Author: Gbenga Olaleye

The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a one-week ultimatum to human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, demanding that he delete a social media post it described as “false, malicious, and inciting” against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a letter dated 7 September, the DSS alleged that Sowore made “criminal and derogatory” remarks about the President in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on 26 August 2025. The agency warned that failure to take down the post would compel it to explore “all lawful means” to safeguard national security and public order. Sowore, a…

The Enugu State Patriots have backed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Enugu State Government in their bid to recover N5.7 billion paid to Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited for the construction of 22 out of 260 Smart Green Schools in the state. The state government accused Sujimoto’s CEO, Olasijibomi Ogundele, of defrauding Enugu of N5.76 billion intended for the construction of the schools. Ogundele was declared wanted by the EFCC last Friday on allegations of money laundering and fund diversion. Following the allegations, a video emerged showing Ogundele denying any wrongdoing and insisting he is ready to…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has warned that Nigeria’s growing debt burden has exceeded the country’s legal threshold and now poses a serious threat to fiscal sustainability. Speaking at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) in Abuja on Monday, the Speaker said the country’s total public debt rose to ₦149.39 trillion (approximately US$97 billion) in the first quarter of 2025, up from ₦121.7 trillion the previous year. Abbas noted that Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio now stands at 52 percent, surpassing the statutory limit…

The administration of President Bola Tinubu has terminated the appointment of Fegho John Umunubo as Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy in the Office of the Vice President. A statement issued on Monday, 8 September 2025, by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information and Public Relations at the State House, confirmed Umunubo’s disengagement with immediate effect. “Stakeholders and constituents of the digital and creative economy, at home and abroad, as well as the general public are hereby notified that Fegho John Umunubo, who hitherto had served as the Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative…

Abuja — The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has commenced a seven-day warning strike to protest against poor working conditions, inadequate pay, and a growing infestation of snakes and other reptiles in public hospitals across the city. The strike, which began at 8:00 am on Monday, 8 September 2025, was announced in a communique issued by ARD-FCT President Dr George Ebong and other executive members. The doctors have vowed not to resume work until the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) addresses their demands. Describing the FCT health system as a longstanding systemic failure in urgent need of…

Speaking on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” on yesterday, Rhodes-Vivour revealed that he consulted Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, before making the switch. “Peter Obi and I are communicating. We are aligned. There is no step I am taking that he is not aware of,” he said, noting that Obi’s representative attended his ADC declaration event on Saturday. Rhodes-Vivour emphasised that his defection aligns with efforts to form a robust opposition coalition. “We have all agreed that the only way for the opposition to have a successful election is through a coalition,” he stated, highlighting the need for…

Veteran journalist and politician Dele Momodu has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that the party has been “placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)” by infiltrators working for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, Momodu explained that he left the PDP due to what he described as the complete hijack of the party’s structure by individuals loyal to the ruling APC. “I resigned from the PDP because I saw that we have reached a kind of cul-de-sac, so I’m joining ADC,” Momodu said, referring to the African Democratic…

Veteran Nollywood actor Yemi Solade has spoken candidly about his fallout with a former church and its leadership over what he described as unrealistic religious demands that nearly jeopardised his career. Speaking on a recent episode of the Honest Bunch podcast, the 64-year-old actor recounted a pivotal 2013 incident that led to his complete withdrawal from church attendance, after a pastor asked him to stop accepting film roles that required him to work on Sundays. “I’d been told in the church that I should tell producers not to call me for work on Sundays. And I cursed the pastor,” Solade…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, is set to return to the National Assembly later this month following the expiration of her six-month suspension. Her legal counsel, Victor Giwa, confirmed the development in Abuja. According to Giwa, the senator is currently on vacation in London but has already concluded plans to resume plenary when the Senate reconvenes on 23 September 2025. “Actually, she’s ready to resume her term. She’s in London. Everything is in place, and the six months have expired. The only thing left is her resumption,” he said. The lawyer further noted that there is…

Despite last-minute appeals by the Federal Government, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has commenced a nationwide strike today, in protest against alleged anti-labour practices by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The industrial action threatens to paralyse fuel distribution across the country, with industry insiders warning of imminent fuel scarcity and economic disruption. The union’s president, Comrade Williams Akporeha, confirmed that while the government had reached out to the union and scheduled a conciliatory meeting for today in Abuja, the strike would proceed as planned. “The Federal Government and the NNPC have been in touch with us,…