Emotions ran high Tuesday morning outside the barricaded gates of Onitsha Main Market as hundreds of traders gathered to protest Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s unprecedented one-week shutdown order, with some demonstrators breaking into chants that drew sharp criticism from religious and civic leaders. The protest erupted hours after security forces sealed all major entrances to Africa’s…
In a viral video circulating on social media, a tense confrontation broke out in Abuja on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, when soldiers stopped the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from gaining access to an estate land in the FCT. In the video, naval…
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has issued a stark warning to President Bola Tinubu, stating that Nigeria could descend into chaos if Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not released immediately and unconditionally. In a statement released Monday and signed by its National President, Comrade Igboayaka O….
Federal Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has firmly pushed back against recent remarks by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde concerning the cost of federal road projects, asserting his seniority over the governor in both engineering practice and public administration. Umahi made the remarks on Saturday during an inspection of the Keffi segment of the…
The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has thrown its full weight behind the October 20 nationwide protest organized by rights activist Omoyele Sowore, demanding the unconditional release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued Saturday by its National President, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, the pan-Igbo women’s group praised Sowore and…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has firmly declared that the National Assembly will not tolerate any member attempting to hold the legislature “hostage,” stressing that adherence to institutional rules and internal discipline is vital to the health of Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued Saturday by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, titled “The Trials and Triumphs…
Prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has issued a strong warning that the Southwest region will not support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 if his administration continues on its current path of economic mismanagement and governance failure. The message was conveyed in a statement released by Alhaji Abass Olaniyi,…
In a move that has won widespread praise across Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has approved a dramatic increase in the monthly salary of security personnel at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), raising their pay from ₦18,800 to ₦80,000. The decision came shortly after a courageous security guard publicly voiced his hardship during a…
