Politics

‘THEY’RE GETTING JITTERY’ – EL-RUFAI’S SON MOCKS TINUBU’S GOVT AFTER FATHER’S VISIT TO BUHARI Bashir, the son of former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai, has mocked the Bola Tinubu-led government, adding that the administration’s officials are ‘jittery’ ahead of the 2027 general elections. El-Rufai has been meeting some prominent northern politicians in the last few weeks, prompting rumours of the …

“IS IT YOUR MONEY?”  DOCUMENTARY ON CORRUPTION ALLEGATION AGAINST DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and the first female president of OPEC, is set to break her silence in a new documentary titled “Is It Your Money?” after an eight-year hiatus from the public eye. The documentary directed by renowned Nigerian media personality Chude Jideonwo, …

US ELECTION: DEMS LOOKS TO REPLACE BIDEN AS NOMINEE AHEAD AUGUST CONVENTION – CNN John King, CNN’s chief national correspondent, says the Democratic party is looking to replace President Joe Biden as its presumptive nominee ahead of its national convention in August. Biden sparred with former US President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, on Friday, in a debate hosted …

NIGERIA, A COUNTRY WHERE GOVERNORS ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN PRESIDENT GOVERNORS in Nigeria, no doubt, wielded power either rightly or wrongly in Nigeria since the nation returned to democratic governance in 1999. Under their state enclave despite the separation of powers, the three organs of government, the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary that was well spelt out in the …

JUDICIARY HAS DESTROYED DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH EAST – CSOs A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) domiciled in the South Eastern states has accused the judiciary of destroying democracy in the region. According to the group, the judiciary has been playing an ignoble role in the lack of progress in the region since the advent of the democratic governance, especially …

KANO EMIRATE CRISIS: JOURNALIST RESIGNS AFTER CRITICAL REMARKS AGAINST GOVERNOR, LAWMAKERS A journalist has quit his job at Freedom Radio, Kano, following critical comments he posted on Facebook against the state government and House of Assembly on the scrapping of four emirates in the state. Abubakar Ishaq posted a video on his personal social media handles saying the decision of …

LAWYER DUMPS YAHAYA BELLO ON N83B FRAUD ALLEGATION, WITHDRAWS FROM CASE A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Adeola Adedipe, on Thursday, applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to withdraw his appearance for the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on his alleged complicity in money laundering, breach of …

EL RUFAI: THE MAN WHO DEFIED COURT ORDERS, DEMOLISHED HOUSES, PEOPLE’S SHOPS, NOW SEEKING JUSTICE – SHEHU SANI In a striking turn of events, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai is seeking legal redress against the Kaduna State Assembly’s investigation into his administration’s finances. This move has drawn sharp criticism from former senator Shehu Sani, who took to Twitter to …

PETER OBI, A LONE VOICE IN AN UNSTABLE WORLD – OBI OF ONITSHA The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has described Mr Peter Obi as a man who stands for the truth at all costs and a lone voice in an unstable world. Igwe Achebe made the remark at the 6th Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical …

KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: FLAG OF AUTHORITY HOISTED AT ADO BAYERO’S MINI PALACE Amid the Kano emirate tussle, traditional and official flags have been hoisted at the Nassarawa mini palace which the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero currently occupies. The flag signifies the presence of an emir once raised and it’s also a symbol of authority. It is often …