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WHY TINUBU IS ON FREQUENT FOREIGN TRIPS – PRESIDENCY The Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has stated that there is a justification for his principal’s frequent foreign trips. Many Nigerians have criticized Tinubu for his frequent foreign trips, describing them as wasteful and saying he should stay home to tackle the challenges. …

2025 BUDGET CAN’T ADDRESS NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES – ATIKU ABUBAKAR The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the 2025 budget proposal lacks the structural and fiscal discipline needed to address Nigeria’s multifaceted economic challenges. The former vice president made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday, reacting to the 2025 …

STOP ARROGANCE OF POWER, TAX REFORMS MUST CONTINUE – EDWIN CLARK TELLS NORTHERN GOVERNORS Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, says the proposed tax reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu must proceed. This is as he called out the governors of the northern states over their opposition to the tax reform bills which are currently before …

DON’T LINK TINUBU’S ECONOMIC REFORMS TO STAMPEDES DEATHS – MINISTER The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has warned politicians against linking stampedes that occurred during food distributions in Oyo, Anambra and Abuja to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms. He however sympathised with the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic incidents which claimed …

NIGERIAN ARMY PROMOTES 108 GENERALS The Nigerian Army has promoted 35 brigadiers general to the rank of major general and elevated 73 colonels to brigadier general. In a statement on Friday, Onyema Nwachukwu, the army’s director of public relations, said those promoted to the rank of major general are A. Garba, acting provost marshal; U.M. Alkali, deputy chief of administration …

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, POVERTY RESPONSIBLE FOR STAMPEDES DEATHS OF 105 NIGERIANS – ASCAB The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) has condemned the deadly stampede that resulted in the deaths of at least 105 Nigerians between March 2022 and December 2024. It attributed the tragedy to criminal negligence and the dire effects of poverty. The organisation also vowed to mobilize …

GODWIN ABBE, FORMER MILITARY GOVERNOR, MINISTER DIES AT 74 General Godwin Osagie Abbe, a former Minister of Defence and Interior during the administration of late President Umaru Yar’Adua, has died at the age of 74, . The retired Major General passed away on Saturday in Abuja after a prolonged illness. Abbe, who was born on January 10, 1949, was set …

GRANT NIGERIA TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS, SPECIAL STUDENT RELIEF BEFORE TRUMP’S INAUGURATION – COALITION TO BIDEN A coalition of organizations advocating for immigration relief for Nigeria has called on President Joe Biden to designate Nigeria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief (SSR) before the administration’s term concludes. The organisations met in November with representatives from the Department of …

OUTRAGE AS OVER 75 NIGERIANS SCRAMBLING FOR FOOD DIE IN STAMPEDE No fewer than 75 alms seeking Nigerians lost their lives to stampede in the last four days, drawing outrage across the country.Due to the economic hardship bedeviling the citizens, every almsgiving event in the country has been attracting mammoth crowds, leading to deadly stampedes.In the past four days, the …

MARKETERS IN SUSPENSE AS NNPCL, DANGOTE REFINERY LOWER PETROL PRICE Intense pricing competition emerged in the nation’s downstream sector on Saturday after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly referred to as petrol, to N899 per litre. This decision, coming days after the Dangote Refinery reduced its price to N899, was confirmed …