TENSION AS ANOTHER OKUAMA COMMUNITY LEADER DIES IN MILITARY CUSTODY An 81-year-old treasurer of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Dennis Okugbaye, has died in military detention. This comes barely six days after the community’s President-General, Pa James Oghoroko, also died in military detention. Oghoroko, Okugbaye, alongside other leaders of the community including Prof. Arthur …

N550.1B BUDGET: BENUE GOVERNOR, HYACINTH ALIA, GIVES PRIORITY TO INFRASTRUCTURE, AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, HEALTH Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, yesterday presented his 2025 Budget christened ‘Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security, and Digital Economy’, to the state House of Assembly in Makurdi. Addressing the legislators at the state Assembly complex, Governor Alia said the proposed budget, which is designed to …

GLOBAL COALITION ASKS OBASANJO TO EXPLAIN ALLEGED $1.125M BRIBERY THROUGH AFE BABALOLA TO JUDGES ON ADAMAWA RULING The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria (GCSDN), a Nigerian diaspora organisation active in 40 countries, has issued an open letter to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, requesting clarity on allegations of judicial bribery during his administration. The letter, signed by the …

CONFUSION OVER REASON FOR LATEST NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSE There seems to be confusion over the cause of Wednesday’s national grid collapse which plunged Nigeria into darkness. This is as generation companies blamed the latest collapse on the stoppage of gas supply due to over N2 trillion in legacy debts. However, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) denied …

NIGERIA, GERMANY TO DEEPEN TIES AS TINUBU HOSTS STEINMEIER President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, assured German businesses of Nigeria’s readiness to fully implement existing pacts to ease investment in renewable energy, youth skill development and industrial growth. Speaking during the visit of German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Tinubu highlighted ongoing reforms aimed at fostering a business-friendly environment and attracting foreign investment. …

I STAND BY WHAT I SAID – UK PARTY LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, TELLS VP SHETTIMA The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has doubled down on her previous remarks about Nigeria, insisting she will not sugarcoat the truth about her homeland. The response comes after Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima criticized her for describing the country as a …

GOVERNORS END MEETING IN ABUJA, FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT ON CONTROVERSIAL TAX REFORM BILLS The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) meeting in Abuja ended without a communiqué, sparking speculation about the discussions. Sources revealed that the governors failed to reach an agreement on the contentious tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The new tax bills …

TINUBU’S BETRAYAL OF EL RUFAI, YAHAYA BELLO ERODING SUPPORT BASES IN KADUNA, KOGI STATES As Nigeria braces for the 2027 presidential election, the political landscape under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unraveling in ways that suggest a dramatic decline in support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across key states, including Kogi and Kaduna. Political betrayals, alleged politically motivated …

NO MAGICAL SOLUTION TO STEADY POWER SUPPLY –TINUBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to expect a “magical response” to the prevailing electricity challenges in the country as the existing power infrastructure has been on the ground for decades. Speaking during the visit of German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Tinubu highlighted ongoing reforms aimed at fostering a business-friendly environment …

SANUSI SPEAKS ON SEALING OF PALACE The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has commented on the recent blockade of his palace by security operatives. Men of the Nigerian police, as well as the Department of State Services (DSS), blocked the emir’s palace, restricting free movement in and out of the Gidan Rumfa Palace. The Kano State Government has condemned …

BLAME BUHARI FOR YORUBANIZATION OF TINUBU GOVT – OZEKHOME Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, insists that former President Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed for the preference by his successor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to appoint persons from his ethnic Yoruba language group into key positions of government.Ozekhome, who delivered an address at a symposium on human …

CBN FINES MONIPOINT, OPAY ₦1B EACH AS NIGERIA TIGHTENS FINTECH REGULATION In a continuation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) increased scrutiny of fintech startups, two of the country’s most prominent unicorns, Moniepoint and OPay, were fined ₦1 billion each in the second quarter of 2024, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told TechCabal. While several other fintech …

GOVERNORS MEET IN ABUJA AMID CONTROVERSY OVER TINUBU”S TAX REFORM BILLS Fifteen governors, predominantly from the All Progressives Congress (APC), gathered at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night for a crucial meeting.The meeting also saw the attendance of two opposition governors, Alex Otti of Abia State (Labour Party) and Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State (All …

INEC SWITCHED Off SERVERS TO RIG 2023 ELECTIONS – EX-NERC CHAIR, SAM AMADI The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has stated that the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) compromised Nigeria’s 2023 elections. Amadi, a former Executive Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), argued that it was …

UBEC HAILS GOV MBAH ON SMART SCHOOL, SAYS IT’S BRAVE, STRATEGIC MOVE The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has commended the Enugu State Government led by Governor Peter Mbah for initiating the over 260 Smart Green Schools to cater for basic education in the state, describing it as brave and strategic in a country where it said basic education had …