WE WON’T REMAIN SILENT IN FACE OF INJUSTICE – CARDINAL ONAIYEKUN Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, has called on Nigerians to stand up against injustice, emphasizing that staying silent in the face of wrongdoing is equivalent to being complicit. Speaking at the launch of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) program at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria …

FG FAULTS DANGOTE, MEETS LOCAL REFINERS OVER PRICING The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared that there was no importation of dirty fuel into Nigeria, countering the recent position of an official of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It declared this after meeting with oil marketers and local refiners of crude oil in Abuja, where parties at the meeting discussed issues about …

HOW ASO ROCK SPENT N244M ON TYRES IN ONE DAY Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of government, has spent a whopping sum of N244,654,350 for the purchase and supply of tyres in a single day, according to findings by Daily Trust. Investigation and data gathered from govspend, a portal documenting the Presidential Villa expenditure, showed that the State House made payments …

NIGERIAN GOVT SPENT N473M TO SPONSOR TINUBU’S WIFE TRIP TO UK, MOZAMBIQUE, ETHIOPIA The Nigerian government spent the sum of N473 million to sponsor the trips of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to three countries; United Kingdom, Mozambique and Ethiopia, data from public payments portal Govspend.ng has shown. The Nigerian government spent the sum of ₦126.295 million to sponsor the trip …

LABOUR LEADERS DISRUPT LP MEETING WITH PETER OBI IN ATTENDANCE The leadership crisis within the Labour Party escalated yesterday as the Labour Party National Transition Committee (LPNTC) demanded the immediate resignation of Chairman Julius Abure, disrupting a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting with Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate in attendance. The labour leaders, who forcefully entered the venue of …

FEC APPROVES VARIATION COSTS FOR THREE ROAD PROJECTS The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total of N42.4 billion for the variation of costs on three major road projects in the country. The council, presided over by President Bola Tinubu, also reviewed the status of ongoing road rehabilitation and construction projects across the country. The first project approved is …

BREAKING: EL-RUFAI DRAGS KADUNA ASSEMBLY TO COURT OVER N432B PROBE The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a lawsuit against the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the N432 billion investigation findings. El-Rufai’s son, Bello, disclosed that his father filed the suit against the defamation of his character by the state assembly. Posting on X, Bello …

OPPOSITION PARTIES IN ENUGU SQUARE UP AS ENSIEC RELEASES TIMETABLE FOR LG ELECTION Political anxiety and fireworks now envelope Enugu State following the release of the schedule for local government Election by the Enugu State Independent National Electoral Commission (ENSIEC). The State Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) announced guidelines for the forthcoming Local Government Council elections scheduled to take place on October …

PROTESTS BREAK OUT IN NSUKKA AFTER POLICE SHOOT, KILL FUN SEEKER An unidentified policeman assigned to the Nsukka Urban Police Division allegedly fatally shot a man known as Amuche along Echara Road in Enugu State’s Nsukka Local Government Area on Sunday night. Reports indicate that a group of plainclothes policemen were relaxing at a local center when trouble began. An …

HOW I MET CHIOMA – DAVIDO Davido Adeleke, the Nigerian pop star, has clarified the origins of his relationship with his newly wedded wife, Chioma. In a short video posted on X while preparing for their wedding, the pop star was seen hugging his close friend Lati. During their conversation, Davido said, “You know it was Lati who introduced me …

KANO GOVERNOR RESCUES BAYERO’S FAMILY FROM EVICTION IN LAGOS The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has rescued Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, daughter of the former emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, as well as her mother and brother from being evicted from their Lagos apartment. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by Sanusi Bature, spokesperson of the Kano …

NYSC ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF BATCH B, STREAM 1 ORIENTATION CAMP The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has said that all is now set for the commencement of the Orientation Course programme for 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream One set of Corps Members. A statement signed by Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, said that all prospective Corps Members …

SULTAN: YOU GOOFED – SOKOTO GOVT BERATES VP SHETTIMA, TELLS HIM TO ALWAYS VERIFY HIS FACTS BEFORE REACTING The Sokoto State Government has urged Vice President Kashim Shettima to always verify facts before reacting or commenting on sensitive national matters. The state government made the call in response to the public warning Shettima made at the Northwest Security Summit in …

‘PLEASE, I NEED WATER’, LAST REQUEST OF CUSTOMS OFFICER WHO DIED IN NASS When Essien Etop Andrew, Deputy Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in charge of Finance, Administration and Technical Services, walked into the National Assembly Complex, on Tuesday, there was no indication that he would not walk out of the parliament alive. Andrew had led a team …

MINIMUM WAGE: NLC, TUC HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING TODAY Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have convened an emergency meeting over the decision of the Federal Executive Council to step down the memo on the minimum wage. The meeting, according to a top official at the NLC headquarters, will be held …