Media

*Accuses Trio Of Repeatedly Running Fake News On His Administration *Media Houses Deny Claim President Donald Trump has announced that he is banning news outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday (yesterday), the US President said he was expelling the media houses “effective immediately” over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for other outlets could follow. He went on: “Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Presidential candidate of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed Barrister Anthony Ehilebo as his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication. The appointment, according to a statement by Makinde’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Thursday, takes immediate effect, “with further campaign team announcements to follow.” Makinde declared that Barrister Ehilebo’s unmatched expertise as a communication strategist and lawyer will be a powerful asset in driving the APM’s message of resetting Nigeria, and victory in the 2027 presidential election. He urged Nigerians to stand firm and rally…

The Guardian UK of Monday,17 November,2025 beamed its searchlight on an interesting story angle following a post-match comment by Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle after Congo's Leopards beat Nigeria 4-3 on penalties last Sunday to qualify for the March 2026 intercontinental playoff ahead next year's World Cup. The paper reported: "Thirty-one years ago Nigeria burst on to the global stage in a golden summer at the 1994 World Cup in the US, impressing with a do-or-die attitude that helped them top their group and come within two minutes of reaching the quarter-finals by beating Italy. But the Super Eagles will…

*Rules Out Withdrawal Of Service In Anambra Over N.9bn Debt *Calls On Soludo To Pay Up By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has concluded plans to ensure fuel pump integrity in fuel stations by checking all forms of pump cheating and malpractices. Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Unit, Chief Chinedu Anyaso, disclosed this today to newsmen shortly after the Unit's 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Enugu. IPMAN Enugu Unit covers independent petroleum marketers in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States as well as those in some parts of Abia, Imo, Kogi and Cross River States.…

*Her Nails,Hair Missing A man allegedly killed his girlfriend of two months, then helped her worried family look for her while her decomposing body was right under the bed he was sleeping on every night. The girl, a 20-year-old South African, Ithabeleng Motleleng, was last seen on Sunday, May 25, and her body was later found wrapped in a blanket and carpet under her boyfriend's bed. He was the last person she was with and allegedly pretended to be worried about her when her family said they could not find her. Speaking to Sowetan newspaper, Motleleng's heartbroken grandmother said they…

One-time General Manager of Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, Mr. Dominic Kidzu has alerted Governor Bassey Otu on the continuing slide of the state newspaper, The Chronicle, and the risk of its imminent death if actions are not taken to resolve the crisis in the organisation.  In an open letter to the Governor, Kidzu called on Gov Otu to step in and reverse the ugly situation in the organisation where a retired admin staff was acting as the newspaper’s Editor-In-Chief.  Kidzu, former Press Secretary to the Governor of Cross River State, said the appointment of Miss Keyu Edet as the…