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“Peter Obi is Nigeria’s Donald Trump” – Presidency
Mr. Peter Obi has been compared by the Presidency to Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for the US presidency in 2024. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, made the comparison in a post on X.com on Wednesday following the US presidential debate between Trump and Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. “Peter Obi...
Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Increased In August – OPEC
According to the OPEC September Monthly Oil Market Report, Nigeria's crude oil production rises from 1.307 mbpd in July to 1.352 mbpd in August. OPEC reported that the average daily crude production rose marginally by 45,000 barrels per day, based on information obtained through direct communication with the Nigerian government. This report contradicts the Federal Government’s claims that daily crude production...
“NLC President Ignored Law Enforcement Invitations” – Presidency
The presidency has responded to accusations of human rights violations and abuses, claims that Ajaero turned down law enforcement's invitation. According to a Daily Sun report, Ajaero was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and released after he was quizzed for several hours. Speaking in a release by Special Adviser to the President on...
Philanthropist Chief Kelvin Jombo Onumah Intervenes To Clear Late Chidinma Okorie Agwu’s Hospital Bill
Chief Kelvin Jombo Onumah has stepped forward to settle the outstanding hospital bill of the late Chidinma Okorie Agwu, bringing relief to her grieving family. The late Chidinma's father, 76-year-old Mr. Okorie Samson Agwu, had been denied access to his daughter's corpse for over four months by a hospital in Umuahia, Abia State, due to unpaid bills amounting to N700,000. Thanks...
DSS Releases NLC President, Joe Ajaero On Bail
The Department of State Services (DSS) has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. Ajaero, who confirmed his release to our correspondent, said the secret police allowed him to go home around past 11pm on Monday. The Nigeria Labour Congress president said he was grilled for about 15 hours since his arrest around 7am...
FG Denied Claims Of VAT Increase
Nigeria's value-added tax (VAT) may rise from 7.5 percent to 10 percent, but the federal government has denied rumors that this is being considered. The clarification came from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, in a statement he issued and signed on Monday, September 9. Edun emphasised the government’s dedication to fiscal stability and...
2027: Labour Party Withdraws Automatic Ticket For Peter Obi, Otti
The Abia State governor, Alex Otti, and the 2023 LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have lost their automatic tickets for the 2027 election. The decision was made during the party’s National Executive Council meeting held on Monday, September 9, in Abuja. Following the meeting, the party’s National Working Committee, led by Julius Abure, announced that all party tickets, from the presidency...
NLC In Emergency Meeting After Arrest Of Ajaero
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commenced a closed-door meeting following the arrest and detention of its President, Joe Ajero, by security agents. NLC’s Head of Public Relations, Benson Upah, made this known in a statement on Monday, saying that the outcome of the meeting will be made known to the public at conclusion. According to Upah, agents...
Nigerians Starving, Member Of Defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council Tells Tinubu
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State and member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to quickly address the growing hunger and economic hardship in the country. The former lawmaker, who spoke in Osogbo, said the suffering and hardship that Nigerians were passing through required...
APC Chieftain Urges Tinubu To Aid Starving Nigerians
Osun APC chief, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Tinubu to help alleviate the increasing hunger and economic suffering in the country. The former lawmaker, who spoke in Osogbo, said the suffering and hardship that Nigerians were passing through required a faster and more impactful approach. He said, although there was no doubt that Tinubu was working hard to ameliorate the suffering...
