President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff. This was announced in a statement released on Wednesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga explained that Oluyede would assume the role pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently abroad for medical treatment. The statement read, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). “Oluyede will act in the position pending the return…
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EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara gov, Ahmed, for alleged N5.78bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh 14-count charges against a former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfattah Ahmed, and the Commissioner of Finance under his administration, Mr Ademola Banu, over an alleged N5.78 billion fraud. The case is before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court. The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That Just A Few People Know The duo were charged with alleged diversion and misappropriation of public funds meant for the execution of some projects and security of the state. The…
Read MoreCabinet Reshuffle: Tinubu sacks six ministers, nominates seven as replacements
The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked six Ministers from his cabinet and also forwarded to the National Assembly seven ministerial nominees to take over from the vacant positions. The Ministers that were relieved from the cabinet were Prof. Tahir Mamman, (Education), Uju Kennedy Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Mohammed Gwarzo (State for Housing), Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development), Lola Ade-John (Tourism) and the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, who has been replaced. The President also forwarded seven new ministerial nominees to the National Assembly including wife of late Dim…
Read MoreThe President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom after a two-week vacation. The President arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at about 7:20 pm on Saturday. He was received by his Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and National Chairman of the All…
Read More3rd Time in One Week: Again national grid collapses
Nigeria’s national grid has collapsed again. This is the third time this will happen in just one week. The latest collapse occurred early Saturday morning, with many states reporting total blackouts. Data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) and it revealed that the grid recorded zero megawatts (MW) as of 9.20am today. The cause of the collapse could not be ascertained at the moment as the Transmission Company of Nigeria could not be reached. Businesses and households continue to suffer over the nation’s unreliable electricity supply amid the…
Read MoreFG to transfer cash to 20 million poor Nigerians
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the increase in Nigeria’s revenue recorded in the 2024 fiscal year is being strategically allocated to various social intervention programmes aimed at improving the living standards of citizens and addressing pressing societal needs. The minister said the social investment programme is targeted to impact 60 per cent of the poorest, reaching 20 million persons. He also revealed a comprehensive proposed agenda for economic reform, which aims to reduce inflation, create jobs, and stimulate growth in…
Read MoreAkpabio dismisses impeachment story
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says reports suggesting that the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken over the national assembly premises to stop an alleged impeachment plot against him are false. The reports said the secret police had taken over all entrances to the assembly complex on Wednesday. Speaking on the floor of the senate, Akpabio dismissed the reports as “fake news”. The senate president jocularly said those behind the reports may be seeking revenue from the traffic they could get on their websites. “[They said DSS] has surrounded the…
Read MoreOndo APC attack Oyo Gov., Makinde over call for REC’s deployment
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has slammed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for demanding the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ondo, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola. Makinde made the call during the flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party’s campaign in Akure on Tuesday, ahead of the 16th November governorship election. He urged the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to transfer Babalola, a move echoed by the PDP candidate, Agboola Ajayi, who cited her Ondo State origin as a cause for…
Read MoreWe have settled our party crisis -PDP Govs.
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum says the internal crisis rocking the PDP has been resolved. The Forum’s Chairman and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, made this known in an interview with newsmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, after the Forum’s meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Mohammed said the party’s stakeholders had agreed that all the suspensions within the National Working Committee (NWC) be set aside and the status quo maintained. He said the forum, alongside the National Assembly caucus and the party’s Board of Trustees…
Read MoreZingwina, MKO Abiola’s ex-aide dies at 70
Jonathan Zingwina, a former Senate Majority Leader and former Director-General of the MKO Abiola campaign Organisation in the June 12, 1993 presidential election has reportedly passed on. Although his family has yet to formally confirm his death, Leadership Newspaper reports that the Adamawa State-born politician died on Wednesday, October 2, at the age of 70 in the nation’s capital, Abuja. He was reported to have died after a protracted illness. The former lawmaker represented Adamawa South Senatorial District in the Senate. He was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic…
Read MoreAPC’s Okpebholo wins Edo governorship eleclion
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The electoral commission declared Okpebholo winner of the election on Sunday, saying that he polled a total of 291,667 votes to defeat his closest contender, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored a total 247,274 votes. While Olumide Akpata, of the Labour Party came a distant third with a total of 22,763 votes. Okpebholo won in 11…
Read MoreWhy we have not donated half salaries as promised – Reps
The House of Representatives has explained why it is yet to donate half of its members’ salaries as promised. In July, members of the House agreed to cut their salaries by 50 percent for six months as part of their solidarity and sacrifice to support the economic hardship and hunger Nigerians are going through at the moment. This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on the need for lawmakers to sacrifice 50% of their N600,000…
Read MoreFG’s duty free rice, others goods begins next week -Customs CG
The guidelines for the suspension of customs duty and taxes on imported food items are to commence next week, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. In July the Federal Government approved a 150-day duty-free window to allow the importation of maize, husked brown rice, and wheat as part of measures to combat rising food inflation across the country. The initiative was based on implementing the Presidential Accelerated and Stabilisation Advancement Plan. Speaking at a meeting of heads of security agencies in Abuja on Tuesday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi,…
Read MoreRussian Flag: FG investigating four top northern politicians
Nigeria’s security agencies are investigating at least four politicians from the country’s northern part over the use of Russian flags by #EndBadGovernance protesters. Multiple sources told The PUNCH that the political bigwigs, who hail from Katsina, Kaduna and Kano states, were principal actors who instigated the use of Russian flags among demonstrators in the north to fan the embers for an unconstitutional regime change. “You see, four principal actors have been identified in this issue. They are top politicians from Katsina, Kano and Kaduna and the security agencies are closing…
Read MoreUAE denies $10k bank balance, N640k fee for Nigerian visa applicants
The United Arab Emirates has denied approving $10k bank balance, and N640k fee requirements for Nigerians applying for visas into the country, reports The Cable. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Monday, that the UAE authorities agreed to vacate travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians. Idris further revealed that applicants must fulfil certain conditions, including obtaining a document verification number on documentverificationhub.ae. According to the website, the verification costs a non-refundable N640,000 excluding VAT for each application. This does not include the visa fee. Additionally, applicants…
Read MoreKano Court stops Bayero, four others from parading selves as Emirs
Justice Amina Aliyu of Kano State High Court has perpetually restrained Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other deposed Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as Emirs. Delivering the judgment on Monday, Justice Aliyu further restrained the 15th Emir of Kano and four other dethroned Emirs by themselves, servants, privies and any other persons appointed by them from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano, Karaye. Recall that the Kano State Government had filed a suit asking the state High Court to stop the 15th Emir,…
Read MoreTinubu approves N50,000 grant for household, N155bn for states and food package
President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Construction and Household Support Programme during the National Economic Council meeting on Thursday in Abuja. According to a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the programme is aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, strengthening the economy, and providing immediate economic relief for Nigerian households. Ngelale added that the programme, which was supported by the NEC, includes financial allocations and infrastructure projects across all geo-political zones in the country. He added that a key component of the programme is the approval of the…
Read MoreStrike cripples NASS as labour union cuts electricity, water supplies to complex
Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have shut down the National Assembly in compliance with the indefinite strike declared by the organised labour. Our correspondent who went to the National Assembly to monitor the situation met the entrance and exit gates blocked with two coastal buses by PASAN. The organised labour had insisted that its indefinite strike would begin today as planned following the federal government’s refusal to increase the minimum wage above N60,000. Labour, which is demanding N494,000,…
Read MoreHow labour unions shut down national grid -TCN
The General Manager, Public Affairs of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Mr. Nidid Mba has given a detailed account of how the labour union shot down its operations across its substations and the national grid. According to a statement issued earlier today, Mba said “the Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby informs the general public that the Labour Union has shut down the national grid, resulting in black out nationwide. The national grid shut down occured at about 2.19am this morning, 3rd June 2024. “At about 1:15am this morning, the Benin…
Read MoreMinimum Wage: Labour asks Tinubu to intervene as FG insists N497k will kill Nigeria’s economy
Organised Labour has urged President Bola Tinubu to personally intervene in the ongoing negotiation over minimum wage to avert the indefinite strike action scheduled to start on Monday. This is as the Federal Government warned that the national minimum wage being demanded by labour could destabilise the economy. Organised Labour had given a May 31, 2024 ultimatum on the new minimum wage. On Tuesday, May 28, talks between the Federal Government and Organised Labour broke down after the government and the Organised Private Sector raised their offers to N60,000. The…
Read MoreGov Sanwo-olu loses Deputy Chief of Staff
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the passing of his Deputy Chief of Staff, Gboyega Soyannwo, on Wednesday. He was aged 55. Sanwo-Olu, who sympathised with the Soyannwo family in a statement posted on his personal X page, said the death of his top aide was sudden and devastating. He described the deceased as a brother, an armour-bearer, a confidante and a faithful believer in the collective dream of a Greater Lagos. The statement read, “It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of my Deputy…
Read More2027 on the card as Obi meets Atiku, others in Abuja
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, held a closed-door meeting with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and a number of Peoples Democratic Party stalwarts in Abuja. Obi also met separately with a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, a development that sparked speculation about a potential coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi was a member of the PDP until 2022 when he defected to the Labour Party to pursue his presidential ambition. He came third…
Read MoreRumble in Kano APC as party sack ward exco over Ganduje’s suspension
The All Progressives Congress, APC, state working committee in Kano, has suspended some Ward Party Leaders who suspended the National Chairman of the Party, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje. APC Ganduje ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government was said to have suspended Ganduje but in a quick counter, the party’s local government officials thwarted the suspension and sacked those behind it. The APC Dawakin Tofa Local Government Chairman, Inusa Dawanau, told Newsmen that those behind the suspension of the National Chairman were caught in anti-party activities and their records of meetings with…
Read MoreSultan declares Wednesday as Eid el Fitri
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, has declared Wednesday as the first day of Shawwal 1445AH (Eid el Fitr Day). The Sultan, the head of the Muslim faithfuls in Nigeria, said this as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Nigeria. Abubakar said this on Monday after receiving the report of the Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religion and the National Moon Sighting Committee. The committees in their reports stated that it had not received any report from…
Read MoreSenate approves resolution asking FG to continue electricity subsidy
The Senate has approved a resolution requesting the federal government to continue the electricity subsidy due to the ongoing difficulties faced by the nation. The decision was reached following a thorough review and endorsement of a motion presented during the plenary session by Senator Aminu Iya Abbas (PDP), who represents the Adamawa Central zone. The proposal highlights the importance of maintaining the electricity subsidy for the near future, taking into account the ongoing difficulties experienced by Nigerian citizens.
Read MoreAkeredolu’s wife blasts critics as she pays tribute to late husband
Former Ondo State First Lady, Betty Akeredolu seized the opportunity of her tribute to her late husband and former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, to lash out at her critics asking “do they know what love is? Betty, in her tribute, hit hard on the critics of her relationship with her late husband. The former first lady said “It’s me, your adorable Betty. You just left me. Just like that! It hurts. Badly it hurts. Now alone to face all mockery from the so-called friends and adversaries alike. Now…
Read MoreZenith Bank mourns Herbert Wigwe as kinsmen declare eight-day mourning period
the eight days of mourning would begin with a procession round the community, pointing out that they were expecting visitors outside the community and the state.
Read MoreRelocating FAAN, CBN departments to Lagos, suspicious – Emir of Kano
“Do more enlightenment on this matter. I, for one, cannot tell the actual intentions of the government. We should be made to actually understand why the relocation of the CBN and FAAN offices back to Lagos,”
Read More$6bn Mambilla project fraud: Court refuses to hear Agunloye’s preliminary objection
The court said the application was not ripe for hearing.
Read MoreUnveiling Oyebanji Olowolafe, the octogenarian allegedly linked to the murdered Ekiti kings
The octogenarian is a saw miller with chians of sawmill businesses across Ekiti, Kwara and Kogi boundaries and he is a major player in logging in that axis.
Read MoreLadi Adebutu, Baba Ijebu’s son charged for money laundering
The Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned Oladipupo Adebutu, son of billionaire betting magnate, Kessington Adebutu, popularly known as Baba Ijebu, before an Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the State capital, on seven count charges, bordering on money laundering and other offences, with case number AB/10c/2023 (FRN Vs Adebutu &Ors. Adebutu the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ogun State candidate for the gubernatorial election held on March 18, 2023, was accused of criminal inducement during the poll by security agents alongside other members of his party. He was alleged to…
Read MoreAiyedatiwa to spend N1.3bn on generator, N743m on food drinks in 2024
The Ondo State Government has earmarked over N1.3 billion to spend on fuel for generators and motor vehicles and the sum of N743 million on refreshments and meals in 2024, SaharaReporters has gathered. This is in the approved 2024 budget of the state, revealing that the approved budget sum for motor vehicle fuel cost is N379,032,200.00 and the sum of N970,154,937.50 is slated for Plant/Generator Fuel Cost. The government also plans to spend N743,495,505.70 on ‘Refreshment & Meals’. Other notable budgetary provisions include N1,543,300,476.00 (N1.54 billion) for welfare packages, while…
Read MoreHow Police arrested Olowolafe, the mastermind of Ekiti, Kwara monarchs’ assasination
The leader of kidnap syndicate terrorising Ekiti, Kogi and Kwara states, one Pa Olowofela, has been arrested. His arrest came after the apprehension of one Baboga Alhaji, one of the suspected kidnappers responsible for the killing of the two Ekiti traditional rulers recently. Olowofela, an octogenarian, is based in Igbara Odo, Ekiti State with a chain of business enterprise cutting across the state, including a sawmill in Irele, the axis where the nefarious activities of the abductors is most pronounced.. He was arrested by a combine team of security apparatus…
Read MorePDP crisis deepens as Makinde’s Legacy Group withdraws from Edo delegates election
There seems to be no end to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State as the Chairman of the three-man committee, Governor Seyi Makinde, who conducted the party’s state delegate election resigned from the position. Also, nine aspirants out of the 11 that would participate in the February 22 primary election were said to have boycotted the election which took place all over the state on Sunday. The nine aspirants in their letter to the acting National Chairman, Umar Illiya, and copied to the National Vice Chairman…
Read MoreAyinde Marshal calls Tinubu Out: Says masses are suffering and wailing, do something
Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known by his stage name, K1 De Ultimate, has told President Bola Tinubu that Nigerians are suffering and angry with his government due to the current poor state of the economy. K1 said this in a video recording that surfaced on Thursday during one of his recent stage performances. Before K1, his daughter, Dami Ayinde, lent her voice on Wednesday to the current economic situation, which she said wasn’t what the All-Progressives Congress promised. On her Instagram stories, the young lawyer said the APC…
Read MoreEFCC pressured me to implicate ex-finance minister, governors – Ex-AGF, Idris
Ahmed Idris, a former Accountant General of the Federation, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of deceiving him to admit to the allegations against him. Idris alongside others is standing trial for 14 charges concerning criminal breach of trust and stealing to the tune of N109.5bn from the federation account. The ex-AGF alleged that the EFCC told him they wanted to use him to get the Minister of Finance and some governors. Idris was arraigned alongside Godfrey Akindele and Mohammed Usman, and a firm — Gezawa Commodity Market…
Read MoreTinubu, Atiku trade words over worsening insecurity
The Presidency on Tuesday night described the statement of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar berating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the failure to resolve the security crisis in the country as “reckless”. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a reaction to Wazirin Adamawa, said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections was latching on any issue to attack President Tinubu because he was nursing hangover of his electoral defeat. The former Vice President has berated President…
Read MoreOgun Gov., Dapo Abiodun endorses new Assembly Speaker
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Tuesday, received members of the House of Assembly led by the newly inaugurated Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide. With 22 out 26 members in attendance, the Assembly earlier on Tuesday inaugurated Elemide representing the Odeda constituency, as the new Speaker of the assembly. The assembly also ratified the impeachment of Olakunle Oluomo who was removed last week Tuesday. The lawmakers took the decision at the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Bolanle Ajayi. Shortly after the inauguration, Elemide led members of the House to…
Read MoreAtiku’s ex aide Bwala, parleys Tinubu in France
A former top aide of ex Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala, has met with President Bola Tinubu in Paris, France. Bwala, a lawyer, was a former spokesperson to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, stated that he met with President Tinubu in Paris on Monday, January 29, 2024. He made the disclosure in a post on his official X page. Bwala wrote: “It was a pleasure to meet with the father of the nation @officialABAT President Bola Tinubu in Paris today.…
Read MoreKano Gov., Yusuf had no deal with Tinubu -Aide
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has denied entering into any agreement with the Presidency before the January 12, 2024 Supreme Court judgment on the state governorship election petition where he emerged victorious. On September 20, the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sacked Yusuf, of the New Nigeria People’s Party. Subsequently, on November 17, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja affirmed the tribunal judgment which declared the All Progressives Congress candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, winner of the governorship election. However, the Supreme Court on January 12 set aside the lower…
Read MoreAtiku, yet to commiserate with Oyo State over Ibadan explosion – Gov. Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, lamented that out of the three major candidates who contested the 2023 presidential election, only the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has not called or sent a message to him to commiserate with the people of the state over the recent explosion in Ibadan, the state capital. Five people were confirmed dead while 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries and 58 houses were damaged during the explosion that rocked Adeji, Old Bodija in Ibadan. Makinde made his position known in Ibadan while…
Read MoreAgain, Pope Francis speaks on same sex marriage, says you will soon appreciate my stand
Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis has expressed confidence that those who criticise his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will come to understand it over time, except for Africans, whom he referred to as a “special case.” According to Reuters, the Pope, who is the head of the world’s catholic mission, stated that Africans perceive homosexuality negatively from a cultural perspective in an interview with Italian newspaper, La Stampa, that was published on Monday. “Those who protest vehemently belong to small ideological groups. A special case is Africans: for them,…
Read MoreMy ordeals in the hands of Abba Kyari -Femi Adesina
Immediate past Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has revealed how he was frustrated while serving President Muhammadu Buhari. Adesina revealed that Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, made life difficult for him in discharging his responsibilities. The funds needed to manage the office, Adesina stated, were denied by the late all-powerful Abba Kyari. The CoS, he said, deliberately prevented him from recruiting media personnel to work with and also denied him access to the needed funds. The revelations were contained in Adesina’s book,…
Read MoreConstruction work on 4th Mainland Bridge begins in April -Sanwo-olu
Banajide Sanwo-olu, the Governor of Lagos State, on Thursday, revealed that the construction of the long-awaited Fourth Mainland Bridge would commence in the first quarter of this year, “by the end of March or April.” The governor disclosed this in his keynote address during the Lagos West Senatorial District Town Hall Meeting held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu noted that the bridge will be constructed in phases while promising that landlords and tenants of structures demolished during the construction will be duly compensated. We’ve done extensive work…
Read MoreCurtain falls on Adebutu’s ambition as Supreme Court affirms Abiodun as Ogun governor
The political ambition of the Ogun State governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Ladi Adebutu came to a close as the Supreme Court this morning affirmed the election of Prince Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress as the governor of Ogun State. The Supreme Court judgment has drawn the curtain on the ambition of Adebutu, son of popular betting magnate, Baba Ijebu, to rule Ogun State as the governorship will be zoned out from his Ogun East Senatorial district that produced the incumbent…
Read MoreOyo state Gov., Makinde gives update on victims of Ibadan explosion
Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor, said 60 out of the 77 victims of the Ibadan explosion have been treated and discharged. An explosion rocked parts of Ibadan on Tuesday, leaving some persons dead, while many were reported injured, with property worth millions of naira damaged. Makinde, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations revealed that illegal miners occupying one of the houses in the Bodija area of the state capital stored explosive devices which caused the blast. The governor said two persons lost their lives, while 77 people got injured. The…
Read MoreDon’t pay ransom to kidnappers, Defence minister, Badaru warns
Muhammadu Abubarkar Badaru, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, has urged Nigerians to stop the illegal payment of ransom to kidnappers and bandits. At a briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, Badaru said the payment would only embolden the culprits to demand more, thereby jeopardising public safety. He said that the President, at a meeting on Tuesday with service chiefs, had directed security agencies to intensify efforts to flush out the perpetrators of criminal acts in society. “Yesterday, we are aware that Mr. President called us and…
Read MoreEduGate: CCB to drill Interior minister, Tunji-Ojo today
Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), will today interrogate the Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over the award of a N438 million contract to a company linked to him by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Ms. Betta Edu. A leaked memo had shown that the firm traced to Mr Tunji-Ojo received a total of N438 million as payment for ‘consultancy fees’ from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. But the interior minister denies any involvement in the contract, insisting that he was no longer involved…
Read MoreWe’ll continue to strengthen security architecture in Oyo – Gov Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Sunday, said the state would continue to provide more support to the security agencies and also continue to strengthen the security architecture so as to keep residents of the state safe and secure and maintain peace and order. The governor stated this at The Cathedral of St. Peter, Aremo, Ibadan, during a service to commemorate the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Celebration Church service. Governor Makinde, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG), Professor Olanike Adeyemo, stated that the…
Read MoreWild jubilation in Kano as Supreme Court declares Abba Yusuf Kano governor
There was a wild celebration in Kano as the Supreme Court upheld Abba Kabir Yusuf’s election as the state’s legitimate governor. On Friday, a five-judge Supreme Court bench unanimously decided that the lower court misinterpreted the significance of the alleged 165,616 ballot paper deduction in Governor Yusuf’s favour. The ruling on Governor Yusuf’s membership was deemed a pre-election matter by Justice Inyang Okoro, who read the verdict. During hearing of the ruling from the Apex court, thousands of NNPP supporters—a political organization led by Governor Abba—poured into the state capital’s…
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