Soludo Mocks Peter Obi, Calls Him A Frustrated Serial Loser Who Is Sulking Governor Charles Soludo has slammed Peter Obi’s attempts to unseat him in the November 8 governorship election, accusing the Labour Party chieftain of frustration. Mr Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance was declared the winner of the election with a total of 422,664 votes. The Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu, came in distant fourth with 10,576 votes. Speaking in Awka on Tuesday, Mr Soludo mocked Mr Obi over the Labour Party’s loss in the election, despite his community rallying support for him. “Nobody likes to lose.…
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Wike To Apologise To Military Officer ‘Over Clash’ A former Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka, has called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike to apologise to the officer of the Nigerian military he abused for executing a lawful order from a superior. In a statement titled, “Minister Wike: Power, Process, and the Rule of Law,” Chidoka also slammed the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) for their unprofessional conduct. He added that their responsibility in such situations was to extract their principal from a rancorous and potentially dangerous situation, not to escalate it.…
Christian Genocide: Trump To Adopt Sanctions Than Military Action In Nigeria A United States Congressman, Bill Huizenga, has said that President Donald Trump is unlikely to take military action in Nigeria despite his recent threat to go “guns-ablazing” over alleged killings of Christians and other Nigerians. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV , Huizenga clarified that Trump’s comments were more about expressing frustration with ongoing violence than indicating a real plan for military intervention. According to the US lawmaker, the American President’s priority is likely to focus on using economic and individual sanctions to pressure those responsible, rather than…
Wike Finally Speaks Over Face-off With Military Personnel The minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has condemned the alleged unlawful seizure of a disputed plot of land in Abuja by military officers reportedly acting on the orders of a former chief of naval staff. Earlier on Tuesday, videos surfaced online showing Wike in a heated argument with a military official at a site. In a statement after the incident, Wike said he visited the location following reports that soldiers had driven away officials of the FCT administration department of development control. “You are aware that the land…
JUST IN: Army Chief Blows Hot Over Wike’s Clash With Military Officer A former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd.), has warned that the confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a Nigerian Navy officer in Abuja represents “a clear and present danger to national security” and called for urgent corrective action. Buratai, in a statement on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, said Wike’s conduct during the exchange “transcends mere misconduct” and “undermines the authority of the Commander-in-Chief and the integrity of the Armed Forces.” The clash, which reportedly occurred…
Naked Protest Looms Over Unpaid Arrears The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened a nationwide naked protest on November 24 if the government fails to pay their outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances. The coalition’s national chairman, Mukaila Ogunbote, announced this during a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Ogunbote, who is also the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NIPOST chapter, said the protest would hold if the federal government failed to fulfill the promise of paying the N32,000 approved pension increment arrears and the N25,000 palliative allowance approved since 2023. He said the…
I Cannot Be Going To Court Every Day; Senator Friday Gives Reasons Why Leaving PDP Senator Konbowei Benson Friday, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, has expressed worries about the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in his office at the National Assembly, he lamented that the Nigerian security situation has been very bad over the years. It is no longer news in Nigeria and the world that we have security issues, particularly Boko Haram and the offshoot of bandits in recent years. We have been living and managing ourselves over time, and it has never…
Panic As Car Thief Enters Nigerian Government House, Steals Convoy Vehicle A car thief has sneaked into Kano Government House in the wee hours of Monday and drove away with a Toyota Hilux van. It was gathered that the car thief gained access into the Government House through Gate 4 and left with the vehicle around 5am on Monday. Insiders said CCTV footages analysed after the theft showed that the thief drove away through the main gate of the Government House. The sources said further that the van was part of the deputy governor’s convoy. Another source told this newspaper…
Gunmen Abduct Six Directors From Defence The Federal Ministry of Defence has been thrown into panic after gunmen abducted six Directors along the Kabba–Lokoja highway in Kogi State. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, November 10, 2025, when the senior officials were travelling from Lagos to Abuja for a Directorate-level promotion examination. According to security sources, the officials were ambushed by heavily armed men in what has been described as a “well-coordinated attack.” The abduction has sent shockwaves through the Defence Ministry and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), raising renewed fears about the safety of civil…
VIDEO: Soldiers Clash With Wike Over Land In Abuja A serious confrontation broke out in Abuja on Tuesday when soldiers stopped the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from gaining access to an estate land in the FCT. In a video obtained by Ibom Focus, the soldiers on guard duty at the disputed site blocked the minister’s convoy, leading to a heated verbal exchange between Wike and one of the officers. Visibly angry, Wike accused the soldier of obstructing government officials from performing their duties, while the soldier insisted he was…