Politics

WHY 2023 POLLS RECORDED LOW VOTER TURNOUT – NATIONAL PEACE COMMITTEE The Chairman National Peace Committee (NPC) and former Head of States, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), Convener Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, and other members of the committee have listed why the 2023 general elections recorded low voter turnout than expected. They spoke on Friday at the formal presentation of the …

CHINESE FIRM RELEASES ONE-ON-ONE REALLY SEIZED PRESIDENTIAL JET Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, a Chinese firm has released one of the seized Nigeria’s presidential jets. Recall that Zhongshan, the Chinese firm had secured a court order to confiscate three Nigerian presidential jets pending when Zhongshan receives $74.5 million awarded to it against Nigeria. The spokesperson of the company who …

TINUBU SHOULD BE SCARED OF DANGEROUS, UNANNOUNCED PROTEST THAT SACKED BANGLADESH LEADER – FALOLA WARNS Renowned Professor of History and African Studies, Toyin Falola, has criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu for failing to address the core issues that sparked the #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria earlier in August. Speaking as a guest on the socio-political program ”Inside Sources with …

PUT HUNGER, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, INSECURITY, OTHERS EQUALLY ON WATCH LIST – SOWORE TELLS TINUBU Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has asked President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to also put hunger, poverty, insecurity and others on a security watch list in order to maintain peace in Nigeria. Sowore, who was the presidential candidate for the African Action …

SEIZED PRESIDENTIAL JETS: WE’RE READY TO SETTLE WITH NIGERIA – CHINESE COMPANY, ZHONGSHAN Zhongshan, the Chinese company at the centre of a dispute with the Nigerian government over the seizure of three presidential jets, has responded to claims made by the Federal Government. In a statement, Zhongshan said it is ready to settle with the Nigerian government and has been …

FG’S CASE AGAINST CHINESE FIRM WORSENS AS US COURT AWARDS $70M AGAINST NIGERIA An appeal court in the United States (US) has authorised Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese firm, final charging orders over two residential properties owned by Nigeria. This comes as the Chinese firm seeks to enforce a $70 million arbitration award against the Nigerian government. …

EX-JIGAWA GOVERNOR, LAMIDO, LAMBASTS NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE OVER VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON TINUBU Following the recent passage of a vote of Confidence on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Council of State, former Jigawa State Governor Senator Dr Sule Lamido yesterday lambasted Former President Goodluck Jonathan and immediate past President Mohammadu Buhari for leading Nigerians badly and still passing …

Unmoved by pushback, former president Obasanjo wages a relentless war against the national assembly over the latter’s alleged bogus salaries and allowances   Gormer president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has continually attacked the institution of the National Assembly (NASS) at every given opportunity. He has, however, been consistent in focusing on the opaque and less than accountable finance of the legislature, especially what the public …

Indications have emerged that the total monthly pay of 99 non-principal officers of the Nigerian senate is above N2 billion.One of them, Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano) yesterday confirmed that he receives about N21 million monthly as his perquisite for representing the people of Kano South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly.He however said that he does not know how …

NIGERIANS, INDIANS FILL UP MORE JOB POSITIONS IN UK THAN BRITONS Nigerians and Indians have seen the most significant growth in employment in the UK between 2019 and 2023, according to data from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The HMRC, which is the UK’s tax authority responsible for collecting direct and indirect taxes, as well as administering benefits and …