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Oct

09

2025

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2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Interviews, Politics, Presidency

2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, is confident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win re-election in 2027, insisting that no opposition figure, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, or Labour Party’s Peter Obi, can defeat him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu said Tinubu has performed creditably in steering Nigeria’s economy and governance, maintaining that his achievements and political strength would guarantee him victory in the next general elections. “None of these people parading can defeat President Tinubu,”…

Oct

04

2025

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SATURDAY SPECIAL: One Woman Can’t Sustain A Man’s Passion – Delta Billionaire Who Just Married 19th Wife

Interviews, Love & Life, Marriage And Love

One Woman Can’t Sustain A Man’s Passion – Delta Billionaire Who Just Married 19th Wife Chief Jite Odeworitse Tesigimoje, billionaire CEO of GIM Brown Marine from oil-rich Ugborodo community of Delta State, is not just a businessman with vast interests across the West African sub-region; he is also one of Nigeria’s most unapologetic ambassadors of polygamy. He stirred more controversy recently when he took his 19th wife in a lavish ceremony. Photographs of the wedding lit up social media and ignited national debates about love, culture, polygamy, and masculinity. In an exclusive interview with Regional Manager, Tom Sampson, Chief Tesigimoje,…

Sep

17

2025

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N22.7trn Printed Under Buhari’s Govt ‘Collapsed’ Nigeria’s Economy – Ex-Speaker Dogara

Economy, CBN/Commercial Banking, FGN, Interviews

N22.7trn Printed Under Buhari’s Govt ‘Collapsed’ Nigeria’s Economy – Ex-Speaker Dogara Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the decline in the value of the naira to the economic policies of the previous administration, which printed and injected N22.7 trillion into the economy. Dogara also described the foreign loan and crude oil-tied measures that sustained it as nothing short of voodoo economics. Noting that the policy under late President Muhammadu Buhari undermined the currency’s value, Dogara argued that the massive liquidity injection, coupled with dual exchange rates and unproductive forex allocations, left the nation’s economy teetering…

Sep

12

2025

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“I Am Not A King In Ghana, I Am Just Eze Ndigbo” – Eze Ndigbo In Ghana Speaks To VDM

Culture, Interviews, News Flash, Politics

“I Am Not a King in Ghana, I Am Just Eze Ndígbo” – Eze Ndígbo in Ghana Speaks to VDM When Verydarkman (VDM) visited the palace of the Eze Ndígbo in Ghana, the leader took time to clear the air on many things people say online about him. First, he explained that the title Eze Ndígbo does not mean “king” in Ghana. It is simply a cultural leadership position created to help Igbos in the diaspora stay united and keep their traditions alive. “Our Ghanaian hosts understand this very well, and that is why we are living peacefully here,” he…

Sep

07

2025

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‘I Won’t Delete Tweet’ – Sowore Reacts As DSS Seeks Takedown Of Anti-Tinubu Post

News Flash, FGN, Interviews

‘I Won’t Delete Tweet’ — Sowore Reacts As DSS Seeks Takedown Of anti-Tinubu Post Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, says he would not delete his post on President Bola Tinubu despite a request to do so by the Department of State Services (DSS) to X (formerly Twitter). In a post on Sunday, Sowore said X officially notified him of the request from the DSS. His words: “This morning, X officially contacted me about the despicable threat letter they received from the lawless DSS over my tweet on Tinubu. One option I will not be taking is deleting that tweet.…

Sep

01

2025

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2027: Tinubu Will Come Third, I Have Done My Mathematics – El-Rufai

Interviews, News Flash, Politics

2027: I Have Done My Mathematics, Tinubu Will Come Third – El-Rufai Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, has intensified his criticism of the current administration, predicting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will finish third in the 2027 presidential election. El-Rufai, now a leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, stated on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics that he had “done my maths” and concluded that Tinubu has no “pathway to win” the election outright on the first ballot. “Tinubu will be third in the 2027 election. I have done my maths and I can tell you Tinubu has…

Jun

12

2025

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Democracy Day: Tinubu Playing Politics Rather Than Working For Nigerians – Obi

FGN, Interviews, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

Democracy Day: Tinubu Playing Politics Rather Than Working For Nigerians – Obi A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of being hypocritical and playing politics rather than working to better the lives of Nigerians. He made the comment during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday as Nigeria marks Democracy Day on June 12. According to him, ongoing political activities in the country in the last two years are pointers to the next general election. Obi, who at first paid homage to the late MKO Abiola, said the politicians…

Jun

08

2025

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Why I Stopped Going To Rivers – Amechi

Birthday, Interviews, Personality, Politics

Why I Stopped Going To Rivers – Amaechi A former Minister of Transport and former two-term governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, celebrated his 60th birthday penultimate week amid fanfare. In this monitored interview, Amaechi whose critical role in opposition politics between 2013 and 2015 ultimately paved the way for the dominance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigerian politics, speaks on the coalition being put together against President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027, electoral reform, state capture and weaponization of poverty. He also has words of advice for the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…

May

19

2025

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Poverty Fueling Insecurity In Northern Nigeria – Uba Sani

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Interviews, Security

Poverty Fueling Insecurity In Northern Nigeria – Uba Sani Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has said that poverty and economic exclusion are the root causes of insecurity in northern Nigeria, warning that unless they are addressed holistically, the region will continue to face unrest. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, the governor stated, “I came from the trenches. I fought successive governments in the past, during the military era. I went to detention a few times, fighting for justice and equality”. Sani said his administration began with a data-driven focus on poverty and underdevelopment, drawing on his experience…

May

01

2025

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Tinubu Not Interfering In EFCC Operations, People Trying To Distract Him – Olukoyede

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Interviews, Politics

Tinubu Not Interfering In EFCC Operations, People Trying To Distract Him – Olukoyede The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has dismissed allegations that President Bola Tinubu is using the Commission to target members of opposition parties. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Olukoyede described the claims as a ploy to distract the President from “the good work he is doing.” According to him, the President’s primary concern is how the heads of key ministries and government agencies are delivering on their mandates. “I think Nigerians should appreciate the kind…