180 DAYS AFTER AGRIC MINISTER’S PROMISE, NO DROP IN FOOD PRICES Nigerians continue to grapple with food inflation despite the promise by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, that food prices would crash in 180 days. In July 2024, Kyari raised hopes with the assurance that strategic measures would be put in place to address the …

TINUBU’S CABALS, MOST DANGEROUS IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY – EX-MINISTER Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has described the power brokers in President Bola Tinubu’s administration as more dangerous and sophisticated than those in the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Dalung claimed that the cabals in Buhari’s administration lacked education and …

NIGERIAN MILITARY DROPS 39TH POSITION IN GLOBAL RANKING The Armed Forces of Nigeria have dropped three places in the 2024 Global Firepower (GFP) ranking, moving from 36th position in 2023 to 39th among 145 nations assessed worldwide. This marks a second consecutive year of decline for Nigeria, which was ranked 35th in 2022. Punch reports that the drop comes despite …

MANY SOLDIERS MISSING AFTER BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS ATTACK IN BORNO Four days after Boko Haram terrorists overran a military base in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, many soldiers are still unaccounted for, credible security sources have revealed.Fighters, in their large numbers, carried out the attack around 4pm on Saturday at the Forward Operating Base, Sabon Gari area.The military …

UK OPPOSITION LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH DEMANDS NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO RAPE GANGS BY MUSLIM MEN Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British opposition Conservative Party, has called for full inquiry to expose those who turned a blind eye to the grooming gangs in the UK, responsible for raping thousands of girls. Badenoch, in an article, lamented that “Britain has witnessed the …

NURTW PETITIONS TINUBU, ACCUSES CHIEF OF STAFF, GBAJABIAMILA, OF SPONSORING MC OLUOMO’S IMPOSITION AS UNION LEADER The national leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has written to President Bola Tinubu, accusing the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, of sponsoring and imposing the President’s loyalist, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, on the union. The NURTW …

AUDIT REPORT UNCOVERS N514BN INFRACTIONS IN NNPCL TRANSACTIONS Nigeria’s Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has uncovered a minimum of four financial infractions amounting to N514 billion in the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, in the 2021 financial year. This was disclosed in an audit report of non-compliance/internal control weaknesses in the MDAs for the …

LAGOS IS BIGGEST LOSER IN TAX REFORM BILLS – PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said Lagos State remains the biggest loser in the ongoing tax reform efforts. He explained that the committee’s proposals on Value Added Tax (VAT) were designed to benefit all regions of the country. The …

43 UNIABUJA PROFS ASK TINUBU TO DISSOLVE GOVERNING COUNCIL The last has yet to be heard about the appointment of Prof. Aisha Maikudi as substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), as 43 professors at the institution have asked President Bola Tinubu to dissolve the Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (retd)-led Governing Council of the university. This comes as …

PDP CONFIRMS UDE-OKOYE AS AUTHENTIC NATIONAL SECRETARY The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed Sunday Ude-Okoye as the party’s authentic National Secretary in compliance with a Court of Appeal order. The position of the party was made public on Tuesday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, while fielding questions from newsmen at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. …

WHY WE’RE IN A HURRY TO DEVELOP ENUGU STATE – GOVERNOR MBAH Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says he is in a hurry to develop and transform the state because of the pressing circumstances in the various sectors, and called for the continued commitment on the part of the workers and the people of the state.While thanking the people …

NFF APPOINTS NEW HEAD COACH FOR SUPER EAGLES The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee has approved the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team, the Super Eagles. The decision followed the recommendation of the NFF’s Technical and Development Sub-Committee during its meeting held in Abuja on January 2, 2025. …

NYSC DG ASSURES CORPS MEMBERS THAT THEY’LL SOON START RECEIVING N77k MONTHLY Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has assured corps members that they would start receiving N77,000 minimum wage. Speaking in Abuja when he commissioned a staff bus donated by Capital Express Insurance company, the DG said arrangements for their increased allowances to be …

RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL BLOCK FINANCE MINISTRY OVER UNPAID ENTITLEMENTS Retired military personnel on Tuesday barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja with canopies and chairs, demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements. This protest follows a similar action in December, during which the retirees shut down the ministry over the government’s failure to settle their claims. …

ATIKU LAMBASTS APC OVER THREAT ON PETER OBI, DEMANDS APOLOGY The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the alleged threat to the life of the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Atiku condemned the inflammatory remarks made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Felix Morka, against Obi. Atiku …