IT’S UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT LG AUTONOMY FROM NIGERIA’S CONSTITUTION – FASHOLA Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says it will be unrealistic to expect the local governments in Nigeria to function independently under the current constitution. This is amid the growing call for local government autonomy in Nigeria. Fashola made this statement on Saturday, when he featured …

ODU’A GROUP PULLS DOWN ICONIC AWOLOWO HOUSE FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY MALL In its resolve to preserve its heritage and position its assets for relevance and value now and in the future, the Odu’a Investment Company Limited, OICL, is set for a significant milestone in real estate with the redevelopment of the famous Obafemi Awolowo House in Ikeja, Lagos, into a …

TINUBU APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTH-EAST INVESTMENT COMPANY President Bola Tinubu has granted executive approval for the establishment of the South-East Investment Company (SEIC) to drive private capital, accelerate industrialisation, and enhance competitiveness in the region. The new investment vehicle is under the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) inaugurated earlier this year. According to a statement by the presidency on Friday, the …

GOV MBAH PRESSES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE POLICE, ROTATIONAL PRESIDENCY Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has called for the establishment of state police, rotational presidency and the creation of an additional state in the South East geopolitical zone. Governor Mbah made the call when he received the South East Zonal Committee on Constitution Review of the House of Representatives, led …

HOW UK POLICE ARRESTED EX-NIGERIAN GOVERNOR FOR SPRAYING POUNDS – EFCC CHAIRMAN EFCC chairman, Olanipekun OlukayodeOla Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has revealed how a former Nigerian governor was arrested in the United Kingdom spraying pound sterling notes. Olukoyede shared the story during a sensitisation event held in Lagos on Friday, aimed at educating stakeholders …

LABOUR PARTY SENATORS, REPS CAUCUS, OHANAEZE YOUTHS, DEMAND APOLOGY FROM OKPEBHOLO OVER COMMENT ON PETER OBI The Labour Party caucus in the Senate has demanded that Governor Monday Okpebholo withdraw his statement banning Peter Obi from visiting Edo State without a security clearance from him. The lawmakers also demanded that Governor Okpebholo apologize to Nigerians. They described Obi as a …

GOOD YOU GAVE IBB’S SON APPOINTMENT, BUT WHY EXCLUDE SOUTH EAST? – NDUME QUERIES TINUBU A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over fresh appointments into boards of key federal agencies, but asked the President not to forget the South East region in his next appointments. Recall that President …

ASUU REJECTS RENAMING UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI AFTER BUHARI The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) chapter, has come out forcefully to condemn what it described as a politically motivated and ill-advised move by President Bola Tinubu to rename the University of Maiduguri after Nigeria’s late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. A press statement issued on Saturday by …

POLICE STOP PRO-PETER OBI RALLY IN KADUNA The Kaduna State Police Command has stopped a planned rally by supporters of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the state. The rally was billed to be held reportedly in honour of Obi’s birthday celebration. In a release banning the rally, the Command said that intelligence information at its disposal revealed …

SEMI-LITERATE GOVERNOR ISSUING SILLY THREATS – INIBEHE EFFIONG SLAMS GOV OKPEBOLO Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebolo, over his recent warning to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, not to visit the state without clearance. In a statement posted via X on Friday, Effiong described the governor’s remarks as irresponsible and unbecoming of …

18 INCUMBENT GOVERNORS UNDER PROBE, SAYS EFCC CHAIR The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says 18 sitting governors are currently being investigated by the anti-graft agency. Olukoyede spoke in Lagos on Friday during a sensitisation programme on the ills of naira mutilation and abuse. According to him, the agency will take action when …

BUHARI’S POLITICAL LEGACY: WHO TAKES OVER? Even before becoming president of Nigeria in May 2015, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), a former military head of state had distinguished himself as a political leader with unmatched followership. Though the bulk of his followers were concentrated in the northern part of Nigeria, it could be said that he was in his time, the …

NAIRA STABILISERS AS GAP ACROSS PARALLEL AND OFFICIAL RATES NARROWS TO ₦1 The naira continued its recent streak of relative stability, closing the gap between the official and parallel exchange markets. On Friday, the currency traded at N1,535 to the dollar in the parallel (black) market, just N1 less than the N1,536/$1 rate recorded at the official market. Data on …

HOW RCCG PASTOR ABSCONDED WITH $8,000, MARRY NEW WIFE IN US — PASTOR ADEBOYE’S WIFE Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how a pastor in the church diverted $8,000 meant for missions, abandoned his wife in South Africa, and traveled to the United States to marry another …

BUHARI’S MISSED REVOLUTION: A REFLECTION ON LOST OPPORTUNITIES The passing of President Muhammadu Buhari marks the end of an era for Nigeria, one that began with immense hope and ended in profound disappointment. Elected in 2015 as the first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent president, Buhari carried a historic mandate and unparalleled political capital. A former military ruler known …