INSIDE THE 1999 POWER STRUGGLE: MARWA SAYS MILITARY TRIED TO DERAIL TINUBU’S RISE

Source: Leadership Newspaper (Leadership.ng) — via the official handle @LeadershipNGA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.), has dropped a political bombshell, revealing that the military hierarchy once directed him to thwart the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as governor of Lagos StateContinueContinue reading “INSIDE THE 1999 POWER STRUGGLE: MARWA SAYS MILITARY TRIED TO DERAIL TINUBU’S RISE”

CONFUSION IN THE RANKS: Police Ignore Tinubu’s Order, Remain Guarding Corporate Firms — “We Have Not Been Asked To Leave”

In a surprising twist that raises fresh questions about command compliance within Nigeria’s security architecture, Mobile Police Force officers deployed to major companies and corporate installations across Abuja have remained firmly at their duty posts—despite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s sweeping directive ordering the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP protection duties nationwide.President Tinubu had, onContinueContinue reading “CONFUSION IN THE RANKS: Police Ignore Tinubu’s Order, Remain Guarding Corporate Firms — “We Have Not Been Asked To Leave””

BREAKING: Tinubu Unveils Powerful List of 32 Ambassadorial Nominees — Ex-Govs Ugwuanyi, Ikpeazu, Fani-Kayode, Reno Omokri, Mahmud Yakubu Make the Cut

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a fresh and politically charged list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate—an announcement that has instantly stirred major national conversation across political circles and diplomatic quarters.The President’s second batch of nominees, dispatched through two formal letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, includes 15 career diplomats and 17 non-careerContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Tinubu Unveils Powerful List of 32 Ambassadorial Nominees — Ex-Govs Ugwuanyi, Ikpeazu, Fani-Kayode, Reno Omokri, Mahmud Yakubu Make the Cut”

BREAKING: Nigerian Military Crushes Massive Boko Haram Onslaught on Chibok — Over 300 Terrorists Routed in Midnight Battle

In a fierce, hours-long confrontation that tested the resilience of Nigeria’s counterterrorism forces, troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in the early hours of Saturday, defeated a massive, coordinated Boko Haram/ISWAP attack on Chibok, Borno State — the historic community that once shook the world after the 2014ContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Nigerian Military Crushes Massive Boko Haram Onslaught on Chibok — Over 300 Terrorists Routed in Midnight Battle”

BREAKING: Nigerian Army Elevates 105 Senior Officers — 28 New Major Generals, 77 Brigadiers As Defence Leadership Gets Major Boost

In a sweeping move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s military command structure, the Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers to the prestigious ranks of Major General and Brigadier General.Announced in a statement on Friday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Appolonia Anele, the promotion list—described as oneContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Nigerian Army Elevates 105 Senior Officers — 28 New Major Generals, 77 Brigadiers As Defence Leadership Gets Major Boost”

JUST IN: FCTA IMPOSES STRICT ‘NO-SMARTPHONE’ RULE — ONLY TORCHLIGHT PHONES ALLOWED FOR STAFF FROM DECEMBER 1

In a sweeping clampdown aimed at tightening discipline and boosting productivity, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a decisive ban on the use of smartphones and all internet-enabled devices by staff on Grade Level 14 and below during office hours.The directive—captured in a circular referenced FCT/DLA/259/III obtain by Sahara reporters, addressed to allContinueContinue reading “JUST IN: FCTA IMPOSES STRICT ‘NO-SMARTPHONE’ RULE — ONLY TORCHLIGHT PHONES ALLOWED FOR STAFF FROM DECEMBER 1”

BREAKING: UNIPORT STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GRUESOME MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND — COURT DECLARES JUSTICE SERVED

Daily post has taken to its online official handle and announced that, in a judgment that sent shockwaves across Rivers State and the academic community, the Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced 26-year-old Damian Okoligwe, a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt, to death by hanging forContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: UNIPORT STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GRUESOME MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND — COURT DECLARES JUSTICE SERVED”

“GOODLUCK JONATHAN DROPS POLITICAL BOMBSHELL: ‘NO COUP IN GUINEA BISSAU — THE PRESIDENT IS PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME’”

Former Nigerian President Returns Home, Breaks Silence After Dramatic Lockdown in BissauFormer President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has ignited a political firestorm after returning to Nigeria from Guinea-Bissau, where he and other election observers were reportedly trapped following what was initially announced as an attempted coup.Jonathan, who served as Head of the West African EldersContinueContinue reading ““GOODLUCK JONATHAN DROPS POLITICAL BOMBSHELL: ‘NO COUP IN GUINEA BISSAU — THE PRESIDENT IS PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME’””

**OBASANJO EXPLODES: “NIGERIA CAN ELIMINATE THESE TERRORISTS — WHY ARE WE APOLOGISING?”

SAYS TINUBU GOVT HAS FAILED TO PROTECT CITIZENS, BACKS FOREIGN INTERVENTIONFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has issued one of his most blistering public criticisms yet of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, declaring that Nigeria has more than enough military and intelligence capacity to crush terrorists but lacks the leadership will to act decisively.In a fiery statementContinueContinue reading “**OBASANJO EXPLODES: “NIGERIA CAN ELIMINATE THESE TERRORISTS — WHY ARE WE APOLOGISING?””

SENATE STORM: “I AM A SENIOR SENATOR — YOU ONLY PRESIDE!” NDUME REPRIMANDS AKPABIO IN DRAMATIC CHAMBER CLASH

A moment of high drama erupted in the Red Chamber on Wednesday as Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno North) openly confronted Senate President Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of stifling legislative debate and undermining parliamentary decorum.The tension, which momentarily jolted the plenary session, spilled into the public domain after sitting, when Ndume granted an interview—circulated byContinueContinue reading “SENATE STORM: “I AM A SENIOR SENATOR — YOU ONLY PRESIDE!” NDUME REPRIMANDS AKPABIO IN DRAMATIC CHAMBER CLASH”