The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) slammed President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration yesterday for failing to include treasury-funded capital projects in the proposed 2023 appropriation. The association expressed regret that, despite the massive debts incurred by the APC-led government to fund expenditure in next year’s budget, no provision was made for capital projects. In criticising the government’s decision, HURIWA’s …
Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, has warned against retaining power in the North beyond 2023, saying that doing so would fuel Yoruba Nation agitation. Oba Akanbi said in a statement signed by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, and obtained in Osogbo on Friday that Yoruba Nation agitators would be vindicated if power remained in the …
By Seriki Adinoyi Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Friday discharged and acquitted a former Governor of the state, Jonah Jang, over the N6.3 billion corruption charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Presided over by Justice Christy Dabup, the court also discharged and acquitted a former cashier in the office of the Secretary …
In an effort to give Abuja residents and tourist from abroad a premium experience of entertainment and Night Life experience, a leading and unique Lifestyle and entertainment brand in Africa and Nigeria Is set to unveil it’s club to add to the social lifestyle of the City with the name CLUB MERCY. According to the Founder and CEO, CLUB MERCY,Julius …
By Thompson Yamput Presidential candidates are to pay N10 million to erect billboards and posters in Kogi. This follows the passage of the State’s Signage Agency Establishment Law by House of Assembly on Thursday in Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the legislators, who considered the bill clause by clause at plenary, said the law would regulate …
Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, was Thursday, arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and flown to Abuja to face interrogation over allegations of financial impropriety. The anti-graft agency arrested Mr Oluomo around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. A source at the commission confirmed the arrest …
The managing director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Abubakar Yilwa, Thursday admonished youth in Plateau state to make good use of its youth transformation programme commission, geared at poverty eradication. He said at the opening of HYPPADEC, 3-day skills training in Jos, under its Directorate of Community and Rural Development, deemed it wise to embark on Youth …
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has identified gaps in Nigeria’s security architecture and urged citizens to begin actively demanding accountability from those in charge of security. The organisation, which stated at a media workshop in Adamawa State’s capital on Thursday that previously unimaginable crimes and anti-social acts have become the norm, blamed it on flaws in the country’s …
Former Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna state, Sani Mohammed Sha’aban, has said members of the National Assembly cannot impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, as they are partly responsible for Nigeria’s security and economic woes. Sha’aban, who represented Zaria Federal Constituency in the National Assembly between 2003 and 2007, told journalists in Kaduna that the lawmakers have failed …
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, has apprehended 13 private security guard operatives working for unregistered companies, or with companies operating with expired license in the state. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Chukwudi Chikere, who stated this on Wednesday in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Edwin Okadigbo, said the arrest followed …
The West Africa Network for Peace Building, WANEP, has donated football jerseys to youths in the Nyuwar Community of Gombe State’s Balanga Local Government Area. The initiative aims to promote peaceful coexistence among the state’s Lunguda and Waja tribes. Two sets of 16 Jerseys, two sets of football socks, two balls, two sets of captain bands and whistles, four sets …
Between 2011 and 2019, at least N11.9 billion in public funds were allegedly stolen from Kwara State’s treasury. According to a forensic audit report, funds allegedly taken by the previous administration had no legal connection to any project or programme. The audit also revealed that N2 billion in cash withdrawals unrelated to any project or official expenditure were made in …
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has chastised the Labour Party’s flagbearer, Mr Peter Obi, for his church visits. Okowa told reporters in Kano State on Wednesday that he does not believe in dragging the church into partisan politics, emphasising that politics is not the church’s calling. He …
The Aliko Dangote Foundation, in partnership with the Kano State Government, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding on routine immunisation in the state. The Memorandum of Understanding was first signed in 2012, when the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Kano State Government, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation agreed to work together …
Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, has stated that Nigerians appear to be confused about the state of the country. He made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja, during Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto’s 70th birthday celebration. “From what I’ve heard from the panellists, we appear to …
A 21-year-old man was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS). Temple Samuel was apprehended while networking to sell his boss’s Lexus ES 330 car. Samuel revealed that he intended to use the proceeds of the sale to ‘japa,’ which is slang for travelling abroad in search of greener pastures. He was apprehended alongside three other …
The police in Delta State’s Agbarho Division have arrested Emeka Richard, a man who fled after allegedly burning his twin sons with a hot knife in the community. He was arrested on Wednesday evening after the incident was reported. He is being held at the police station and has yet to speak. Comrade Israel, Delta State Secretary of the Committee …
Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has advised Nigerians not to be divided over the All Progressives Congress’ Muslim-Muslim presidential candidate (APC). Obasa told Nigerians that a number of Asian leaders are not religious but have led their countries to great heights. The Speaker spoke at the Assembly’s 14th Annual Hijrah Lecture on Wednesday. He emphasised …
Due to the high cost to the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) should “abandon the current fuel subsidy policy.” Professor Adeola Festus Adenikinju, a member of the CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), revealed this at the most recent meeting in July. Despite current bottlenecks, the Nigerian government has assured …
By Haruna Salami At a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Environment on Wednesday, stakeholders from the National Biosafety Management Agency, the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), and All Farmers of Nigeria (AFAN) vehemently opposed proposed amendments to the National Biosafety Act. Stakeholders believe that if the amendment is approved by the upper chamber, science and technology will …
