Politics
Tinubu’s Government Allocates N100 Billion for School Feeding Programmes in 2024
The Tinubu-led administration has disclosed that the sum of N100 billion has been allocated for the school feeding programmes in the 2024 budget. Tinubu stated that the allocation would serve as a stimulant to encourage attendance in schools and reduce the problem of out-of-school children. The Nigerian leader made the…
Read More »Nigerian Lady Predicts Food Shortage in 2024, Links Northern Killings to Interests in Mineral Resources
A Nigerian female farmer has stated that from 2024 on, there will be food scarcity in the nation due to the worsening insecurity in Northern Nigeria. In a video shared online, the lady claimed that the killings in Northern Nigeria were being masterminded by those interested in the illegal mining…
Read More »MC Oluomo Reportedly Steps Down as Lagos NURTW Chairman
Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has reportedly stepped down from his position as the chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State. It was gathered that MC Oluomo is set to contest the national president position of the NURTW. The decision of MC…
Read More »Nigerians will soon enjoy the benefits of subsidy removal – Gov. Yahaya of Gombe State
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Tuesday, said Nigerians would soon enjoy the gains of fuel subsidy removal. Yahaya stated this in Gombe while inaugurating phase two of the state’s palliative distribution to residents of the state. He stated that President Bola Tinubu, in collaboration with the state governors,…
Read More »Senate Raises 2024 Budget By N1.2tn
The Senate has raised the 2024 budget by an additional N1.2 trillion, resulting in an adjusted budget of N28.7 trillion from the initial N27.5 trillion. According to the report submitted by the Appropriation Committee led by Senator Solomon Adeola, aggregate expenditure was pegged at N28,777,404.073.861; statutory transfers -N1,742,786,788,150; recurrent expenditure-…
Read More »Senate Summons Security Chiefs in Wake of Plateau Killings, Observes One-Minute Silence
The Senate has called upon the nation’s security chiefs to appear before them in response to the recent spate of killings in Plateau State. Those invited include the Chief of Army staff; Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff; Hassan Abubakar; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi;…
Read More »Governor Akeredolu’s Death Is a Reminder That Power Is Transient — Deji Adeyanju
Deji Adeyanju, the human rights activist, has reacted to the death of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. He described the death of Akeredolu as a reminder that power is not permanent. While mourning Akeredolu’s demise in a statement he released on Wednesday, Adeyanju urged all Nigerian leaders to see…
Read More »Plateau Massacre: Southern Christians Accuse Tinubu’s Government of Being Asleep on Duty
The Southern Nigeria Christian Association has conveyed its indignation and outrage regarding the mass killing of numerous Plateau State residents on Christmas Eve. Armed men had stormed Plateau communities as they were preparing for Christmas and killed over 100 people, with hundreds of houses destroyed. In a statement made available…
Read More »Aiyedatiwa is set to Be Sworn In as Ondo Governor
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Acting Governor of Ondo State, is set to be sworn in as the governor of the state today in Akure, following the demise of his principal, Rotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa will be sworn in by the Chief Judge of the State inside the Cocoa Conference Hall in Akure…
Read More »A huge loss to the Yoruba race and Nigeria at large – Ooni of Ife mourns Akeredolu’s death
The monarch added that the late governor was a courageous leader whose legacy would never be forgotten. Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has described the demise of Ondo State Governor, Gov Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as a huge loss to the Yoruba race and Nigeria as a whole. The popular monarch…
Read More »Akeredolu: List of Governors Who Died In Office
On Wednesday, December 27, the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), died after months of battling an illness reported to be leukaemia. Family and top government sources confirmed the death of the former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president, who died at 67. With his death, Akeredolu became the third Nigerian…
Read More »President Tinubu Mourns the Passing of Former Speaker Ghali Na’Abba
President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the demise of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba. He sympathised with the Na’Abba family, as well as the government and people of Kano State, over the loss. Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on…
Read More »Ondo Government Announces Governor Akeredolu’s Passing Due to Prostate Cancer in Germany
The Ondo State Government has disclosed that the ailing governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, passed away in Germany after battling prostate cancer on Wednesday, December 27. A statement by the state information and orientation commissioner, Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, confirmed this in Akure, the state capital. Ademola-Olateju said “Mr Governor peacefully departed from…
Read More »Christmas Commotion: Nigerians Storm Bola Tinubu’s Residence in Ikoyi, Lagos, Amid Festive Celebrations
Scores of Nigerians trooped to President Bola Tinubu’s house in Ikoyi, Lagos, amid Christmas celebrations. A video shared online shows the residents standing outside the President’s home in Bourdillon. It is believed they were waiting to get Christmas gifts and other items. A police van and police officers were outside…
Read More »President Tinubu Speaks Out Against Heinous Attacks in Plateau, Orders Immediate Apprehension of Culprits
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the heinous and brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of over sixty lives on Christmas Eve, December 24. A statement released by Ajuri Ngelali, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,…
Read More »Bus Owners Kickstart Implementation of Federal Government’s Discounted Fares
Yesterday, the Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON) officially verified that its members have initiated the complete enforcement of the 50 percent price reduction on the designated routes specified by the Federal Government for travellers during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Excitement also filled the air yesterday…
Read More »CBN Investigator Reveals Federal Government’s Plan to Recover Two Banks Illegally Sold to Emefiele
Jim Obazee, the investigator appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to look into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has disclosed that the government is on the brink of reclaiming two banks that were unlawfully sold to the former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele. According to the report, Emefiele used proxies…
Read More »Ex-CBN Governor Emefiele Released from Kuje Prison
Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre upon satisfying the conditions of his bail. According to The PUNCH, it was learned that Emefiele was released on Friday, December 22 2023. The spokesperson for the Kuje Correctional Centre, FCT,…
Read More »EFCC Deletes Controversial Social Media Post Involving Ex-Minister Diezani
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken down an Instagram post that quoted former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, discussing money laundering charges filed against her. The social media post earlier seen by our correspondent claimed that the former minister spoke in an interview with journalists in…
Read More »Federal Government Set to Allow Return of Nigerian Citizens with Expired Passports
The Federal Government has directed that Nigerians with expired passports intending to return to the country for the festive season should be granted entry without any obstacles. In a letter dated December 22, 2023, by the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Wura-Ola Adepoju, to the Minister of…
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