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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 …