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ANOTHER HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF LOOMING Another electricity tariff hike may be introduced in October 2024 by the Nigerian Government as the country’s monthly power subsidy rose to N181,63 billion in September. This comes as the electricity subsidy by the Federal Government rose to N181,63 billion in September from N102.30 billion in May. In the last three months, the government …

WE’LL USE EDO TEMPLATE IN ONDO, ANAMBRA – GANDUJE National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the party would use its template in Edo State governorship election to win the November 16 election in Ondo State. Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, also said the party would use the same template …

14 MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN DURING FEC MEETING IN ABUJA The Federal Executive Council (FEC), led by President Bola Tinubu, held its meeting on Monday, 23rd September 2024, at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja.The FEC meeting had members of the council in attendance, including ministers and other approved members. The meeting is the first after President Tinubu …

OONI OF IFE GOES INTO SEVEN DAYS SECLUSION TO COMMUNICATE WITH SPIRITS, TELLS NIGERIANS TO BE PATIENT WITH TINUBU South-West monarch, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on Nigerians to “remain patient” with the administration of President Bola Tinubu as the country navigates through challenging times. Speaking ahead of his seven-day seclusion, where he is set to …

FEDERATING, CONFEDERATING OR RESTRUCTURING THE NIGERIAN SPACEThe idea of a confederated republic is from a reflection on the perennial crises bedeviling the Nigerian federation since the amalgamation of the numerous nations within the geographical space we now have. The word “confederation” like its newer baby morph “restructuring” is now viewed with horror, a signal of a veritable Nigerian Armageddon ! …

WE’LL MOVE AGAINST NON-LAGOSIANS IN 2027 ELECTION – MAJ. GEN. OLANREWAJU Former Minister of Communications Maj. Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju has announced plans to ensure that non-Lagosians are excluded from elected offices in the upcoming 2027 elections. Speaking as the Alternate Chairman of the De Renaissance Patriots Foundation in Ikorodu, Olanrewaju criticized existing political parties for denying indigenes the opportunity to …

SACK EFCC CHAIRMAN NOW – KOGI ASSEMBLY The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The legislators, during plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday, …

STATES, LG NOW ENJOY 40% RISE IN FAAC ALLOCATION – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s debt service to revenue ratio has dropped from a delicate 97 percent to around 60 percent, while allocations to states and local governments have risen by 40 percent. The president also said Nigeria’s foreign reserve has grown to about $37bn, from $35bn in 2023, …

WHAT HAPPENED IN EDO STATE ON SEPT 21 NOT ELECTION, BUT TRANSACTION – OLUMIDE AKPATAIn his first reaction to the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Olumide Akpata, has said that what transpired on 21 September was not an election but a transaction.In a release titled, “Unbowed, Unbent, And Unbroken: Statement On …

I’M DISAPPOINTED WITH THE CONDUCT, OUTCOME OF EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION – PETER OBI The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has reacted to the outcome of the Edo State off-cycle governorship election conducted in the state on Saturday, September 21st, 2024. Recall that Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC …