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Activist politician, Omoyele Sowore on Friday insisted that President Bola Tinubu is not different from ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso. Sowore made the claim while addressing journalists at the Abuja Federal High Court. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Abuja Federal High Court had dismissed the no-case submission made by Sowore in the cyberbullying charge brought against him by the Department of the State Services, DSS DSS had charged Sowore for cyberbullying President Tinubu. The court upheld the DSS charges against Sowore for allegedly calling Tinubu a “criminal” in his Twitter handle and…

Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, a former Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to ex-Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has alleged that Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, was killed in his presence. A screengrab containing Kamarawa’s claim, written in Hausa, is currently circulating on various social media platforms. Kamarawa had also on Thursday written a petition addressed to the Inspector General of Police, alleging that certain officers had also threatened him. Dadiyata, a Nigerian lecturer and outspoken government critic, was abducted by gunmen from his home in Kaduna on August 1, 2019, and remains missing. His disappearance was heavily linked to his critical social…

He is the quintessential technocrat nations crave for, an accomplished realtor, expert investor and astute manager of resources held in trust to the tune of over N750 billion. Speaking to pressmen at a spontaneous roundtable held in Ikoyi, Lagos recently, Obafemi George (OG) makes a tough call amidst the tough poverty, insecurity, unemployment and low life expectancy that confront tens of millions of Nigerians. He shares his unwavering belief in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying: “The foundation and blueprint of the exponential growth we all see in Lagos State were laid by President Tinubu when he was Lagos Governor, and…

…Profit Rises to N321bn; FY Revenue Tops N3.4tn First HoldCo Plc. (“FirstHoldCo” or the “Group”) today announces its audited results for the financial year ended December 31, 2025. Financial Highlights Income statement (₦’billion) FY 2025 FY 2024 Δ Gross earnings 3,435.4 3,212.6 +6.9% Interest income 2,994.1 2,397.4 +24.9% Net Interest Income 1,916.9 1,401.3 +36.8% Non-Interest Income1 377.4 755.1 -50.0% Operating income2 2,294.4 2,156.4 +6.4% Impairment charges for losses 826.3 426.3 +93.8% Operating expenses 1,233.8 934.2 +32.1% Profit before tax 235.0 796.5 -70.5% Profit for the year3 139.5 677.0 -79.4% Statement of Financial Position (₦’billion) Total Assets 27,250.9 26,524.2 +2.7% Customer…

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has received the Award of Excellence from the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO) in recognition of his administration’s commitment to inclusive governance and social protection delivery. The award was presented during a stakeholder engagement event with local government chairmen, held at the Transcorp Congress Hall in Abuja. NASSCO, a federal agency operating under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, is responsible for implementing social safety-net programmes designed to protect and empower vulnerable populations across Nigeria. In her remarks while presenting the award, the National Coordinator of NASSCO, Dr. Funmi…

Lagos State will begin charging motorists for parking on designated streets before the end of 2026, the Lagos State Parking Authority has announced. The General Manager of LASPA, Adebisi Adelabu, disclosed this while briefing the Chairman of Ikeja Local Government Area, Akeem Dauda, and his management team during a stakeholder engagement visit. This was contained in a statement by the Head, Public Affairs, LASPA, Dunkwu Divine, on Wednesday. Adelabu said the On-Street Parking Scheme will commence as a pilot in selected Local Government Areas including Ikeja and is designed to bring order to parking on Lagos streets, ease traffic congestion…

Gunmen have abducted six students of Nasarawa State University in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area, sparking a large-scale rescue operation by security agencies. The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed it has intensified efforts to secure the safe release of the students following the incident, which happened on Wednesday night. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Rahman Nansel, the attackers invaded an off-campus hostel at Anguwar Ninzo in Gudi around 9 pm on Wednesday. He stated that six of the victims were students of the Faculty of Engineering at the Gudi Campus of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, while another…

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has demanded the resignation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This comes amid tension over the recent amendment of the Senate Standing Orders governing the election of presiding and principal officers in the upper chamber. Oshiomhole, speaking to reports in Abuja, described the amended rules as being rooted in what he called a “moral crisis”. He claimed that Akpabio, under the new framework being debated, no longer meets the moral and procedural threshold to continue presiding over the chamber. Oshiomhole said, “This rule has serious moral crisis. “The senate president became minority leader on…

The National President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio-cultural Association, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, has distanced himself from the consensus arrangement proposed by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State. CityNews reports that Bodejo made his position known during a visit to the APC secretariat in Jalingo, where he also declared his intention to contest for the Taraba Central Senatorial seat on the platform of the party. The Miyetti Allah leader said he would not withdraw from the race in favour of any aspirant under any consensus arrangement. His position comes amid efforts by the APC leadership…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday over a lawsuit seeking to bar him from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, was filed by lawyer Johnmary Jideobi, who argued that Jonathan is constitutionally ineligible to seek the presidency again. According to the plaintiff, Jonathan has already exhausted the constitutional limit of two presidential tenures. Jideobi argued that the former president first completed the tenure of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua following his death in 2010 and later served a full term after winning the 2011 presidential election.…