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Jul

2025

Breaking: Abure orders Peter Obi to resign from LP within 48-hours

POLITICS#ADC, #Coalition, #DrPeterObi, #FourmillionMarchForPeterObi, #JuliusAbure, #LabourParty

Breaking: Abure orders Peter Obi to resign from LP within 48-hours The Labour Party (LP) faction led by Julius Abure has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, to formally resign from the party. The order came consequent upon Obi's involvement in a new opposition coalition. In a statement on Thursday, Obiora Ifoh, LP spokesperson, reiterated the party’s rejection of the newly formed coalition, describing it as a gathering of “recycled, desperate and frustrated politicians”. “Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Gregory Obi has received a 48 hour ultimatum to formally resign his…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Obi Confirms coalition rumour, says decision comes ‘after deep reflection’

POLITICS#ADC, #AlhajiAtikuAbubakar, #Coalition, #DavidMark, #DrPeterObi

Obi Confirms coalition rumour, says decision comes 'after deep reflection' Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that the African Democratic Congress coalition will always put Nigerians first in all its decisions. This is as Obi reaffirmed his support for the adoption of the ADC as the coalition platform ahead of the 2027 general elections to unseat President Bola Tinubu. Obi said the move was borne out of a commitment to provide competent and compassionate leadership for Nigeria. In a post on his X handle on Thursday, the former Anambra governor said…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Court Sentences Secondary sch student for killing his teacher

METRO#Emmanuel Ude, #GovernmentTechnicalCollegeBukuru

Court Sentences Secondary sch student for killing his teacher A student of Government Technical College Bukuru (BUTECHS), Plateau State, Emmanuel Ude, has been sentenced to death by hanging for stabbing his teacher, Job Dashe. According to reports, Ude stabbed his teacher to death after the (latter) confronted him over breaching dining hall rules. A High Court sitting in Plateau State has sentenced Emmanuel Ude, a former student of Government Technical College, Bukuru, to death by hanging for the murder of his teacher, Mr. Job Dashe, in 2021. According to one account, the incident happened in July 2021 when Mr. Dashe,…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

One-term deal: Ijaw youth council fumes, says Fubara has right to seek re-election

NATIONAL NEWS#BolaAhmedTinubu, #SiminalayiFubara, #TheophilusAlaye

One-term deal: Ijaw youth council fumes, says Fubara has right to seek re-election The president of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYCW), Theophilus Alaye has utterly kicked against reports of a single-term agreement as a condition for the reinstatement of Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers. Last week, famousreporters reported that President Bola Tinubu agreed to reinstate Fubara as governor of Rivers — but with the condition that he will not seek re-election in 2027. The cease-fire was reached during a closed-door meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa, where Tinubu hosted Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

How Hadi Sirika ‘paid’ N1.3bn to daughter’s firm for unexecuted aviation contract- EFCC witness

CRIME, NATIONAL NEWS#AlBuraqGlobal InvestmentLtd, #EFCC, #HadiSirika

How Hadi Sirika ‘paid’ N1.3bn to daughter’s firm for unexecuted aviation contract- EFCC witness A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has narrated how Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, awarded contracts to his relatives when he was a cabinet member. It would be recalled that te EFCC had, on May 9, arraigned Sirika alongside his daughter, Fatima, and her husband, Jalal Sule Hamma, as well as their company, Al Buraq Global Investment Ltd, at the federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama. The ex-minister is accused of abusing his office by awarding contracts to a…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Dangote refinery reduces ex-depot petrol price to N840 per litre

NATIONAL NEWS#compressednaturalgas, #DangoteRefinery, #PETROAN, #PMS

Dangote refinery reduces ex-depot petrol price to N840 per litre Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its ex-depot price for premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N840 per litre. The reduction represents a N40 decrease from the previous rate of N880 per litre. Five days before the reduction, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited had increased the pump price of petrol to N925 per litre in Lagos. The decrease also came a week after Dangote refinery increased the ex-depot petrol price to N880 per litre. In an update on Monday by Anthony Chiejina, chief corporate communications officer…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million Over Alleged Violation of Rights

LEGAL, NEWS#Assault, #CharityUwakwe, #HumanRights, #Mediarights, #MediaRightsAgenda, #Violation

Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million for Alleged Violation of her Rights An Abia State based journalist, Ms Charity Uwakwe, popularly known as Distinguished Chacha has filed a N5 million suit at the Federal High Court in Umuahia against the State Government and the Nigeria Police asking the court to declare that the forceful detention, physical assault, intimidation, and degrading treatment to which she was subjected in the course of her journalistic duties on June 30, 2023 constitute a violation of her rights under the 1999 Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The suit…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

2027: Liberal Progressive And Patriotic Members Congress LPPMC Mobilizes For The Coalition.

NEWS, POLITICS

The Movement formerly known as the Labour Party Patriotic Members Congress LPPMC which stood out in the build up to the 2023 General Elections and was the energy and the electricity that drove the monstrous following of Candidate Peter Gregory Obi across the Six Geopolitical Zones in the 2023 General election has endorsed the Coalition of well meaning and public spirited Nigerians to salvage Nigeria from the rudderless and uneventful watch of the All Progressive Congress APC. The LPPMC which is presently known as the LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE AND PATRIOTIC MEMBERS CONGRESS led by Dr. Kingsley Okundaye who functions as the…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

LG Elections: Area M Police, Royal Fathers set to stop Election Violence in Alimosho

NEWS#security, #TheNigeriaPolice

LG Elections: Area M Police, Royal Fathers set to stop Election Violence in Alimosho By Oki Samson Ahead of Lagos State LGAs/LCDAs elections slated for 12th July 2025, the Nigeria Police are gearing for a peaceful elections. This is even as no. 1 security agency tasked with election monitoring and security, the Police leadership has embarked on consultation across the board. Over the weekend, the Area Commander in charge of Area M Police Command in Idimu, Lagos State, ACP Tokunbo Abaniwonda engaged with stakeholders within her jurisdiction, Alimosho LGA, which is the most populous local government in Lagos State. She…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

Indian Home Affairs Ministry Partners FRSC to Train Workforce

Uncategorized#FederalRoadSafetyCommiasion, #IndianHomeAffairs, #security

Indian Home Affairs Ministry Partners FRSC to Train Workforce In a move to enhance the mental resilience and professional effectiveness of personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, through Rashtriya Raksha University, the pioneering National Security and Police University in India, has concluded discussions to commence strategic partnership that will lead to result oriented capacity building for Officers and Men of the Corps. Through the first-of-its-kind collaboration, according to a press statement and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), 1000 FRSC personnel will undergo intensive training in…