Politics

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, …

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 …