Category: News
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BORNO GOV ZULUM UNVEILS N890B ‘SUSTAINED RECOVERY’ BUDGET FOR 2026 SECURITY & GROWTH!
Borno Governor Babagana Zulum rolled out a whopping N890.33 billion 2026 budget Monday in Maiduguri – tagged “Budget of Sustained Recovery and Growth,” aligned with the state’s 25-Year Plan and 10-Year Strategy: N536.56B capital (infra, security, IDP resets), N353.77B recurrent, funded by N317.68B FAAC, N44.3B IGR, N417.23B grants/aid (oil at $64/bbl, N1,512/$ exchange, 18% inflation).…
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WIKE BOMBSHELL: PDP COLLAPSES IF I JOIN APC – I’M STAYING PUT!
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike dropped a political nuke Monday in Port Harcourt’s end-of-year media chat: “If I decamp to APC today, PDP dies – watch Benue, Plateau, Abia, Edo leaders follow me!” – despite his Rivers supporters (including Gov. Siminalayi Fubara) already jumping ship to the ruling party. Wike insists he’s PDP loyal: “People leaving…
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NGX CHAIRMAN KW AIRANGA URGES CBN/SEC POLICY SYNC FOR 2026 CAPITAL MARKET BOOM!
Nigerian Exchange Group Chairman Dr. Umaru Kwairanga hit regulators Monday with a 2026 blueprint: CBN, SEC, policymakers – harmonize tax, FX, cross-border rules to kill uncertainty, spike investor confidence, and draw sustained foreign cash into Naija’s markets! Kwairanga pushed clarity on capital gains tax, clearing/settlement speed, disclosures – plus derivatives, ETFs, securitized products for risk…
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UN BOSS GUTERRES SLAMS WORLD LEADERS: DITCH $2.7T WAR MACHINE FOR PEOPLE & PLANET IN 2026!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres fired a New Year wake-up call Monday via spokesman Stephane Dujarric: World leaders, get priorities straight – dump soaring military spending (now $2.7T, 13x global aid, Africa’s entire GDP) for development that ends hunger, vaccinates kids, educates billions, fights climate chaos, and builds peace over pain! With 200M+ needing aid, 120M…
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WIKE DECLARES APC & PDP MERGE INTO TINUBU’S ‘RENEWED HOPE FAMILY’ IN RIVERS!
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike dropped a unity bomb Monday in Etche and Omuma LGAs, Rivers State – APC and PDP rivals have ditched labels to form one big “Renewed Hope family” rallying behind President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for grassroots dev, with Wike preaching: “No more ‘I’m PDP’ or ‘APC’ – we’re all family delivering democracy…
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OFÉ OWERRI FESTIVAL HITS IMÓ JAN 3 – TURNING LUXE SOUP INTO TOURISM GOLDMINE!
Chibuikem Diala, convener of Ofe Owerri Food & Drink Festival, just announced the Jan. 3, 2026 bash at Heartland Resort, Owerri – spotlighting Nigeria’s priciest soup (assorted cow meats, snails, dried/stock fish for the elite) as a tourism/economy powerhouse via IHTEF and Culinary & Culture Africa collab. Diala envisions indigenous eats driving hospitality boom: Cooking…
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KANO ASSEMBLY PASSES N1.477T 2026 BUDGET – 68% CAPITAL PUSH, HONORS FALLEN LAWMAKERS!
Kano State House of Assembly greenlit Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf’s N1.477 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill Monday under Speaker Alhaji Jibril Falgore – a whopping N934.6B (68%) for capital projects like infra/development (highest ratio in years) vs N433.4B (32%) recurrent, post-Nov. 19 presentation and plenary debates. Next up: Bill heads to Gov. Yusuf for assent per…
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ONDO GOV AIYEDATIWA SIGNS N524.4B ‘ECONOMIC CONSOLIDATION’ BUDGET FOR 2026!
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa inked Ondo’s massive N524.4 billion 2026 budget into law Monday in Akure – tagged “Budget of Economic Consolidation” with N303.57B (58%) for capital projects like roads/power/water to ignite growth, plus N220.8B (42%) recurrent – proving his infra-first vibe amid Naija’s economic squeeze. Aiyedatiwa called it a “strategic blueprint for self-reliance and prosperity,”…
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KWARA FAMILIES BEG GOVT: RESCUE OUR 5 ABDUCTED WORKERS NOW – 15 DAYS OF AGONY!
Families of five hardworking construction pros snatched by suspected bandits on Dec. 15 along Sabaja/Owa-Onire Road in Kwara broke silence Monday at an Ilorin presser via reps Pastor Ademola and Mallam Issa Abdullah – pleading for urgent state/security rescue amid 15 days of fear, zero updates, and breadwinner voids sparking hunger, debt, and trauma for…
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AFCON 2025: RELAXED SUPER EAGLES VS DESPERATE UGANDA CRANES – GROUP C FINALE CONTRASTS!
Nigeria’s already-qualified Super Eagles face a do-or-die Uganda in AFCON 2025’s Group C decider at Fès’ Complex Sportif – momentum management for Chelle’s unbeaten squad vs survival scraps for Paul Put’s Cranes under Morocco’s chilly skies, where history bites back with Uganda’s 4-2-2 H2H edge including that shocking 1978 semi-final upset. Eagles cruise top after…
