EXPOSED: VIDEO: Wike Blames Diarrhoea For Alcohol-laced Rage Inside Aso Rock, Begs Presidency Not To Punish Him For Embarrassing Indian Prime Minister Nyesom Wike has appealed to the presidency not to activate disciplinary measures against him after a video surfaced online appearing to show him shove the Indian prime minister during a recent state visit to Nigeria. The FCT minister said his apparent misconduct against Narendra Modi at the State House was induced by a perennial battle with diarrhoea, which he said has barely declined since starting several weeks ago, top officials from presidency revealed. Mr Wike, a politician whose…
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HoS Lands In Big Tr0uble Over Age Falsification All is not well in Nigerian civil service as the Head of Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, has been summoned by House of Representatives to provide details of all civil servants assigned to the Ministries, Department and Agencies of government (MDAs) for verification to track down offenders involved in age falsification. The move follows a motion seeking the investigation and prosecution of culprits of age falsification in Nigeria’s Civil Service, moved by Yusuf Badau at plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion, Badau noted that the Federal Civil Service of the Federation…
EXPOSED: How Sacked VC, Odoh Fraudulently Obtained Professorship The management of the Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS), Zamfara State, has disowned the sacked Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Bernard Odoh. Mr Odoh, now a disputed professor, was sacked as vice-chancellor of the NAU, popularly known as UNIZIK, about three weeks after his appointment. He was removed as vice-chancellor after his appointment, recruitment processes and academic profile became subjects of controversies. Professorship claim Mr Odoh repeatedly claimed that he was appointed as visiting professor at FUGUS in 2014, but was later promoted to the rank of full professor of applied…
FULL LIST: CAC Removes Innoson, Companies From Register The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced that it has removed the names of companies that failed to file their annual reports for the past 10 years from its register. This action came more than three months after the commission first issued a warning to the affected companies. In a statement released on Wednesday, the CAC confirmed that it had struck off companies that had not updated their annual returns, despite being given a 90-day grace period to comply. “The general public may recall that the Commission issued a Notice of Intention…
BREAKING: APC Thugs Invade PDP Secretariat, Destroy Properties Suspected thugs allegedly affiliated to the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, invaded the Edo State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), destroying and carting away properties worth millions of naira. The thugs also reportedly destroyed doors, windows, and office equipment at the party’s Secretariat. Several electronics, computers and other valuable items were also carted away by the thugs, who ransacked the building with the plan to attack any person in the building. Reacting to the incident, the Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Osa Nehikhare, condemned the attack…
EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu’s Son To Run For 2027 Governorship Election The Lagos branch of the Middle Belt youths has officially endorsed Seyi Tinubu, encouraging him to run for governor of Lagos State in 2027. They believe he can continue the legacy and development established by his father President Bola Tinubu while he was governor of Lagos State. The group highlighted Seyi Tinubu’s detribalized nature, expressing confidence that he, like his father, is capable of elevating Lagos to new heights. During a press conference on Thursday at Eko Hotel in Lagos, Dr. Stanley Augustine Kavwam, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle-Belt…
JUST IN: Fresh Trouble Hits Embattled Simon Ekpa The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has distanced itself from Simon Ekpa. Ekpa, who describes himself as the “Prime Minister” of the Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile and disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in Finland on Thursday. He is alleged to have used social media platforms to promote violent activities in the South-East, including attacks on civilians and authorities. Reacting to the arrest of Ekpa by the Finnish authorities, IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, maintained that his organisation had nothing to do with Ekpa and his group, Autopilot. He said, “We are not interested…
BREAKING: Crisis Rocks APC Over Appointments In Edo Members of the Esan West Local Government chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are divided over the list of commissioner-nominees. Ibom Focus reports that in a protest letter dated November 21, 2024, addressed to the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo through the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Musa Umar Ikhilor, the petitioners opined that the list submitted to the governor do not reflect the five kingdoms that make up the local government. The petition titled, “Re: Nomination of five names from Esan West Local Government” was written by the party’s leaders…
Police Arrest Man, Girlfriend For Kidnap, Murder Of 70-year-old Woman The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Ikechukwu Okoye (male, aged 33) and Juliet Ogbodo (female, aged 39), both of Onuorie-Obuno in Akpugo Community, Nkanu West Local Government Area over the alleged kidnap and murder of a 70-year-old woman. The suspects were alleged to have kidnapped, murdered and buried Mrs. Mary Nwatu, a 70-year-old woman, in a shallow grave in September 2024. In a statement made available on Thursday by DSP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, he said the suspects were arrested by the…
Drama As Security Operatives Exchange Fire After Mistaking Themselves For Gunmen Security operatives engaged in a gun duel in Anambra on Wednesday after both camps thought they were dealing with gunmen from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The incident occurred on Wednesday in Nnewi, the home town of Ifeanyi Ubah, the senator who died on July 27 in London. Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson of the Anambra police command, told journalists in Awka that the shooting began when another security agency mistook police operatives for unfriendly forces. Ikenga said contrary to reports in certain quarters, the shooting was not an attempt…