AS PRESIDENT BUHARI VISITS EBONYI STATE THURSDAY

By Chooks Oko

It is no longer news that President Buhari will visit Ebonyi State Thursday. It is one visit that the good people of the state has been looking forward to. The preparations are upbeat with a palpable feeling of fulfillment laced with an uncanny sense of satisfied accomplishment.

AS THEY GET 'DIRTY,' LET'S GO CLEAN

By Eze Jude .O

There was dilemma around choosing a fitting title for today's edition of our weekly digest. The first instinct was to theme it "Shaka Momodu was right." The reason for that contemplation, you will discover as we muse along. The second was naming it "Tinubu proves critics right."

ASKING FOR TROUBLE

By Azu Ishiekwene

After BBC Africa service promoted a story on Friday of an interview with the bandit warlords of Zamfara State, a senior Nigerian journalist, Kadaria Ahmed, called out the broadcaster in a tweet.

Assembly Crisis: APC DISOWNS FACELESS STAKEHOLDERS, WARN AGAINST IT'S ACTIVITIES

By David Okpashi (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Lafia)

The Nasarawa State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), on Wednesday, warned a group allegedly masquerading as Concerned APC Stakeholders to desist from fermenting and causing discord in the state.

Assembly Crisis: WE'RE YET TO RESOLVE ISSUES, POLITICAL SOLUTIONS BEING DEPLOYED....Ogah Ogazi, Factional Speaker tells Nasarawa Citizens

• * Says Gov Sule Has Assured Of His Neutrality On The Assembly Impasse.

By David Okpashi (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Lafia)

The factional Speaker of the crisis-infested Nasarawa state House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Daniel Ogah Ogazi, on Monday, debunked rumour making the rounds in the state that the crisis has been resolved.

ASUU FEDERAL UNIVERSITY WUKARI CHAPTER PLEDGE TO RESPECT DECISION OF NATIONAL SECRETARIAT

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Federal University Wukari chapter, has resolved to go by the resolutions that will be reached by the national Secretariat of ASUU .

ASUU Strike: GAINERS AND LOSERS (1)

By Bola Bolawole

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Victor Osodeke, has given hope that the eight-month-old strike action by his members may soon come to an end – whether gloriously or ingloriously, I must add! The intervention of the House of Representatives, led by its speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, must have broken the ice so much so that Osodeke could confidently announce that he (interpreted, ASUU?) has sighted light at the end of the tunnel: After eight wasted months, which is like three academic semesters! My son, who is in the first semester of Part Three at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, told me his friends and classmates in strike-free universities will be graduating in two months’ time!

AT 61TH BIRTHDAY, ANYIM PROMISES TO WORK FOR UNITY, GLORY OF NIGERIA

By Emmanuel Oloniruha

Former President of the Senate, Anyim Pius Anyim, has pledged to work for the glory of Nigeria and strive towards sustaining her unity in the remaining part of his life.

At Bishop's Plenary Meeting: AKUME REAFFIRMS FG’s PARTNERSHIP WITH CATHOLIC CHURCH

By Our Reporter

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume CON, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Catholic Church in advancing national development, peace, and social cohesion.

AT ICPC SUMMIT, BUHARI VOWS TO SANCTION CORRUPT PUBLIC SERVANTS

• * Honours Three Nigerians For Integrity, Exemplary Conduct

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Federal Government will sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pad their payroll and retain ghost workers, President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja.

AT LAST, PILATE COULD NOT REMOVE CAESAR

By Jude Ogechi Eze

"Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy." — Thurgood Marshall

ATIKU LOSES PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ABDULAHI NYAKO, AMIDST CAMPAIGN CRISIS

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has lost his Private Secretary, Barr. Abdulahi Nyako.

It is understood that Nyako passed away in the early hours of Thursday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

ATIKU ON ARISE NEWS TV, SAYS 90% OF NORTHERN VOTERS NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• * Speaks On 2023 Polls, Buhari, Tinubu, Obi, Wike, Okowa

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Flagbearer in the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed the evident threat to the success of his presidential quest by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr Peter Obi, through his 'OBI-DIENT' political movement, saying that Obi has neither the structure nor the political capacity to defeat him in the next year's presidential poll.

Atiku To Tinubu: GO AND LEARN LESSONS FROM THE REFORM APPROACH OF ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT, JAVIER MILEI

By Kingsley Eghagha (Politics Reporter, in Abuja)

Nigeria's former Vice President (1999-2007) and a major opposition leader, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to go and learn lessons on how Argentina's President, Javier Milei, is implementing profound socio-economic reforms that are running around the fortunes of his poor country for good.

ATIKU VISITS IBB IN MINNA, HOLDS CLOSED MEETING WITH HIM

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, visited former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and also held a closed door meeting with him at his hilltop residence, Minna, Niger state capital.

ATIKU'S DAUGHTER DENIES REVALIDATING HER APC MEMBERSHIP

By Lazarus Modibbo (Adamawa State Correspondent)

The daughter of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Dr. Fatima, has denied the purported revalidation of her membership of the All Progressive Congress APC in Jada, her Local Government Area, in Adamawa.

Atiku's Running Mate: WE ARE YET TO ADOPT WIKE, PROCESS STILL ON-GOING......PDP Spokesman

By Desmond Ukandu (Politics Editor)

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, said the opposition party was yet to agree and confirm who among the contenders would be the Vice Presidential candidate to pair with it's flagbearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 Presidential election.

ATIKU, OBI AND THE ROAD TO KILIMANJARO

By Azu Ishiekwene

Former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said on Monday that Nigeria was the bigger loser in last week’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That was a convenient exaggeration to hide his misery.

Atiku: WHAT MANNER OF UNIFIER?

By Frederick Nwabufo

Atiku Abubakar’s campaign motif is vacant of imagination. His ‘One Nigeria campaign’ theme is also destitute of originality and sincerity. Personally, I feel insulted and trolled. And I feel plagiarised. I would explain why.

AU MEMBER-STATES COMMIT TO IMPLEMENTATION OF AFRICA'S ASSET RECOVERY AGENDA

• * Moves To Facilitate Consultations With Regional Banks To Establish Escrow Accounts

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

An extended Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) Working Group, with more African Union (AU) member-states including Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi and Senegal, has joined pan-African institutions mandated by the AU Assembly to actively further the implementation of CAPAR.