WE KNOW SPONSORS OF #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST – PDP The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed that they know the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protests that rocked the country in August. Some Nigerians and groups took to the streets in many cities between August 1 and 10 to protest against the prevailing hardship in the country. Addressing a press …

APC POSTPONES NATIONAL CAUCUS MEETING INDEFINITELY The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed indefinitely its scheduled National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings slated for Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 and 12, respectively. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, who announced the development in terse statement on Monday night, said new dates for the meetings will be communicated …

NULGE CHAIRMAN SLUMPS, DIES WHILE WAITING TO BUY FUEL The persistent fuel scarcity in the country has claimed another casualty as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) chairman in Akure South local government of Ondo State, Oluwatuyi Olasoji died few days after collapsing while waiting to buy the Premium Motor Spirit. According to a local tabloid in the …

DANGOTE A BUSINESSMAN, NOT FATHER CHRISTMAS – SHEHU SANI Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani has advised Nigerians not to expect Dangote refinery to be their ‘father Christmas’ for petrol. The statement comes after the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said the pricing of petroleum products from any refinery, including the Dangote Refinery, is determined by global market forces. Sani, …

PETER OBI REPLIES JULIUS ABURE ON STAKEHOLDERS MEETING, SAYS IT’S AIMED TO RESOLVE LINGERING LP CRISIS The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has responded to allegations of betrayal made by Barrister Julius Abure, the embattled national chairman of the party. At a recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, Abure accused Obi and the party’s sole governor, Alex Otti …

NO PARDON FOR ANYBODY FOUND GUILTY OF CORRUPTION – AGF FAGBEMI Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said those found guilty of corruption should not enjoy state pardon. He also counselled law enforcement agencies against shoddy investigations, urging them to have their facts before summoning anyone for questioning. The AGF spoke at …

STOP ARRESTING PEOPLE WITHOUT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION – AGF WARNS SECURITY AGENCIES The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has warned anti-graft agencies in the country against arresting individuals without thorough investigations.Naija News reports that Fagbemi noted this while declaring that any Nigerian convicted of corruption should not be granted a state pardon. On …

WHY AJAERO WAS ARRESTED BY DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed the reasons behind the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. According to sources within the agency, Ajaero was taken into custody on Monday morning due to his failure to honour an invitation extended to him by the …

AJAERO: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS ARREST, SAYS TINUBU GOVT SETTING NEW RECORD OF IMPUNITY Global rights group Amnesty International has condemned the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, the Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said with the attack on …

DSS RELEASES NLC PRESIDENT, JOE AJAERO ON BAIL The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been released from custody on bail. A top source at the Department of State Services (DSS) made the disclosure, saying, “The NLC President has been released on administrative bail and he is on his way out.” The development was also confirmed …

BREAKING: NLC CONVENES EMERGENCY MEETING OVER AJAERO’S ARREST BY DSS The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, converged in Abuja for an emergency meeting on Monday. The meeting followed the arrest and detention of its President, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom, UK, for a meeting. The union demanded …

BENUE GOVT SEALS EX-GOVERNOR’S COMPANY OVER TAX EVASION The Benue State Government has sealed Oracle Business Limited and its subsidiaries over allegations of tax evasion amounting to N130 million, reportedly owed over the past five years, News360 Nigeria reports. During a press briefing, Sunday Odagba, the acting Executive Chairman of the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue, emphasized that the …

PETER OBI IN KIGALI, MEETS PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME, OTHERS Former Anambra Governor and 2023Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, had travelled to Kigame, Rwanda, where had discussions with the country’s President, Paul Kagame. In his verified X handle, Peter Obi wrote:In pursuit of my desires and soul-searching for solutions for our country’s and continental challenges, I was in Kigali, …

DSS TAKES OVER SERAP’S OFFICE IN ABUJA Men from the Department of State Services (DSS) have stormed the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). Upon arrival at the office, DSS officers demanded to see the directors of the organization. The rights group took to social media to condemn the invasion, calling on President Tinubu to intervene. …

NO FOOD, NO FUEL, NO POWER, NO FOREX, NO HOPE, BY DELE SOBOWALERight now several millions of Nigerians’ stomachs are empty; and movement has virtually stopped. Unfortunately, it is not only the scarcity of food and high prices which are slowing us down, scarcity of all the things which make life worth living in the new millennium imperil us. Fuel …