Politics

TRIBUNAL SACKS ENUGU REP MEMBER, ATIGWE, DECLARES LP CANDIDATE, AGBO, WINNER The House of Representatives tribunal has sacked the member representing Igboeze North/Udenu federal constituency, Simon Atigwe. The tribunal also declared Dennis Nnamdi Agbo of the Labour Party, LP, the actual winner of the Igbo Eze North/ Udenu Federal constituency rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Atigwe …

UK WARNS CITIZENS AGAINST TRAVELLING TO SOME PARTS OF NIGERIA The United Kingdom has warned its citizens against travelling to several parts of Nigeria, noting that another wave of nationwide protests may erupt anytime with little notice. “Political rallies, protests and violent demonstrations can take place with little notice. Get advice on areas to avoid,” the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development …

HOW PROFESSOR YUSUF, ANTI-CORRUPTION PRETENDER, FLEECED NHIS, BY DAPO OKUBANJO In 2019, Usman Yusuf was finally eased out of the National Health Insurance Scheme after his indictment by a panel led by Hassan Bukar, which found him guilty of breaching provisions of the Public Procurement Act. But what many people are not privy to are the details of the misdemeanours …

WE’RE WORKING TO EXTRADITE SIMON EKPA THROUGH JUDICIAL PROCESS – GOVT OF FINLAND The Government of Finland on Tuesday said the judicial process has to be exhausted for Simon Ekpa, one of the leaders of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to be extradited from the Nordic country. Simon Ekpa has in various videos and online post instigated violence against Nigerian …

NIGERIAN GOVT FREEZES $37M WORTH OF CRYPTOCURRENCY TRACED TO SUSPECTED PROTEST ORGANISERS The Nigerian government has frozen more than $37 million worth of cryptocurrency held in wallets believed to be owned by some organisers of #EndBadGovernance protests. The freezing followed an order by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The judge, Emeka Nwite, gave the order in a ruling delivered …

REVENUE ALLOCATION COMMITTEE CLARIFIES MONTHLY SALARIES, ALLOWANCES OF NIGERIAN SENATORS The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission wishes to clear the air on the controversy surrounding the salaries and allowances payable to Members of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria an issue that continues to occupy the front burner of national discourse especially amongst Elder Statesmen, public …

CALLING ME IMPOSTOR, AFFRONT TO JUDICIARY – SHAIBU FIRES BACK AT EDO STATE GOVT The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Tuesday, insisted that he’s not an impostor. Reacting to claims by the state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, Shaibu said calling him an impostor was an affront to the judiciary. Nehikhare had called Shaibu …

FG TELLS THOSE SEEKING REGIME CHANGE TO WAIT TILL NEXT ELECTION IN 2027. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals, said this after the inaugural Council of State meeting under President Bola Tinubu. Among those who attended the meeting at the Presidential Villa were former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. Former presidents Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar also joined the …

22 PERSONS KILLED DURING #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS During the National Council of State meeting held on Tuesday at the Ado Rock Presidential Villa, it was revealed that a total of twenty-two persons lost their lives in different parts of the country during the nationwide #Endbadgovernance protest. The ten-day protest which started on August 1, was aimed at drumming on the air …

The Federal Government has traced at least N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channelled towards the recent nationwide protests. They include $50m of cryptocurrency — $38m of which were blocked in four cryptocurrency wallets — and N4bn contributed by various political actors in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Katsina. This was part of a presentation by the National Security Adviser, …