Bello Turji Moves To Kill Hostages Over Arrest Of His Ally, Bako Wurgi Notorious terrorists kingpin, Bello Turji, has reportedly contacted village heads in Shinkafi, Zamfara State, threatening to attack their communities to secure the release of his ally, Bako Wurgi, from the security agencies. Sources familiar with the situation revealed that Turji has issued a warning to influential figures, including traditional leaders, saying, “He has already contacted influential figures in the Shinkafi area like the village heads/chiefs, threatening to attack their communities to ensure they secure Wurgi’s release from security services.” Turji has allegedly pledged to use his significant…
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JUST IN: Tinubu Moves To Borrow Fresh N13 Trillion Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Monday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the total projected revenue for 2025 stands at N34,820,000,000,000 out of which the expenditure is projected at 47,960,000,000,000, which is an increase of 36.8 per cent from the 2024 estimate. The deficit for…
2027: OBJ, Gowon, IBB, GEJ, Buhari, Others To Form Party A former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Lukman has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to rally some former leaders of the country to unite the opposition in forming a new political party to challenge President Bola Tinubu and APC ahead of the 2027 general election. Lukman was reacting to an interview, where Obasanjo was quoted to have said that ‘a leader made by Satan is bound to fail, while God’s chosen one will thrive’. The former APC stalwart said to produce godly…
Tinubu Begs Nigerian Media Over Controversial Tax Reforms, Lists Out ‘Benefits’ President Bola Tinubu has appealed to the Nigerian media to support his administration’s proposed tax reforms for sustainable wealth creation. Tinubu’s appeal was made known in a statement issued on Monday by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, who said that the President described the tax reform as a critical step toward building enduring national wealth and prosperity for all Nigerians. Ibrahim stated that President Tinubu on Sunday evening at the 2024 Nigerian Media Merit Awards, held at the Muson…
Heavy Crisis Rocks Methodist Church, Many Feared Killed Three persons have been confirmed dead following a violent clash between worshippers of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria, UMCN, and the Global Methodist Church, GMC, in Taraba State. The crisis erupted on Sunday in the Karim-Lamido local government council after one faction reportedly unsealed a church building for service. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Usman, said the incident occurred on Sunday in Munga Dasso village of Karim-Lamido council. “There was a crisis in Karim-Lamido Local Government Council, which led to the killing of three people,” he said. He added…
How ‘We Lied To Nigerians’; Dalung Exposes Buhari’s Government In a startling revelation, a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, has admitted that the immediate-past Muhammadu Buhari-led administration misled Nigerians during its eight-year tenure. Dalung made the confession during an interview on the ‘Mic On Podcast’ with popular TV achor, Seun Okinboloye, on Sunday. Dalung, a member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) during Buhari’s first term in office between 2015 and 2019, expressed disappointment with the administration, accusing it of betraying the trust of the Nigerian people. “I am completely disappointed because what we told Nigerians…
IGP Under Fire As Yoruba Union Back Kemi Badenoch, Condemns Nigerian Police Misconduct The Yoruba Union, known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorúbá, has thrown its support behind Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom Conservative Party, following her recent comments about the Nigerian Police. The Union commended Badenoch for shedding light on what it described as systemic misconduct by the police force. Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorúbá highlighted such abuses involving the Nigerian Police, including the reported abduction of Yoruba activists Dele Farotimi and Olamide Thomas, a nurse, who were allegedly transported from Lagos to Abuja under the directives of the Inspector…
EFCC Arrests 792 Crypto Fraudster The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made its largest single-day arrest with 792 suspected crypto fraudsters apprehended in Lagos. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, said the arrests took place at a seven-storey building in Victoria Island, Lagos. Uwujaren said the suspects include 114 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Khazartans, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian.
WATCH: Nigerian Army Captures Infamous Bandit Leader Baka Wurgi In a major breakthrough against banditry, troops of the 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have captured Baka Wurgi, also known as Baka NaGarba, a notorious bandit leader and arms dealer implicated in the murder of the Emir of Gobir, Alhaji Isa Mohammad Bawa, in Sokoto State. The operation, executed on Dec. 14 at 10 p.m., was based on intelligence that Wurgi was receiving treatment at a hospital in Shinkafi, Zamfara State, for severe injuries sustained during a clash with a rival group. Sources to Zagazola Makama that Wurgi, bearing multiple cuts and…
BREAKING: Mali, Burkina, Others To Permanently Exit ECOWAS Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic will cease to be members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from 2025. Alieu Touray, president of ECOWAS commission, made the announcement on Sunday during the 66th ordinary session of heads of states and governments in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Touray set the countries’ exit at January 29, 2025 – July 29, 2025. The ECOWAS president said the timeframe would allow for last mediations and any diplomatic interventions. “After deliberations, their excellencies, the authority members of the authority of ECOWAS, heads of state…