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The Presidency has cautioned Senator Ali Ndume against discussing sensitive security matters in public, urging him instead to pass such information directly to relevant authorities. This follows recent comments by the Borno South lawmaker, who spoke on rising insecurity and alleged the presence of informants aiding terrorist groups within communities. Responding on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said intelligence of that nature should not be shared on television. According to him, such disclosures could undermine ongoing security operations if not properly handled. Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, later confirmed to POLITICS…

Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, has confirmed he will be leaving the Premier League club at the end of this season. Salah revealed this in a video posted on his social media pages on Tuesday evening. The 33-year-old Egypt international, joined the Reds from Roma in June 2017. “Unfortunately the day has come. This is the first part of my farewell,” Salah said in the short clip. “I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.” The Anfield club also sent out a statement, revealing that Salah had to end his contract early. It read: “Salah expressed his wish…

A former Appeal Court President, Justice Isa Salami (rtd), has claimed that Peter Obi was not eligible to contest in the 2023 presidential elections. According to Justice Salami, the incompetence of some judges resulted in wrong verdicts. He was speaking in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, during a courtesy visit by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. “Peter Obi ought not to have contested the 2023 presidential election,” Salami said. “In the sense that by the time he lost the PDP primary, LP had submitted its list of members to the Independent National Electoral Commission. And the Constitution…

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), has revealed that Nigeria still relies on imported petroleum products despite improvements in local refining capacity. Lokpobiri spoke on the state of the downstream sector at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas. The minister said domestic refining capacity has improved significantly in recent years, adding thag local production is still insufficient to fully meet national consumption. Lokpobiri said imports remain a key component of Nigeria’s fuel supply, saying: “We are not yet at a point where local production alone can satisfy total consumption.” He said Nigeria is making measurable…

Strong indications emerged on Tuesday that former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, may formally obtain his membership card of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday. Sources within the ADC leadership disclosed that Kwankwaso is expected to register as a member of the opposition party in his hometown, Kwankwaso, located in Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State. Kwankwaso, who was the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, has in recent weeks hosted key figures of the ADC at his Kano residence, fuelling speculation about his imminent defection. Among those who visited him…

Former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Political Matters, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria is currently in deeper trouble than when Tinubu came as president in 2023. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on Trust TV, insisting that even Tinubu himself knows that he has failed. He was speaking on the state of Nigeria as a nation from economy down to security. “We are in deeper trouble than when you came. Violence are becoming a lot more serious than we anticipated. Three years into President Tinubu’s presidency, we’re seeing an escalation in the pattern of…

A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to March 31, 2026 The adjournment followed proceedings on Tuesday, during which both the prosecution and defence presented their arguments before the court. Counsel to the defendant, Ukpon Akpan, urged the court to grant bail, citing his client’s constitutional rights and the need to adequately prepare his defence. The prosecution, however, opposed the application, arguing that the charges against El-Rufai are weighty and that granting bail could potentially interfere with ongoing investigations.

Biola Bayo has finally taken downher recent interview with Baba Ijesha, following widespread criticism from the public In the now-deleted interview, Baba Ijesha addressed the story behind the se,xual assault that led to his conviction. He insisted that he is neither a rap!st nor a pedophile, maintaining his innocence despite the controversy surrounding the case and serving a JAIL TERM. During the conversation, the actor also expressed disappointment towards Damilola Adekoya, also known as Comedian Princess, accusing her of betraying those close to her. He further spoke about Iyabo Ojo, stating that he felt hurt by her reaction to…

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has submitted its input on the proposed state police framework to the Office of the National Security Adviser, with the document set to be forwarded to the National Assembly of Nigeria for legislative consideration. The Chairman of the forum and Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, disclosed this on Sunday during a meeting with Bola Tinubu at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. AbdulRazaq explained that consultations on the establishment of state police are ongoing among security stakeholders under the leadership of the National Security Adviser, noting that governors have now formally contributed to the process. “On…

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Tinubu to work hard to get the acceptance of the North. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it known that the northern part of the country is yet to support Tinubu’s second term ambition because capable hands are not handling the region for him. The prophet stated that a lot of people are deceiving Tinubu on the choice of the north ahead of the 2027 presidential election. He advised him to ignore the deceit and face the realities on…