OHANAEZE DECRIES EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS BOSS TENURE The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Saturday, reacted to the tenure extension granted to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi. Ohanaeze described the extension by President Bola Tinubu as an “act of institutional injustice and ethnic bigotry”. This was contained in a release by the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr …

FG KNOCKS US EMBASSY FOR OVERSTEPPING BOUNDS, INTRUDING IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS Officials of the Federal Government has accused the United States Embassy in Nigeria of overstepping its diplomatic bounds and interfering in the country’s internal affairs, following the circulation of a critical media report targeting Nigerian leaders. Government officials expressed outrage over the U.S. Mission’s alleged role in promoting an …

GHANAIAN PRESIDENT SAYS NO ROOM FOR XENOPHOBIA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ECOWAS Ghanaian President John Mahama, has said that there is no place for xenophobia in the Republic of Ghana. This is even as he vowed his commitment to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocols, especially on the free movement of persons and goods. The Special Assistant on …

OUTRAGE AS NIGER GOV ORDERS SHUT DOWN ON RADIO STATION The directive of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State for the shutdown of Badeggi FM Radio in Minna, the state capital, is generating a storm. Bago had directed the State Commissioner of Police and Commissioner for Homeland Security, Brigadier General Bello Abdullahi Mohammed (RTD) to shut down the media …

EX-GOVS, 37 OTHERS SILENT IN 10TH Senyate Since its inauguration on June 13, 2023, the 10th Senate has been criticised by many as a rubberstamp legislature and an appendage of the presidency. Pundits have argued that the current crop of senators primarily act to fulfill formalities, passively approving decisions made by the executive or other powerful entities rather than actively …

2027: HOW KADUNA FORUM MISSED TARGET The two-day interactive session on government-citizens engagement which held at Arewa House, Kaduna, on Tuesday 29th to Wednesday 30th July, was supposed to reflect the views of northern stakeholders on the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration. Top functionaries of the government led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, …

NEW TAX LAW INTRODUCES RENT RELIEF CAPPED AYt N500K FOR NIGERIANS The federal government has abolished the longstanding consolidated relief allowance and personal relief for individuals under Nigeria’s personal income tax system, replacing it with a rent-based deduction mechanism as contained in the newly enacted Tax Act. According to the Act, the total income of an individual for any year …

DON’T REPLACE SHETTIMA, NORTH EAST APC YOUTHS WARN TINUBU The All Progressives Congress Youth Parliament, North-East Zone, has warned against what it described as rumours circulating about the potential substitution of Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking during a press conference on Friday in Bauchi, the group’s chairman, Kabiru Kobi, said such a move would …

2027: PETER OBI STILL CONSULTING WITH POLITICAL STAKEHOLDERS – YUNUSA Ahead of the 2027 elections, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, has confirmed that Peter Obi is in discussions with several political stakeholders. He confirmed that Obi is in talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other stakeholders with the focus on building a better …

TINUBU REWARDING GOVERNORS FOR DOING WRONG THINGS – LUKMAN Salihu Lukman, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu for enabling what he described as financial recklessness by state governors. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Lukman said that despite clear indications …

IPOB LEADER, NNAMDI KANU, SLAMS N60BN SUIT AGAINST RENO OMOKRI OVER ALLEGED DEFAMATION The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has filed N60 billion suit against social media influencer, Reno Omokri for an alleged defamatory and prejudicial publication against him, IPOB and his tribe – Ndigbo. The suit which commenced by Writ Of Summons …

FEDERAL GOVT DISBURSES ₦22 BILLION FOR RETIREES PENSION PAYMENT The federal government has released an additional ₦22 billion to settle accrued pension rights for retirees in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) funded by the federal treasury, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) announced late Tuesday. The funds, disbursed through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, were deposited into …

PETER OBI IGNORES EDO GOVERNOR, ATTENDS BOOK LAUNCH IN BENIN Social media users have been buzzing after former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Gregory Obi, was spotted at an event in Benin, Edo State. The moment was revealed in a post by the party’s interim National Chairman, Nenadi Usman, on her official X handle …

PDP IS A PARASTATAL OF APC, IT TAKES DATES OF NEC, NWC MEETING FROM ASO VILLA – DINO MELAYE Former Senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been purchased by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye, who recently defected from the PDP to the African Democratic Congress …

COUNT US OUT OF DEFECTION PLAN – CONCERNED ENUGU PDP Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, under the aegis of Concerned PDP Stakeholders Forum, have declared that they will not defect to any other party. They made their stand known on Friday while addressing journalists after their meeting in Enugu. This comes amid rumoured plan by …