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WHY NIGERIA SUFFERED FIVE MILITARY COUPS BY BABANGIDA FORMER Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB (retd), has justified military incursions into governance in Nigeria. IBB, who explained why the country had five coups between 1966 and 1985, added that military governments had more development projects than civilian governments. In extracts from Part Three, Chapter Five, pages 104 to 115 …

PRESIDENCY TO EL-RUFAI: STOP CRYING OVER SPLIT MILK, YOU’RE HURT BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT MADE MINISTER The presidency has urged the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to move on following his exclusion from President Bola Tinubu’s i debunked the claims that the National Assembly rejected him because of a security report from the Department of State Services (DSS) said, …

UK, NIGERIA EXCLUDED FROM ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES FOR US VISA WAIVER PROGRAMME The United States of America has released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. Among other African countries, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana are not listed in the new visa waiver programme for 2025 as the country introduces policy updates on permit privilege eligibility and …

PROPONENTS, OPPONENTS DISSECT TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLS Stakeholders including the Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN), Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria and the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) yesterday rejected the incremental increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) as proposed in the tax reform bills. This is as they also kicked against the proposal …

TINUBU SET TO KICKOFF DIGITAL NATIONAL CENSUS Nigeria Moves Closer to Fresh Census, President Tinubu to Set Up Committee Nigeria took a step closer on Monday to conducting a new national population and housing census with biometric and digital components. The nation last held a census in November 2006. President Bola Tinubu, at a meeting at the Statehouse with officials …

DEJI, SHEHU SANI, OMOKRI JUSTIFY EL-RUFAI’S EXCLUSION FROM GOVT Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai has come under heavy verbal attack following his Monday night interview. During an interview on Arise TV, El-rufai criticized President Bola Tinubu, the present administration and some key elements in the government. El-Rufai claimed that President Tinubu did not want him in …

ONLY 30% OF NIGERIANS PAY TAX, SAYS AKPABIO Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has stated that less than 30% of Nigerians pay taxes to the Federal Government. Despite this, he said, citizens expect the government to deliver top-tier infrastructure, education, security, and other essential services. Akpabio made this known on Monday while declaring open a public hearing on tax reform bills …

RIBADU: I WON’T JOIN ISSUES WITH NASIR EL-RUFAI My attention has been drawn to the interview granted by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State Monday evening. If my silence wouldn’t risk being construed as consent, I would have ignored him. I am too preoccupied with my current assignment as to get into a media fight with …

I PREFER ANOTHER SOUTHERNER TO REPLACE TINUBU IN 2027 – EL-RUFAI Immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he would want another Nigerian from the South to replace President Bola Tinubu in 2027 election circle. El-Rufai disclosed this on Monday night while speaking on Arise News Channel’s PrimeTime show. The embattled chieftain of the ruling All …

RIBADU BEHIND PLOT TO DESTROY ME – EL-RUFAI The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, is behind a plot to tarnish his reputation. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday night, El-Rufai stated: “Ribadu is not my friend. We used to be friends.” He also alleged …