Politics

EX-GOV YAHAYA BELLO APPEARS IN COURT TODAY, AFTER HIDE AND SEEK GAME WITH EFCC Months after the ‘hide and seek’ game between him and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), immediate-past governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello is expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on today. All eyes are on the former governor as …

OUTRAGE AS NIGER GOV, DEPUTY, SPEAKER, EXCO MEMBERS TRAVEL FOR HAJJ The decision by Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage, alongside the deputy governor, Comrade Yakubu Garba and Speaker of the House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, has sparked outrage among residents of the state. It was gathered that the governor and …

TINUBU BREAKS SILENCE ON EAGLE SQUARE FALL, SAYS ‘SOCIAL MEDIA IS CONFUSED’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spoken about the incident that happened at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday morning, where he missed his step and fell while entering a vehicle for a parade to commemorate Democracy Day. Since then social media has been flooded with varied reactions, reflecting …

‘I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH HIM’ – ATIKU SPEAKS ON TINUBU’S GREAT FALL ON DEMOCRACY DAY Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu following his fall at the Eagles Square on Democracy Day. In a message posted on his official X social media handle, Atiku expressed his concern for the President’s …

TINUBU TO RESHUFFLE CABINET, APPOINTS NEW MINISTERS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly concluded plans for a shake-up of his cabinet soon. According to Daily Trust, this will include the appointment of new ministers and the creation of a new ministry. The new ministry will be for livestock development, a department hitherto under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. A …

WE’VE NEGOTIATED NEW MINIMUM WAGE WITH LABOUR, NASS TO GET BILL SOON – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu has assured the Organised Labour that a an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. Tinubu made this known on Wednesday in his second Democracy Day speech on June 12, …

IT’S CRIMINAL FOR STATES TO MISAPPROPRIATE LOCAL GOVT FUNDS – SULLIVAN CHIME A Fmformer Governor of Enugu State, Mr Sullivan Chime, says it is criminal for states in the country to misappropriate local government funds, saying that it hinders development at the grassroots. Chime stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Enugu …

TRAGEDY IN MALAWI AS VP, EX-FIRST LADY, OTHERS FEARED KILLED IN PLANE CRASH The military aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima which went missing on Monday have been found. The military plane carrying the VP and nine others, including the former First Lady, Shanil Dzimbiri, failed to make a landing on Monday morning. The VP and the nine others …

ECLIPSE OF NASI EL-RUFAI, THE SUN “Without death penalty, 90% of Nigerians will continue to see corruption as God’s blessings. The anti-corruption campaign will be a huge waste of time. We are already heavily populated, why can’t we sacrifice the top criminals to save the country’s future?” – Nasir El-Rufai Now, the House of Assembly in Kaduna State, the state …

I EFCC BEGINS INVESTIGATION ON EL-RUFAI, SET TO INVITE FORMER GOVERNOR A special task force of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to commence a full-scale investigation into the alleged fraud case involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. It was understood that the task force held a long session on Monday, during which it considered the …