APC SUSPENDS FORMER OSUN GOVERNOR, RAUF AREGBESOLA The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over alleged anti-party activities. In a resolution submitted to the APC National Secretariat and addressed to National Chairman Dr. Umar Ganduje, the Osun APC accused Aregbesola of creating divisions within the party by establishing …

PETER OBI REACTS TO DEMAND FOR NEW AIRCRAFT FOR VP, SHETTIMA I just read a disturbing comment in the media space attributed to one of the supposed political leaders in the country that the life of the Vice President is in danger because of the faults recorded in his official aircraft. The leader went further to urge the Federal Government …

GHANA TO IMPORT PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM DANGOTE REFINERY The Ghana National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it is considering buying petroleum products from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery once the facility is operating at full capacity. According to Reuters, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, chairman of NPA, Ghana, spoke on Monday at the OTL Africa Downstream Oil Conference in Lagos. On September 3, Dangote refinery …

REFORMS SHOULDN’T BRING HARDSHIP, LEAD TO DEATH OF CITIZENS – SHEHU SANI TELLS TINUBU “Reforms shouldn’t bring hardship, lead to death of citizens” – Shehu Sani tells TinubuPhoto of Jerry Wright-Ukwu Jerry Wright-UkwuOctober 29, 2024 1 minute read Senator Shehu Sani has advised President Bola Tinubu to be mindful of the hardships Nigerians face as he implements economic reforms. Speaking …

TINUBU ORDERS QUICK RESTORATION OF POWER IN NORTHERN NIGERIA President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the ongoing blackout affecting northern Nigeria. The area has been faced with electricity disruption due to vandalism which in turn has impacted the daily life and business in the region. The President, on Monday, asked the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Transmission Company …

, FULANI KWAJAFA, FORMER NDLEA BOSS WHO CREATED SARS, DIES AT 88 Fulani Kwajafa, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and retired police commissioner, has passed away at 88. The news was confirmed by his son, Nuhu Fulani Kwajafa, who serves as the Director General of the Global Initiative for Peace, Love and …

HIGH COURT JUDGE REFUSES TRANSFER FROM KANO TO KOGI A Federal High Court Judge Justice Simon Amobeda has refused to comply with a judicial transfer order to Kogi State, nearly three months after the directive from the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice John T. Tsoho.Justice Amobeda, who had been based in Kano, was posted to Kogi …

LIKE IN NIGERIA, BALLOT PAPERS SET ON FIRE, STOLEN, THROWN IN GUTTERS IN US ELECTION Ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington were set on fire with incendiary devices early Monday in what authorities believe are connected incidents, police said. The two arson incidents, which occurred near the Oregon-Washington border, are also believed to be connected to a third ballot box …

UMAHI CARPETS HOUSE OF REPS MEMBER: ‘I’M NOT ON YOUR LEVEL The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has slammed Remi Oseni, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, for accusing him of mispriority. Oseni had called out Umahi over the deteriorating road network in the country during a house hearing on Thursday. Oseni …

HARDSHIP: YOUTHS MAY CHASE US OUT OF OFFICE – GOMBE GOVERNOR, CHAIRMAN, NORTHERN GOVERNORS’ FORUM Governors’ Forum has warned members to wake up and tackle poverty, hardship, unemployment and other crises in the North to avoid being removed from office by the youth, whom they described as restive. The 19 Northern Governors have converged in Kaduna alongside traditional rulers from …

NORTHERN GOVERNORS MEET IN KADUNA, REJECT TINUBU”S TAX REFORM BILL The Northern States Governors’ Forum, led by its Chairman, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, and hosted by Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna, organized a strategic meeting to address the critical challenges of insecurity, poverty, and the high number of out-of-school children among other socio-economic concerns. Ten Key Resolutions and …

KILLER COP WHO MURDERED ENUGU MUSICIAN DISMISSED FROM POLICE, REMANDED IN PRISON Police Inspector, Ozonwanji Joseph, implicated in the murder of Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba has been dismissed from Nigeria Police Force. The cop shot the popular musician, Igbo-Jah dead last Friday, drawing outrage. In a update provided by the police on Monday, it said the officer was found …

REPS MEMBER WHO ASSAULTED UBER DRIVER APOLOGIZES FOR ACTION, PROMISES TO TURN A NEW LEAF Representative Alex Ikwechegh, a member of House of Representatives, has tendered unreserved apology for assaulting a driver who came to deliver mail to him. In a statement, Representative.Ikwechegh said he was deeply sorry for what he did, which he said was ‘unacceptable and unbecoming of …

MEDIA MADE TINUBU ‘MINISTER OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES’ – BAYO ONANUGA The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed reports that the president is Nigeria’s substantive petroleum minister. Onanuga made the rebuttal on Sunday while fielding questions on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. When asked if the president hopes to hold …