Category: FEATURES

Former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Europe, describing it as a “working vacation” that highlights the President’s limited stamina for the demands of office. The Presidency announced that Tinubu departed Abuja on September 4 for a 10-day working vacation across France and the United Kingdom as part of his 2025 annual leave. In a post on X on Thursday, Amadi argued that the President and his team were undermining his re-election prospects. “The president and his team…

 Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, on Monday, September 8, raised alarm over Nigeria’s rising debt profile. As  reported by Daily Trust, Abbas warned that it has crossed the country’s statutory threshold and now threatens fiscal sustainability Speaking at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC), Abbas said Nigeria’s debt had reached “a critical point” and called for urgent reforms in borrowing practic  es and oversight…  

The Patriotic Imo Citizens, PIC has taken a swipe at the Greater Imo Initiative, GII , describing the group’s recent press conference in Owerri as a desperate attempt at blackmail targeted at Chima Amadi. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Chris Abumchi Anyanwueke, PIC dismissed the allegations of money laundering, unlawful possession of INEC materials, ritual practices and links to President Bola Tinubu as fabricated tales designed to mislead the public and tarnish Amadi’s  reputation. The group accused GII, led by former lawmaker, Hon. Ethelbert Nnanna of…

  …Writes  UN ,AU,Common Wealth ,IHRO  The family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has flayed the call for the granting of amnesty to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, arguing that amnesty is for people who have committed a crime or have been convicted by a court of law. In a statement issued by Prince Emmanuel Kanu on behalf of the family to the global community, including the United Nations, African Union, Commonwealth, international human rights organizations, foreign missions, and all advocates of justice and freedom. The family…

….Posits: Union’s office not den of hoodlums.   The Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ, Imo State Council has debunked a report emanating from a press conference held few days ago in Owerri   by an unknown group  going by the name, Greater Imo Initiative ,GII, which alleged that some Journalists were beaten at the Council’s Press Centre during a media briefing with the the member representing Ideato nation at the National Assembly,Hon  Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu.   The Imo NUJ while refuting the said press conference, described it as  mother of all lies…

In a heartwarming account that has since captured national attention, Oluwatosin Adejumo, a puff-puff seller in Osun State, has narrated how her life took a dramatic turn following a chance encounter with Governor Ademola Adeleke. Speaking during an interview on  AIT Live News  , Adejumo described how a seemingly ordinary day at her roadside stall turned into a life-changing experience when the governor, fondly called Imole (meaning “light” in Yoruba), stopped to buy puff-puff. “The governor cited me and called me. So he asked me how much was my puff-puff…

A member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, Aminu Tambuwal, has admitted to negotiating with bandits through backdoor channels during his tenure as Governor of Sokoto. Naijaonpoint reports that Tambuwal made the remarks while appearing on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today. According to Tambuwal, banditry in Nigeria is a combination of both foreign and Nigerian elements, lamenting that the country’s borders are not properly secured. He said,“We did engage bandits through back door channels. “Bandits are a combination of foreign elements and Nigerians. With the problems in the Sahel,…