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2027: Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, Yusuf Datti, others meet in Abuja [VIDEO]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have all gathered in Abuja for a major political meeting. The meeting is taking place at the Continental Hotel in Abuja and is part of an event called the National Political Consultative Group, North. […]

IGP launches School Protection Squad in Benue

The Nigerian Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has set up a new unit called the School Protection Squad in Benue State. This is part of a wider Safe School Initiative launched in Makurdi to keep schools safer. At the event, Egbetokun was represented by Zacharia Achinyan, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone […]

PDP Crisis: I’ll fight until justice is attained -Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that he is stepping back from all past agreements made to fix the issues troubling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said he would keep fighting until justice is achieved. This decision was made public in a statement titled “PDP Crisis: My Position,” […]

You have no moral right to link IPOB to terrorism – AVID challenges Ribadu

The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) have said that Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, does not have the right to link the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to terrorism. AVID said Ribadu was wrong to blame IPOB for attacks on police stations and prisons in different parts of Nigeria. In a statement […]

I had opportunity to be minister but turned it down – Pat Utomi

Professor Pat Utomi, a respected economist and public affairs expert in Nigeria, has shared that he once said no to a ministerial job. The offer came from the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Utomi explained that he turned it down because he wanted to keep his independence and continue speaking openly about national issues. Utomi […]