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I’M READY TO COLLABORATE WITH OBI TO RECOVER NIGERIA – BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed readiness to work with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, to provide good governance to Nigerians. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi on Thursday when Obi paid him a ‘consultation visit’ at …
Read More »OBASANJO ACCUSES TINUBU ADMINISTRATION OF WASTEFUL SPENDING, CORRUPTION
OBASANJO ACCUSES TINUBU ADMINISTRATION OF WASTEFUL SPENDING, CORRUPTION Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of wasteful spending and corruption, particularly in awarding major contracts. In his latest book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo criticized the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, labeling it a financial burden that lacks accountability. He further …
Read More »OBASANJO ACCUSES TINUBU ADMINISTRATION OF WASTEFUL SPENDING, CORRUPTION
OBASANJO ACCUSES TINUBU ADMINISTRATION OF WASTEFUL SPENDING, CORRUPTION Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of wasteful spending and corruption, particularly in awarding major contracts. In his latest book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo criticized the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, labeling it a financial burden that lacks accountability. He further …
Read More »LEGISLATIVE LAWYERS ASK SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW RIVERS ASSEMBLY JUDGEMENT
LEGISLATIVE LAWYERS ASK SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW RIVERS JUDGEMENT The protracted political crisis in Rivers State took another twist on Thursday as the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, asked the Supreme Court to review its February 28, 2025, judgment that restored 27 members of the State Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. The Supreme Court, in the …
Read More »CONTEMPT: NATASHA DRAGS AKPABIO, OTHERS TO COURT
CONTEMPT: NATASHA DRAGS AKPABIO, OTHERS TO COURT The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and other top legislative officials risk imprisonment for allegedly defying a court order. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has initiated contempt proceedings against them, with the Federal High Court in Abuja issuing Form 48 as a notice of their disobedience. The legal action stems from suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025, …
Read More »PDP CRISIS: WIKE’S CAMP KICK AS IKIMI PANEL RECOMMENDS ANYANWU’S EXPULSION
PDP CRISIS: WIKE CAMP KICKS AS IKIMI PANEL RECOMMENDS ANYANWU’S EXPULSION As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party intensifies, the National Disciplinary Committee, headed by former Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Ikimi, has recommended the expulsion of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s loyalist, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, from the party. In a letter signed by Ikimi on March 10 …
Read More »GROUPS VOICE OUT ANGER OVER ALLEGED PLANS TO IMPEACH FUBARA
GROUPS VOICE OUT ANGER OVER ALLEGED PLANS TO IMPEACH FUBARA More groups are voicing out their anger over the alleged plans to use the Rivers State House of Assembly to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The latest group, the Ijaw National Congress (INC), yesterday, asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to allow Governor Fubara to concentrate …
Read More »WIKE CALLED BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED, A BETRAYER FOR RENEGING ON PLANS AGAINST ATIKU ABUBAKAR
WIKE CALLED BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED, A BETRAYER FOR RENEGING ON PLANS AGAINST ATIKU ABUBAKAR Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has opened up about the internal crises within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prior 2023 general election and currently, accusing Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, of betrayal. He also claimed that some governors elected on the …
Read More »LAGOS, AFRICA’S SECOND LARGEST CITY ECONOMY AS GDP HITS $259BN
LAGOS, AFRICA’S SECOND LARGEST CITY ECONOMY, AS GDP HITS $259BN Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, has made another economic leap, as its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose to US$259.75 billion based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), cementing the state’s position as one of Africa’s economic forces. The new economic milestone was announced during the official launch of the Lagos Economic Development …
Read More »TINUBU OVERRULES AKANDE PANEL, BACKS OBASA TO REMAIN LAGOS SPEAKER
TINUBU OVERRULES AKANDE PANEL, BACKS OBASA TO REMAIN LAGOS SPEAKER President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation. The resolution came after a meeting between Tinubu and all 40 lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. …
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