PREPARE YOUR DEFENCE FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES – KADUNA ASSEMBLY REPLIES EL-RUFAI’S MEN The Kaduna State House of Assembly has urged former political appointees of Malam Nasir El-Rufai to prepare their defence for the anti-corruption agencies and the courts. The assembly said this while responding to the challenge by some former members of El-Rufai’s cabinet. At a press conference in Abuja …
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TINUBU’S DOORS CLOSED, EVEN SOME MINISTERS CAN’T SEE HIM – ALI NDUME
TINUBU’S DOORS CLOSED, EVEN SOME MINISTERS CAN’T SEE HIM – ALI NDUME The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has decried the rising cost of living and food scarcity in the country, stressing that the federal government’s inability to address these issues is a major challenge. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Ndume claimed that some ministers were …
Read More »STATES GET INCREASED MONTHLY FEDERAL ALLOCATION, BUT WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE MONEY?
STATES GET INCREASED MONTHLY ALLOCATION FROM FEDERATION ACCOUNT, BUT WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE MONEY? No fewer than 10 states across the federation received a boost of 50 per cent or more in their monthly allocation from statutory federal funds, Findings have shown. This was as 12 out of the 36 states received an increase of 40 per cent …
Read More »FUBARA CALLS BLUFF TO PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS’ DIRECTIVE, SAYS HE WON’T SUBMIT ANY BUDGET TO THEM
GOV FUBARA CALLS BLUFF TO PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS’ DIRECTIVE, SAYS HE WON’T SUBMIT ANY BUDGET TO THEM The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, said his administration has started the process of preparing the 2025 budget. The governor also dismissed the threat by the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the state House of Assembly that he should present the 2024 budget …
Read More »GANDUJE, WIFE TO APPEAR IN COURT THURSDAY OVER ALLEGED BRIBERY
GANDUJE, WIFE TO APPEAR IN COURT THURSDAY OVER ALLEGED BRIBERY The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others will appear in court on Thursday to face charges related to alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds amounting to billions of naira. This development followed a notice of trial served on the …
Read More »SUPREME COURT DELIVERS JUDGEMENT ON LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMY TOMORROW
SUPREME COURT DELIVERS JUDGMENT ON LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMY TOMORROW The Supreme Court will tomorrow, Thursday, July 11, deliver judgment in the suit filed by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country. A document sighted on Wednesday at the apex court indicated that parties in the suit have been …
Read More »THE JAILING OF ENUGU LP ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE, BRIGHT NGENE
THE JAILING OF ENUGU LP ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE, BRIGHT NGENE The legal community in Enugu State was on June 28, 2024, jolted by the seven-year sentence jail sentence imposed on a senior lawyer, Bright Ngene, by Magistrate Emmanuel Dominic Onwu without an option of fine. Ngene, 49, was jailed following a complaint by a faction of the Akwuke Town Union in …
Read More »EX-UK PRIME MINISTER, RISHI SUNAK, APPOINTS SHADOW CABINET
EX-UK PRIME MINISTER, RISHI SUNAK, APPOINTS SHADOW CABINET In a significant reshuffling following the Conservative Party’s historic election loss in the United Kingdom, British opposition leader, Rishi Sunak announced his shadow cabinet on Monday. Some senior ministers have returned to roles they previously held in government, despite the recent parliamentary election defeat. Notably, former Foreign Secretary David Cameron has resigned. …
Read More »EX-GOV EL-RUFAI FIRES AT HIS SUCCESSOR, UBA SANI, SAYS FINANCIAL FIGURES WERE CONCOCTED TO EMBARRASS HIM
EX-GOV EL RUFAI FIRES AT HIS SUCCESSOR, UBA SANI, SAYS FINANCIAL FIGURES WERE CONCOCTED TO EMBARRASS HIM Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, once again took his successor, Governor Uba Sani, to the cleaners, chastising him for concocting financial figures to indict him and his administration with the dubious claim that his administration diverted a whooping sum of …
Read More »SUE FEDERAL GOVT OVER SAMOA AGREEMENT, ITA INANG TELLS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
SUE FEDERAL GOVT OVER SAMOA AGREEMENT, ITA ENANG TELLS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY A former Senator, Ita Enang, has urged the National Assembly to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the signing of treaties. He was reacting to the recent signing of the Samoa agreement by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The agreement, generally referred to as the Samoa agreement, …
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