Year: 2025

By: Photo: CP Jimoh Moshood By: Mandy Park The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Peace, Security, Good Governance, Equity and Justice has cautioned activist Omoyele Sowore over his allegations against CP Jimoh Moshood, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, urging him to cease what they described as “unsubstantiated attacks”. In a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja, the coalition expressed its shock and disappointment over the nature of Sowore’s claims. Comrade James Okoronkwo, National Coordinator of the coalition, affirmed that CP Moshood has demonstrated unwavering professionalism in…

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Photo: Mr Peter Obi By: Mandy Park The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to ensure full transparency and public accountability in reforms of Nigeria’s tax system, following reports of a tax cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and France. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), Obi said that while international collaboration is not inherently wrong, agreements relating to tax administration, revenue systems, and data management require a high degree of openness because of their direct impact on public trust.…

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Photo: Sen. Abaribe. By: Mandy Park President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will lose the forthcoming 2027 presidential election, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South, has declared. Abaribe made this statement during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television on Monday. Said Abaribe: “Everybody loses election and you will see that Tinubu will lose 2027 election because I know what Nigerians are feeling outside. “Tinubu never won the election of 2023 and everyone knows it. He was declared winner, no problem. We acknowledge him as President, no problem. “But we are…

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Photo: Justice Tanko Muhammad By: Mandy Park Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd), has died. According to reports, Justice Muhammad died early Tuesday at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The Nigerian Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS), National Headquarters, Abuja, sent its condolences in a message dated December 16, 2025. The association described the incident as a major loss to the Nigerian judiciary and the nation as a whole. In its message titled “NAMLAS Condolence Message…

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Photo: El-Rufai By: Mandy Park A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that it is the turn of the South to produce the country’s President in 2027. As a result, the one-time Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate past Governor of Kaduna State has ruled himself out of the next presidential race, announcing that he will, instead, run in 2031. “I refused to contest in 2027 because it is the turn of the South. “You will see me in action come…

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Photo: Mr Peter Obi By: Steve Osuji ONE: Engagement Through Subterfuge: The new party emanating from a coalition of opposition politicians has already been tainted. The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has been completely taken over by the Atiku group. Analysts had mocked ADC as ATIKU DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, and truly, the situation in the party today has proved them perspicacious. A few days ago, Atiku Abubakar, erstwhile vice president of Nigeria and one of the arrowhead of ADC announced that he had formalised his membership of the party. A few others…

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Photo: Dr Ngige, former Minister of Labour and Productivity. By: Mandy Park Dr. Chris Ngige, former Minister of Labour and Productivity, will be arraigned Friday in court following an eight-count charge against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charge reports revealed that the former Anambra State governor would appear at the FCT High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja. The charge dated October 31 and filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Sylvanus Tahir and five other lawyers on behalf of the EFCC, alleged that Ngige used his position…

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Why I joined APC- Fubara, Rivers Gov Governor Fubara    By: Mandy Park  The Rivers State embattled Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said that he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for peace to reign in the oil-rich state. The governor made the disclosure at the commissioning of the extended and dualised 28.4-kilometre Ahoada–Omoku Road on Wednesday. While denying rift with State lawmakers, Fubara appealed to his supporters to remain steadfast, shun divisive politics, and stand by both the President Bola Tinubu and…

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 Photo:Chris Ngige   By: Mandy Park Former Minister of Labour and Employment in late ex-President Muhammad Buhari’s government, Dr. Chris Ngige  is said to have been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) and now detained in their custody. The former Anambra State governor, was arrested in Abuja, and is currently with the EFCC according to a statement signed by his former media aide, Fred Chukwulobe. Chukwulobe dispelled the rumours circulating online that Ngige had been kidnapped. He noted: “Former Governor of Anambra State and immediate past Minister…

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By: Mandy Park As the world marks International Human Rights Day 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has decried the deteriorating state of human-rights protection in Nigeria, blaming systemic governance failures for depriving many Nigerians of the dignity, security, and rights to which they are entitled by virtue of their humanity and citizenship. In a statement to mark the day, CAPPA observed that state neglect and abuse of power, impunity among law-enforcement agencies, widespread insecurity, and mounting socio-economic pressures continue to diminish countless lives, leaving survivors with unhealed…

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