FG TELLS THOSE SEEKING REGIME CHANGE TO WAIT TILL NEXT ELECTION IN 2027. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals, said this after the inaugural Council of State meeting under President Bola Tinubu. Among those who attended the meeting at the Presidential Villa were former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. Former presidents Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar also joined the …

SACK HEADS OF NIGERIA’S OIL AND GAS REGULATORY AGENCIES – APC STAKEHOLDERS WRITE TINUBU Major stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the heads of the nation’s oil and gas regulatory agencies, citing their failure to effectively manage the sector and address the myriad of challenges facing the industry. Specifically, the Tinubu …

22 PERSONS KILLED DURING #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS During the National Council of State meeting held on Tuesday at the Ado Rock Presidential Villa, it was revealed that a total of twenty-two persons lost their lives in different parts of the country during the nationwide #Endbadgovernance protest. The ten-day protest which started on August 1, was aimed at drumming on the air …

The Federal Government has traced at least N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channelled towards the recent nationwide protests. They include $50m of cryptocurrency — $38m of which were blocked in four cryptocurrency wallets — and N4bn contributed by various political actors in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Katsina. This was part of a presentation by the National Security Adviser, …

TINUBU SIGNS JUDICIARY OFFICE HOLDERS SALARIES, ALLOWANCES BILL 2024 INTO LAW President Bola Ahmed.Tinubu has the Judiciary Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The new law prescribes improved salaries and allowances for the nation’s judicial office holders. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on …

US WILL CARRY OUT LARGEST DEPORTATION IN HISTORY IF I’M RE-ELECTED – DONALD TRUMP Former United States President, Donald Trump, has promised to carry out the largest deportation in the country’s history if he wins re-election in the November 5 election. The Republican presidential nominee made this known in a X-space conversation held by Elon Musk, which SaharaReporters monitored in …

AS TINUBU HOLDS FIRST COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING, BUHARI, JONATHAN IN, OBASANJO ABSENT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Among those present are former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. Former presidents Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar also joined the meeting virtually. The meeting of the National Council …

WHY I FLED NIGERIA DURING #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST – SOWORE Nigerian Human Rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has revealed why he was not physically present during the just concluded protests against economic hardship, bad governance and hunger. The former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate was one of the key organizers of the demonstrations, Dockaysworld reports. However many questioned why he was …

ANGLICAN CHURCH ELECTS SEVEN BISHOPS, FOUR ARCHBISHOPS The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has elected seven new bishops to fill the vacancies in seven of its dioceses and four archbishops for its internal provinces. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the church’s Communication Officer, Korede Akintunde. The statement noted that the elections were conducted during the …

TOP TEN LARGEST OIL REFINERIES IN THE WORLD Top 10 Largest Oil Refineries in the WorldOil refineries are large plants where crude oil is turned into products like gasoline, diesel, and kerosene. Each refinery handles a different amount of oil daily, with some processing hundreds of thousands of barrels. The oldest refining techniques were developed by the Chinese and Persians. …

WOMAN WHO TORE HUSBAND’S PASSPORT MAY FACE PROSECUTION The woman who tore her husband’s international passport on arrival at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Saturday might face prosecution, sources told Daily Trust yesterday. The couple with their three children arrived from Italy aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight, causing a drama that set the social media …

DSS, IMMIGRATION PLACE EX-EL-RUFAI ADVISER ON WATCH-LIST OVER N11BN PROJECT SCANDAL The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has summoned a former Special Adviser to Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Jimi Lawal, over an alleged phoney Light Rail Project valued at N11 billion. Lawal was invited for questioning but failed to appear, prompting the ICPC to request …

t   The Federal Government and state governors have agreed to delay the implementation of financial autonomy for Local Governments until October.This decision was made due to concerns about salary payments and the overall functioning of these local councils.However, as of July 2024, Local Governments were still not receiving their funds directly. At a meeting of the Federation Allocation Account …

EDO GOVT FUMES AFTER SHAIBU RESUMES AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has resumed duty after the Federal High Court judgement which nullified his impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly. Shaibu in a video posted on his X handle on Monday also directed his staff yet to resume work since his …

DESPITE EVIDENCE, POLICE CLAIM NO CASUALTY IN KANO DURING PROTESTS There was no single death recorded in Kano State during the #EndBadGovernance protest, the police.has claimed. Commissioner of Police in Kano, Salman-Dogo Garba, said this during a press conference where suspects were paraded on Monday. He said, “Going by the records, so far, we are not aware of any casualties …