSS Wants Court to Bar Utomi from Holding Rallies Over Shadow Government Plan

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a fresh application at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to restrain Professor Pat Utomi from organising public events or making statements related to his proposed “shadow government.” In the application submitted on Wednesday, 4th June 2025, through its counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, the DSS urged Justice James Omotosho to issue an interlocutory injunction preventing Utomi and his associates from conducting rallies, roadshows, media engagements, or...

Gov. Mbah Receives NIS Officer Who Nabbed the Notorious Ritualist

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, on Monday received Prince Orji Ugochukwu, the Nigerian Immigration Officer who apprehended the notorious native doctor and ritualist, Eze Levi Obieze aka Obu, at the Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Seme road while attempting to flee out of the country on a motorcycle. Praising the NIS officer for upholding integrity rather than self-gratification, Governor Mbah described Ugochukwu’s action as reflecting the very spirit of service needed in building our...

Breaking the Stronghold: The Challenge of Unseating Nigeria’s Sitting Presidents

“The Executive wields significant and often unchecked influence over the institutions critical to the democratic process” —Anthony Obi Ogbo As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, all eyes are on incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is expected to seek a second term amid mounting national discontent. His administration, marred by persistent allegations of corruption, ethnic favoritism, and constitutional overreach, has faced sharp criticism from both civil society and...

Bill Gates Receives Nigeria’s National Honour

American tech mogul and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has been awarded one of Nigeria’s highest honours — Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) — by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in appreciation of his long-standing commitment to global health, education, and poverty alleviation. The honour was conferred in Lagos on Tuesday, during a high-profile event attended by senior government officials and influential business leaders, including Dr Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social...

950 Igbo Communities Under Threat from Armed Jihadist – Intersociety

…Accuses South-East Governors of Complicity A new investigative report by a leading civil liberties organisation has revealed that over 950 locations in about 800 Igbo communities across the South-East region are currently under threat or occupation by armed Jihadist Fulani herdsmen and allied groups. The report, released on Monday by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), accuses the five Christian governors of the South-East of complicity in the deepening insecurity...

Military Airstrike Kills Over 20 Bandits in Zamfara

…Vigilantes Caught in the Crossfire An airstrike carried out by the Nigerian military in Zamfara State has killed more than 20 suspected bandits in what authorities described as a successful counter-terrorism operation. However, the mission, which took place around Maraya and Wabi villages in Maru Local Government Area, also led to the deaths of some local vigilante members who were reportedly caught in the crossfire. Military sources, who spoke to counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, said...

Wike: ‘Nobody Can Remove Me From PDP

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at those calling for his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that no one has the courage or legitimacy to push him out of a party he has loyally served for years. Wike, who spoke on Monday during a media parley in Abuja, dismissed criticisms over his political allegiance and reaffirmed his commitment to the PDP despite working with the current...

Following the auto accident on Saturday that claimed 22 lives and left several others seriously injured of Kano’s contingent returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State when their bus fell off a bridge some kilometres from Kano, the state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared Monday, 2nd June as a public holiday to sympathize with the victims’ families. The Governor, in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, extended...

Okpebholo, Idahosa, APC Leaders Celebrate Appeal Court Victory

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has lauded the Appeal Court judgment which gave victory to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying that the regular defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the people continuous cause for celebration. The State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, party leaders, youths, market women, and other party stalwarts, joined the Governor on a motorcade around Benin City to celebrate the Appeal Court judgment. According to...

2nd Anniversary: Buratai Commends Tinubu’s Economic Policies

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen TY Buratai (rtd), has commended the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu while assessing his two years in office. Buratai, who spoke at the Timelineng lecture titled “Importance of the media in information gathering, stated that in the face of security challenges, the achievements of President Bola Tinubu and others barriers held in Lagos yesterday, said that the administration of President Tinubu has done well, given the...

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