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2027: Give PDP presidential ticket to Wike to avoid mistakes of 2023 – FredFish


A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Chairman, PDP Advocates for Peace and Justice (PAPAJ), Tom FredFish, has called on the party (PDP) to zone its Presidential ticket to the South-South and specifically to the Minister of the FCT, Barr. Nyesom Wike, to see what he would do with it.


FredFish made the statement during a media parley in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, noting that the only way to bring peace to the party and honour the party’s long-standing zoning arrangement as suggested by the FCT Minister is to field Wike as its Presidential candidate.


He noted that the recent composition of a reconciliation committee by the PDP is a waste of time, querying, “What and who are they going to reconcile?”

North needs more refineries – Bashir Ahmad



Bashir Ahmad, ex-aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has suggested that the northern region might soon need additional petroleum refineries.


This is even as he said that the progress at the Kolmani oil fields now at advanced stages


Ahmad was reacting to a post on X by Kalu Aja, a financial expert and educator.


Kalu had claimed that Kaduna Refinery was built to refine imported crude oil, arguing it is not economically sound.

Pope Leo XIV invites Tinubu to his inauguration in Rome


President Bola Tinubu will travel to Rome, Italy, on Saturday to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, following an invitation from the new pontiff.

 

The ceremony, marking the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate as the 267th Bishop of Rome, will take place on May 18 at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.

 

In his invitation to the Nigerian president, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on behalf of Pope Leo XIV, emphasised the significance of Tinubu’s “presence at this pivotal moment for the Catholic Church”, amidst global tensions and conflicts.

 

In a statement issued on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesperson, said the visit underscores the strong diplomatic ties between Nigeria and the Vatican.

UTME Failure: JAMB, Education Minister faces N10bn suit seeking 2025 exam nullification


 

Human rights lawyer, Evans Ufeli has filed a N10 billion lawsuit against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the Minister of Education, citing widespread irregularities and technical failures that compromised the integrity of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

 

Meanwhile, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, acknowledged during a press conference on Wednesday that the initially reported mass failures were the result of a systemic failure.

 

The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, is being brought on behalf of aggrieved UTME candidates, many of whom are minors as well as their parents and other stakeholders.

 

Ufeli is asking the court to declare the actions and omissions of JAMB in the conduct of the 2025 UTME as a gross violation of the fundamental rights of the candidates.

 

Two Kano NNPP reps defect to APC, cite party crisis

 


Two members of the house of representatives have defected from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

The notices of defection were read by Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, during plenary on Thursday.

 

The lawmakers are Kabiru Usman and Abdullahi Sani, who represent Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya and Karaye/Rogo federal constituencies of Kano, respectively.

 

The legislators cited internal crisis in the NNPP as reason for their defection.

 

Lawyer, client shot dead while returning from court in Anambra


 

A lawyer identified as Rolex Iloakasia and his client were reportedly shot dead on Thursday while returning from a court hearing in Anambra.

 

Tochukwu Ikenga, police spokesperson in Anambra, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the two men were shot dead at about 11.30 am in Egbebelu village, Nanka, under the Orumba north LGA.

 

He said the lawyer had earlier secured the bail of an accused person in a pending murder case at high court II in Ekwulobia before they were double-crossed by the assailants.

 

“The commissioner of police, Anambra state command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, minps, PhD, today, Thursday, 15th May 2025, at about 11:30am, led a team of senior officers—including the deputy commissioner of police in charge of operations and experienced detectives from the command—on a visit to the crime scene at Egbebelu village, Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area, where two persons were gruesomely murdered by yet-to-be-identified armed men operating on a motorcycle,” the statement reads.

Chris Brown arrested in UK for ‘smashing bottle over producer’s head’ at nightclub

 


R&B superstar Chris Brown has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023.

 

The 36-year-old American singer was detained by Metropolitan police officers in the early hours of Thursday at Manchester’s five-star Lowry Hotel, where he was staying after arriving in the United Kingdom via private jet.

 

Brown, who is due to begin a world tour in three weeks, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

 

The arrest is connected to an incident at Tape nightclub in Mayfair’s Hanover Square on  February 19, 2023.

 

‘It usurps executive authority’ — DSS sues Utomi over ‘shadow government’


 

The Department of State Services (DSS) has initiated a legal suit against Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, over his launch of a ‘shadow government’.

 

A shadow government is a group of opposition members that mimics the structure and cabinet of the actual government. It is common in a parliamentary system of government.

 

On May 5, Utomi launched the initiative virtually and dubbed it ‘Big tent coalition shadow government’.

 

The professor had said the shadow government aimed to serve as a credible opposition to the President Bola Tinubu administration.

 

Nnamdi Kanu wasn’t kept in solitary confinement, DSS official tells court

 


An official of the Department of State Services (DSS) says Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was not kept in a solitary confinement.

 

The DSS official, identified as “BBB”, was cross examined on Wednesday at the ongoing trial of Kanu at the federal high court in Abuja.

 

Kanu is currently facing trial at a federal high court in Abuja on a seven-count charge bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony. The IPOB leader has since pleaded not guilty to the charges.

 

Kanu has been in DSS custody since he was re-arrested in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria in 2021.

 

VDM re-arraigned for allegedly cyberbullying Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, others

 


The police have re-arraigned controversial social media critic, Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), for allegedly cyberbullying actresses Tonto Dikeh and Iyabo Ojo.

 

The police also accused the activist of cyber bullying famous Nigerian producer and singer Samuel Oguachuba, also known as Samklef, among others.

 

VDM was re-arraigned on Thursday before Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory on a five-count charge.

 

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge .

 

Bauchi governor tried to slap me in public, not his deputy – Tuggar clarifies face-off



The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has debunked reports alleging a clash between him and the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Auwal Jatau.


Tuggar clarified that the altercation was not with the deputy but rather with the state governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, whom he accused of verbally insulting him and threatening to slap him during a recent visit by Vice President Kashim Shettima.


In an interview with BBC Hausa, Tuggar said the incident occurred inside a vehicle they shared with the Vice President during his visit to Bauchi.

Bill to make voting mandatory scales second reading at house of reps

 


A bill proposing mandatory voting in elections for qualified Nigerians has scaled second reading at the house of representative.

 

The bill, which is sponsored by Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, passed the second reading stage after an extensive debate on Thursday.

 

Leading the debate, Daniel Ago, the co-sponsor, said the proposed legislation seeks to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to tackle the problem of low voter turnout.

 

He said compulsory voting law would increase civic engagement and voter participation, making electoral involvement a legal obligation rather than a personal choice.

 

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 23.7%




The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate slightly dropped to 23.71 percent in April 2025 – down from the 24.23 percent in March.

 

NBS announced the increase in its consumer price index (CPI) on Thursday.

 

According to the bureau, the movement for April 2025 “headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.52% compared to the March 2025 Headline inflation rate”.

 

“On a month-on-month basis, the Headline inflation rate in April 2025 was 1.86%, which was 2.04% lower than the rate recorded in March 2025 (3.90%),” NBS said.