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Group Begs Atiku to Develop South East
By Dipo Olowookere
The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the South East Revival Group (SERG) has declared the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a good omen for the country at large and the south eastern Nigeria in particular.
While hailing the process that led to the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Rivers State, SERG in a statement signed by its national coordinator and CWC chairman, Mr Willy Ezugwu noted that “a strong signal has come from the PDP that it can get its acts together.
“For the first time in recent years, the PDP seems to have gotten it right by its choice of presidential Candidate, a man who believes in restructuring.
“The South East Revival Group, therefore, urges the candidate of the PDP to bring to the table his comprehensive plan for the south east development in line with his restructuring agenda.
“Beyond the promises of the past, which remained largely unfulfilled by the current governing party and the former ruling parties after the civil war in Nigeria, the PDP and its candidate must at this time present to the long neglected people of the old Eastern Region an implementable agenda for the region’s accelerated development.
“Since after the civil war, Nigeria’s successive leaders abandoned the Yakubu Gowon’s 3R programme of reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation, a policy that would have totally healed the wounds of the past.
“This is such that after the 30-month hostilities, the eastern region and her economy have continued to be deliberately de-developed by the Nigerian government at the centre.
“The effort to get the National Assembly erases the scars of the past by establishing, through an Act of Parliament, a South East Development Commission also failed under the current President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
“Nigeria, as a country, has continued to have divisive leaders, with little or no attention paid to the south east in terms of infrastructure development and formulation of deliberate policy to engender economic growth in the region.
“Rather, men and women of the region have continued to be mistreated in many ways because of where they come from to the extent that they were issued quit notice from the north.
“We cannot continue to roll out tanks to quell the agitations for a sense of belonging in the south east. It is true that some of the agitators are misguided but there is merit in the agitation itself.
“The Nigerian government, over the years, has been consciously throwing the baby away with the bath water and that saw the arrest and incarnation of Ralph Uwazuruike and lately the missing Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators.
“No matter how misguided any of the agitators for the development of south east may be, the truth remains that the region needs deliberate attention and it’s time for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and PDP to show commitment to reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation of our region.”
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The United States government gave some terrorists in Nigeria a Christmas gift that sent many of them to the great beyond.
On Thursday, December 25, 2025, the United States President, Mr Donald Trump, directed his country’s military to launch air strikes on camps of members of the dreaded Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Sokoto State.
According to Mr Trump, the military action, which he threatened to carry out a few weeks ago if the Nigerian government does not stop the killing of Christians in the country, occurred on Thursday night.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!
“I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was.
“The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing.
“Under my leadership, our country will not allow radical islamic terrorism to prosper. May God bless our military, and Merry Christmas to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
In a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Department of War of the United States posted the below video of the air strikes;
https://twitter.com/DeptofWar/status/2004351717131903272
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The presidency has reacted to speculations that Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has been removed as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu.
It was alleged that Mr Gbajabiamila has been replaced with the President’s Principal Private Secretary, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola.
Mr Muri-Okunola went to Abuja to take up this role after leaving as the Head of Service of the Lagos State Civil Service.
Reacting to the reports on social media on the purported removal of Mr Gbajabiamila, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, the presidency said no such change has been made.
In a statement signed on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, members of the public were advised to disregard the report as “there is absolutely no truth to this story.”
“The Chief of Staff remains in his position. The Principal Private Secretary likewise remains in his role. Hakeem Muri-Okunola has not replaced Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff.
“The viral claim is a fabrication by mischievous purveyors of fake news whose sole aim is to create disharmony within the government.
“We reiterate that news media should always verify their information before publishing or sharing on social media,” the statement said.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The new chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has assumed office with a clear message to advance the country’s upstream oil and gas sector in line with the mandate of the commission as enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
According to a statement signed by Mr Eniola Akinkuotu, the Head of Media & Strategic Communications at the upstream regulator, the NUPRC boss made this assertation during her first town hall meeting with management and staff on Tuesday December 23, 2025.
She further disclosed plans to make the commission a business enabler and re-ignite investments in the upstream sector.
Recall that President Tinubu nominated Mrs Eyesan to take over the NUPRC after the abrupt resignation of her predecessor, Mr Gbenga Komolafe as well as his counterpart in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr Farouk Ahmed.
In her new capacity, Mrs Eyesan also set a firm production ambition of growing Nigeria’s output and increasing gas production.
“The goal is that we must enable the industry, we are regulators. We must enable the industry from our interactions with the stakeholders, from our interactions with everybody.
“My main objective is to ensure that we make a difference. I believe the NUPRC is at the Center of the industry,” she said.
The commission boss who has served for over three decades in the oil and gas sector, promised to entrench digitisation, transparency and efficiency in operations.
The NUPRC head said with the support of staff and management, the NUPRC will become the gold-standard regulator in Africa. She also promised capacity development, stronger technical depth and sustained engagement with stakeholders, unions and professional teams.
On leadership style, Mrs Eyesan promised an open-door policy and frequent staff engagement, while also soliciting for support and cooperation as the industry embarks on the next phase of transformation.
“If we work together we can unleash opportunities, I don’t see impediments only opportunities,” she added.
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