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PRESIDENCY CLARIFIES CONTROVERSY OVER N573BN FUND RECEIVED BY STATES, REPLIES GOVERNORS The Presidency has finally broken its silence on the controversy surrounding the N573 billion fund received by states, clarifying that the money is a World Bank loan guaranteed by the Federal Government, not a grant. The clarification was made by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and …

NOTHING TO SHOW TINUBU IS READY TO FOR GOVERNANCE – ATIKU Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said if by now, the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration hasn’t realised the enormity of the sufferings of Nigerians it means it wasn’t ready for governance from the start. Atiku who spoke through his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe , explained …

EXPLOSION ROCKS ACTION PEOPLE’S PARTY HQ IN RIVERS STATE AMID FUBARA’S RUMOURED DEFECTION A dynamite explosion has rocked the secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred on Monday morning around 1 am and has reportedly caused damage to the building and its contents. According to eyewitnesses, unknown assailants hurled dynamite-like substances into …

NAF AIRSTRIKES DESTROY 13 ILLEGAL REFINING SITES, 10 OVERHEAD TANKS, OTHERS The Nigerian Airforce, on Sunday, said its Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 Illegal refining sites, 10 overhead tanks and several gallons of illegally refined products near Obizor, Okoloma Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information in a statement said the success …

GUNMEN AMBUSH, KILL FOUR SOLDIERS IN SOKOTO Gunmen on Saturday night laid an ambush and shot dead four personnel of the Nigerian Army in Gudu local government area, a border community of Sokoto State. Seven other military personnel were wounded as a result of gunshots and currently receiving emergency treatment at the Gudu General Hospital but expected to be referred …

YOUR ALLEGATION IS BASELESS; WE DIDN’T FIX OUR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES – SENATE TELLS OBASANJO The Nigerian Senate has strongly refuted recent allegations suggesting that it determines its own salaries or receives special financial packages from the Presidency. The claims, which emerged during a visit by members of the House of Representatives to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, have ignited public concern. …

FUEL SCARCITY BITES, HITS N990 A LITRE The lingering fuel shortages across the country appear to have defied all solutions as filling stations across the country continue to battle acute shortages. The horror has shot up petrol prices to an all-time high of N990/litre in Abuja and as high as N1,200/litre in far-flung cities up north. The frustrating development has …

FG FROWNS AT SLOW PACE OF WORK ON ENUGU-ONITSHA ROAD The federal government has expressed disappointment with the slow pace of work on the Enugu-Onitsha road and directed the enforcement of Operation Free Our Roads to ensure compliance. Minister of works, Engr. David Umahi, gave the directive after a meeting with the funding counterpart, MTN, representatives of Enugu State government …

SOUTH EAST APC REPORTS JUDGE TO NJC The All Progressives Congress (APC), South East zone, at the weekend, said that it had reported Justice C. V. C Ezeugwu of Enugu State High Court to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for issuing an exparte order barring its Enugu State Chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah, and 10 others from parading themselves as officers of …

Six months after the Federal Executive Council under President Bola Tinubu resolved to implement the report of the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies popularly known as the Oronsaye Committee Report, Nigerians are still waiting for the government to deliver what it promised. Abandoned by previous administrations, the 800-page report contains a …