Politics

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, …

US WILL CARRY OUT LARGEST DEPORTATION IN HISTORY IF I’M RE-ELECTED – DONALD TRUMP Former United States President, Donald Trump, has promised to carry out the largest deportation in the country’s history if he wins re-election in the November 5 election. The Republican presidential nominee made this known in a X-space conversation held by Elon Musk, which SaharaReporters monitored in …

AS TINUBU HOLDS FIRST COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING, BUHARI, JONATHAN IN, OBASANJO ABSENT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Among those present are former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. Former presidents Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar also joined the meeting virtually. The meeting of the National Council …

WHY I FLED NIGERIA DURING #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST – SOWORE Nigerian Human Rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has revealed why he was not physically present during the just concluded protests against economic hardship, bad governance and hunger. The former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate was one of the key organizers of the demonstrations, Dockaysworld reports. However many questioned why he was …

DSS, IMMIGRATION PLACE EX-EL-RUFAI ADVISER ON WATCH-LIST OVER N11BN PROJECT SCANDAL The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has summoned a former Special Adviser to Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Jimi Lawal, over an alleged phoney Light Rail Project valued at N11 billion. Lawal was invited for questioning but failed to appear, prompting the ICPC to request …

t   The Federal Government and state governors have agreed to delay the implementation of financial autonomy for Local Governments until October.This decision was made due to concerns about salary payments and the overall functioning of these local councils.However, as of July 2024, Local Governments were still not receiving their funds directly. At a meeting of the Federation Allocation Account …

EDO GOVT FUMES AFTER SHAIBU RESUMES AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has resumed duty after the Federal High Court judgement which nullified his impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly. Shaibu in a video posted on his X handle on Monday also directed his staff yet to resume work since his …

NO TO PALLIATIVE GOVERNANCE – VANGUARD EDITORIAL There is a Chinese proverb which is very popular among contemporary economists and leaders: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for life”. The path a government chooses in its economic policy making and implementation tells much about its …

NOTHING TO SHOW TINUBU IS READY TO FOR GOVERNANCE – ATIKU Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said if by now, the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration hasn’t realised the enormity of the sufferings of Nigerians it means it wasn’t ready for governance from the start. Atiku who spoke through his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe , explained …