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By Mandy Park    The Anambra State Coordinator of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Mrs. Emilia Njoku, expressed surprise at the unannounced visit of Mr. Peter Obi to the NECO State Office in Awka on Friday. Mrs. Njoku said staff were initially curious when a convoy of vehicles arrived, only to discover that Obi, uninvited and without prior notice, had come to present a cheque covering NECO examination fees for 148 inmates in correctional centres across Anambra State. Addressing staff, Obi explained that representatives of inmates from the Awka, Onitsha,…

By Mandy Park Professor of Law, Auwalu Yadudu, has called for the suspension of January 1, 2026 implementation date for the commencement of a new tax laws in Nigeria. He said the suspension was urgent due to the alleged discrepancies between what the National Assembly passed and the version later gazetted by the Federal Government. According to Yadudu, after reviewing what was passed by lawmakers and what the federal government gazetted, he reached the “inescapable conclusion” that elements within the Executive arm may have altered the laws without legislative approval.…

Photo: Peter Obi By: Mandy Park In continuation of his nationwide political consultations, Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, has met with prominent statesmen in the North. Obi had a parley with former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Arewa leader, Alhaji Ango Abdullahi in addition to professionals and young Nigerians. That was part of his efforts to promote unity and explore practical pathways to rebuilding the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Obi said he travelled to Zaria to meet with Professor Ango Abdullahi,…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…