NIGERIANS NOT FEELING TINUBU, SHETTIMA’S ABSENCE – AISHA YESUFU Activist and politician, Aisha Yesufu has criticized the presidency’s assertion that there is no leadership vacuum in Nigeria during the absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Yesufu remarked that nobody seems to notice their absence, a comment that has sparked discussions on social media regarding the current …

PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS WRITE INEC, SEEK REPLACEMENT OF PRO-FUBARA LAWMAKERS The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, has formally requested the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organize a bye-election to fill vacant seats in the state legislature. This action came after a resolution during the Assembly’s plenary on Tuesday, where members agreed to notify INEC about the …

LONGEST LIVED AMERICAN PRESIDENT IN HISTORY, JIMMY CARTER, VOTES FOR KAMALA HARRIS IN US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. The longest-lived president in American history has voted again. Jimmy Carter, who …

EX-NBA PRESIDENT, AGBAKOBA, WRITES NASS, SAYS EFCC ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, former President of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), has written to the National Assembly over constitutional issues related to law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and factors inhibiting the government’s objective of abolishing corruption as stated in Section 13 of the Constitution. In two separate letters to the Senate and …

EFCC VS THE CONSTITUTION: WAITING FOR SUPREME COURTIn a matter of days, exactly on October 22, ceteris paribus, the Supreme Court will commence hearing on a case filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft laws. Of the 16, the Supreme Court granted leave for …

CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WHO WILL SUFFER IF TRUMP WINS AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – SHEHU SANI Ahead of the forthcoming United States presidential election, the former senator who represented the good people of Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Senator Shehu Sani, has listed the categories of people who will suffer if Donald Trump wins the presidential election in the United States of …

HUNGER NOW FAMILY MEMBER OF MANY NIGERIAN HOUSEHOLDS – PETER OBI KNOCKS TINUBU GOVT Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has blasted the President Bola Tinubu-led administration over the increasing poverty and acute hunger in Nigeria. As Nigeria joined other countries of the world on Wednesday to mark this year’s World …

SON OF EX-ENUGU ASSEMBLY DEPUTY SPEAKER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SUPPLYING GUNS TO KIDNAPPERS Egiji, Son Of Ex-Enugu Assembly Deputy Speaker, David Atigwe Identified By Suspect As Gun Supplier To Kidnappers Egiji Atigwe, son of former Deputy Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon David Atigwe, has been named as the person providing guns to armed robbers and kidnappers. …

FLOOD TAKE OVER SAHARA DESERT AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL, FIRST IN DECADES Heavy rainfall in the Sahara Desert has created large lakes amid sand dunes, drastically altering the barren landscape. The region, known for its arid conditions, experienced floods for the first time in decades after intense rains hit southeast Morocco in September, CNN reports. NASA data showed nearly 8 inches …

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON SUPREME COURT AS 16 GOVERNORS SUE EFCC On October 22, just days away, the Supreme Court would be hearing a suit filed by no fewer than 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft agencies. Now, all eyes have shifted to the Supreme Court, …

LAGOS TO PAY N85,000 AS MINIMUM WAGE Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced his government’s readiness to pay a new minimum wage of N85,000 to workers in the state. Sanwo-Olu disclosed on Wednesday while featuring on Politics Today, an interactive program on Channels TV. “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed …

POWER VACUUM: PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT OUT OF NIGERIA Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Sweden on a two-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements with the Scandinavian nation, the presidency has announced. President Bola Tinubu departed Nigeria on October 2 for the United Kingdom on a two-week vacation. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s …

TINUBU GOVT PLANS 25% TAX ON WEALTHY NIGERIANS EARNING N100M MONTHLY The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that 90 percent of those paying tax are those who should not be paying in the first place. He made this declaration at the 30th Nigeria Economic Summit organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit …

IT’S FAKE NEWS, THERE’S NO PLOT TO IMPEACH ME – AKPABIO The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has debunked a viral report speculating a plot of his potential impeachment. “If they have a lot of traffic… Who ever brought out this fake news must be getting a lot of payment because of the traffic going on. I hope …

POLICE CLARIFY ROLE IN RIVERS LG ELECTION The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, has defended the role played by the Nigeria Police Force during the recent crisis in Rivers State. The crisis which occurred before and after the election resulted in the loss of lives and property damage. Speaking at the IGP Conference with senior police officers on Monday, …