BAGS OF RICE DONATED BY TINUBU GOVT REPACKAGED IN KOGI, SOLD OUT TO RESIDENTS Bags of rice recently distributed by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government have been seen in a video being re-bagged for commercial sale in Kogi State. The government had earlier said it gave 20 trucks of 25kg rice to each state of the federation for free …

RIVERS PDP DEFIES COURT ORDER, HOLDS CONGRESSES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently holding ward congresses in the various wards of Rivers states, against court orders. This is coming despite two court orders stopping the exercise. At the PDP Secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, various members of the party were observed collecting materials for the congress in …

PROTEST ORGANISERS DARE SECURITY AGENCIES: KILL, MAIM, OR ARREST US, TINUBU WILL GO Organisers of the upcoming nationwide #EndBadGovt protest have warned security agencies that there will be consequences if any of the protesters is attacked. According to the protesters, they will demand the resignation of President Bola Tinubu and his entire cabinet, if any of them is attacked in …

BREAKING: ANOTHER IGBO IROKO, SENATOR IFEANYI UBAH FALLS Barely two days after the demise of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, another Igbo icon,  oil mogul and politician, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is reported to have died. The Anambra Senator was said to have passed on in London. Ubah, who joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, a few months …

ABURE TRIUMPHS AS COURT DECLARES NNEWI CONVENTION VALID The leadership tussle in the Labour Party may have come to an end as the Federal High Court seating in Abuja has declared that the national convention of the party held in Nnewi on March 27, 2024 is valid and in line with the requirement of both the 2022 Electoral Act and …

ALLEGATIONS OF MONOPOLY MOST UNFAIR – DANGOTE The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, while speaking with Premium Times, recently, countered allegations that he was trying to be a monopoly in the industry. On how he feels about the twist in government’s reaction to his investment in the petroleum sector in contrast o 70. I need very little to live …

DANGOTE: THE UNTOLD STORY The name Aliko Dangote does not require a key, either smart or analogue, to open the doors to most of the 54 African countries. The industrialist, who has been Africa’s richest man for years, has ventured into various sectors over the past three decades before finally taking the challenge of building an oil refinery. Nigeria, despite …

AFRICA’S RICHEST MAN VERSUS PRESIDENT OF CONTINENT’S MOST POPULOUS ECONOMY A standoff is building between Africa’s richest man and the president of the continent’s most populous economy that stung by accusations from his home nation’s government that he’s seeking a monopoly for his $20 billion oil refinery, Aliko Dangote said he’s dropped plans to build a huge steel mill in …

UNCERTAINTY AS NORTH SPLIT OVER PLANNED PROTEST Going by the schedule released in various online platforms, the EndBadGovernance protest is expected to kick off nationwide on August 1. With only five days to the commencement of the planned action, there are no indications, despite concerted efforts mainly by the government to ensure the protest does not hold, that those pushing …

PROTEST ORGANIZERS DEMAND PROBE OF PAST AND PRESENT NIGERIAN POLITICIANS Some prominent politicians across Nigerians could find themselves in trouble as Nigerian youths revealed their demands ahead of the nationwide protest to end bad governance in the country. It could be recalled that the media headlines were dominated by the planned nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernance. While many Nigerians, particularly members …

POLITICIANS BUY SUVS FOR JUDGES BECAUSE ONLY THEIR VOTES COUNT – ODINKALU A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has alleged that judges are being used by politicians to destroy Nigeria’s democratic system. He regretted how governors in the country continue to accord priority to donating vehicles to their cronies while being less concerned to the …

JUDGES LEAD BRIBE TAKERS IN NIGERIA – NBS REPORT A recent report published on the National Bureau of Statistics website indicates that a staggering sum of N721 billion ($1.26 billion) was disbursed as cash bribes to public officials in 2023. The report, derived from a survey jointly conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the …

WE STAND WITH DANGOTE – NORTHERN ELDERS TELL FG TO STOP ATTACKING HIM The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has warned government officials and other Nigerians against attacking the Dangote Refinery and its Chairman, Aliko Dangote, to desist from such actions. The northern elders issued the warning in a statement signed by Convener Professor Ango Abdullahi. The forum condemned the attempts …

TINUBU SIGNS MINIMUM WAGE BILL NEXT WEEK President Bola Tinubu is expected to sign the Minimum Wage Bill into law next week, following its passage by the National Assembly. The bill was finalized on Wednesday and transmitted to the President on Thursday, after its swift passage by both chambers during Tuesday’s plenary. According to multiple sources within the National Assembly, …

4,200 POLICEMEN DEPLOYED IN ABUJA AHEAD OF HUNGER PROTEST Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest, the Federal Capital Territory police command has deployed a total of 4,200 policemen across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital. The command also announced the deployment of explosive ordinance device experts at various strategic locations. The command in a statement on Friday by …