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Our Reporter, Abuja Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned what he described as the growing culture of forgery and deceit within President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Reacting to the recent resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, over alleged certificate forgery, Atiku said the development had once again exposed the “deep moral crisis at the heart of the Tinubu government.” In a statement personally signed by him and titled “Forgery as State Policy: Tinubu, His Cabinet, and the DSS Must Be…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Members of the Abia Labour Party (LP) Caucus in the House of Representatives have admonished the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, to use his exalted office to promote the collective interest of Ndigbo rather than instigate the Federal Government against the Abia State Government for selfish political gains. The lawmakers, in a statement on Wednesday, accused Kalu of “talking down on Governor Alex Otti” and attempting to create a false impression that the Abia State Government was at odds with the Federal Government. They warned the Deputy Speaker against actions capable of igniting political tension in…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Barely two months after declaring that Nigeria had met its 2025 revenue target, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking approval to secure $2.35 billion in external loans. According to the President, the new borrowings are intended to part-finance the 2025 budget deficit, refinance Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds, and raise an additional $500 million through a Sovereign Sukuk to fund critical infrastructure projects. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The President explained that the move forms part of the…
By Vitus Ozoke Ụmahi’s performance was a vivid portrait of the Nigerian political class in all its megalomaniacal glory – egotistical blowhards in fine agbadas who cannot bear the insolence of mere mortals asking where their tax naira went..” If you ever needed a masterclass in how to turn a national television interview into a full-blown meltdown of ministerial arrogance, look no further than David Ụmahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works. The man didn’t just attend Rufai Oseni’s interview on Arise TV – he detonated on live TV. Here was a journalist asking the most basic accountability question: “Sir, how much?”…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka As the 2025 Anambra State governorship election approaches, the Association of Non-Indigenes in Anambra State has declared overwhelming support for the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. The group, comprising over 20,000 members from across Nigeria’s 35 states and beyond, made the declaration during an endorsement rally organised in collaboration with the Anambra Patriots for Soludo — one of the leading support groups for the governor’s re-election bid. Leaders of the association praised Governor Soludo’s people-oriented policies, particularly in health, education, and infrastructure, which they said have benefited both indigenes and non-indigenes alike. The Traditional Ruler of…
…Demands immediate release of 21-year-old Nmesoma held over 80 days at Tiger Base Our Reporter, Abuja The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has accused the Imo State Police Command of gross human rights violations over the unlawful detention and alleged torture of a 21-year-old trainee nurse, Miss Princess Nmesoma Chukwunyere, who has been held for more than three months without trial. RULAAC, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma, described Nmesoma’s continued detention at the police Anti-Kidnapping Unit, popularly known as Tiger Base, as “a chilling reminder of the deepening lawlessness and impunity”…
By Crispin Oduobuk On a bright morning in Abuja, Ntia Thompson walked into his office with a fragile hope. Weeks earlier, the courts had ruled in his favour, recognising the injustice he had endured. Yet the reality remained stark. Once an Assistant Director in the Servicom Unit of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA), an agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had been reassigned to the library. As benign as that might sound, that reassignment was actually a professional exile for the patriotic act of exposing corruption. Thompson’s ordeal is only one thread in a larger…
Our Reporter, Abuja A Senior Executive Officer at the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr. Martins Oghenerhoro Richard Atijegbe, has accused top officials of the ministry of orchestrating a campaign of fraud, persecution, and cover-up following his whistleblowing on alleged large-scale employment racketeering and illegal inclusion of names in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). At a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Atijegbe’s legal representative, Dr. Abdul Mahmud, Esq, Managing Partner of Liberty Semper Fidelis LP, said the whistleblower was being “punished for exposing a powerful cabal” involved in employment fraud at the ministry’s headquarters. Mahmud, who spoke…
…Says his politics about lifting ordinary Nigerians, not mingling with the mighty Our Reporter, Abuja Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has subtly responded to recent attacks from actor and his erstwhile spokesperson, Mr. Kenneth Okonkwo, who accused him of “attracting street urchins” as supporters. In a post on his official X handle on Wednesday, Obi condemned what he described as a growing culture of class discrimination in Nigerian politics, insisting that every citizen deserves dignity and respect regardless of social or economic status. “Lately, I have heard a few people say that those who follow Peter Obi are…
Our Reporter, Umuahia Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has challenged political leaders and other influential figures from the South-East to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action towards securing the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a post on his verified social media handle, Sowore declared readiness to lead a peaceful march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, urging South-East governors, lawmakers, traditional rulers, and religious leaders to join the demonstration. “I will set aside my differences with some politicians for one cause,” Sowore wrote. “I…