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Governor Okpebholo’s remarks triggered outrage from civil society groups, lawyers, political figures, and online commentators. A wave of condemnation has trailed a recent statement by the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, warning former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, not to enter the state without notifying him or obtaining security clearance. In a viral video seen by PREMIUM TIMES, Governor …

…hold rallies in Abia to mark Obi’s birthday Supporters of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, popularly known as the ‘Obidients’, in Abia State, have urged former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to shelve his rumoured presidential ambition in 2027, and throw his weight behind Obi to pick the presidential ticket of the African …

The renaming of the University of Maiduguri after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari continued to divide opinions among Nigerians, and in Borno, the host state of the renamed university. Also, some analysts questioned the legality of the institution’s renaming by President Bola Tinubu without consultation with the National Assembly. As of noon on Saturday, a petition on social media demanding a …

The interim Chairman of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has described the former Governor, Peter Obi, as a dependable leader and the future hope of millions of Nigerians. Senator Usman, in her felicitation message over the weekend to mark Obi’s 64th birthday, said millions of Nigerians await a leader who will transform the …

•Professionals flay medical tourism As you read this article, it is no longer news that millions of Nigerians perish from treatable diseases due to a collapsed healthcare system, while the nation’s top political leaders continue to spend billions of naira seeking medical attention in foreign hospitals. The irony is haunting; they flee the very system they were elected to fix …

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Sunday, asked the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, to withdraw the threats to the life of former Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Recall, at a recent political rally held at Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, Okpebholo warned Obi not to enter the state without notifying …

The Israeli military has issued evacuation orders for a crowded part of central Gaza where it has not launched a ground offensive during its 21 months of war against Hamas. Reuters The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the city of Deir al-Balah should evacuate immediately and move towards al-Mawasi on the …

CNN — Steve Bannon joined a growing chorus of MAGA influencers coalescing behind President Donald Trump in the wake of the Wall Street Journal report about a ribald birthday letter bearing Trump’s name that was sent to Jeffrey Epstein, telling CNN Friday that he believed the story had united a base that had been showing signs of fraying. “We are finally on …

IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu said he has no case to answer regarding the terrorism charges, after the prosecution closed its case with five witnesses. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed 10 October to decide whether or not to free the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from the terrorism charges against him. Judge …

When immigration agents came to the farm where he worked, Jaime Alanis tried to hide. Climbing to the roof of a greenhouse, while agents rounded up and arrested dozens of his coworkers below, Mr Alanis hoped to stay out of sight. Then he fell. Protesters film federal officers in Southern California’s farm country His neck was broken and skull fractured. …