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DSS Arrests Nollywood Actor Chiwetalu Agu After Release From Military Detention Embattled Legendary Nollywood actor Chinwetalu Agu has allegedly been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS. According to a Nigerian writer, Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu who writes under the pen name Mazi Nwonwu, alleged the actor was picked up by the DSS. In a post on his Facebook page on Friday, Nwonwu claimed that Chinwetalu Agu is presently in the custody of the secret police. “Chiwetalu Agu is still not free. “He is with DSS now. Colleagues say they are looking for a top lawyer to bail him,” Nwonwu…

Enyinnaya Abaribe Ought To Be Cooling Off In Prison, Says Femi Adesina Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, says Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe ought to be cooling off in prison. Abaribe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Abia State, stood as surety for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), before he jumped bail in 2017. Kanu was later rearrested and he is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). In his weekly article, Adesina alluded to how Abaribe stood as Kanu’s surety. Although he neither mentioned…

By Jafaru Abubakar, Jalingo The National Director, Center for Democracy and Community Development of Team New Nigeria (TNN), Prof. Clement Chigbo has commiserated with the family of the late Northeast TNN Coordinator, Senator A. A. Ibrahim and all members of the TNN family in the Northeast zone over the unfortunate demise of Distinguished Senator A. A. Ibrahim. Prof  Chigbo described the death of Senator  AA IBRAHIM, on October/06/2021 as a monumental loss to the State and Nigeria as a whole. He said that while the deceased displayed exemplary sense of patriotism, discipline and hard work, which stood him out among…

The National Coordinator of the All Progressives Grand Alliance Media Warriors’ Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, has alleged that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has vested interest in the Anambra State November governorship poll. He said Malami was among the Abuja cabal that promised to make Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress, the governor of the state at all cost. Obigwe stated this in Awka, on Thursday at a press conference in a reaction to the threat by Malami of a possible state of emergency in the state over Insecurity. Stating that any proclamation of a state of…

Former Anambra State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Vice Presidential Candidate in 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to a media report that he breached Nigerian laws by engaging in secret businesses set up in tax havens, declaring that he broke no law. An online publication, Premium Times, quoting Pandora Papers, had listed Mr. Obi as one of those personalities who clandestinely set up and operated businesses overseas, including in notorious tax and secrecy havens in ways that breached Nigerian laws. The Pandora Papers is a leak of about 12 million documents that revealed hidden wealth and tax…

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The Republic of South Korea has called for the deepening of economic ties between Nigeria and Korea. The Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, made the call during an official visit to the Office of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The South Korean envoy said The purpose of the visit to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is update him on the efforts of South Korea to improve the economic lots of both countries. The Korean envoy who paid Kalu the visit shortly after the Presentation of the…

President Buhari Not In Support Of State Of Emergency In Anambra, I've Reported Malami To Him – Obiano Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is not in support of the proposed state of emergency in the state. Obiano stated this on Thursday after a meeting with the President at the villa in Abuja. According to the governor, President Buhari does not want any form of intimidation ahead of the polls. Governor Obiano who further stated that he has reported the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to Buhari, described as “unfortunate” the comments suggesting…

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the National Assembly for the presentation of the Appropriations Bill 2022, in company governors, ministers and heads of agencies. The President wore a solemn look as a Christian prayer from Senator Bamidele Opeyemi(APC-Ekiti State), and a Moslem one by Rep Makki Yalleman(Jigawa-APC) were said. 2022 BUDGET SPEECH Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability Delivered By:   His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Thursday, October 7, 2021 PROTOCOLS 1. It is my great pleasure to be here once again to present the 2022…

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at the National Assembly for the 2022 annual budget presentation to the joint session of lawmakers. He arrived at 12.05 pm with top government officials and a retinue of aides to the waiting lawmakers at the green chamber of the House of Representatives. He was immediately received by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. Details later…

President Buhari receives in audience Anambra State Governor H.E. Willie Obiano in State House on 7th Oct 2021 President Muhammdu Buhari on Thursday received Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting between Buhari and Obiano comes on the heels of a statement made by the federal government that it was considering declaring a state of emergency in Anambra State. It is yet to be disclosed in details what Obiano and President Buhari discussed, however, photos suggest that the governor had gone to brief the President on the state of insecurity in the state…