Under the leadership of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), the governors of the 36 states that make up the federation have finalised plans to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the necessity of submitting the new draught of the revision of the vertical revenue allocation formula to the National Assembly as a bill for enactment prior to the end of his administration. Aminu Tambuwal, the chairman of the NGF and the governor of Sokoto...
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Court grants FG permission to file nine new grounds opposing Nnamdi Kanu’s release
2 years ago2463 min
The Supreme Court has granted the federal government permission to file nine new grounds of appeal against Nnamdi Kanu’s release as leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The federal government, represented by Tijani Gadzali, requested leave to include nine new grounds in its amended notice of appeal dated October 28, 2022. On Thursday, a five-member panel of the court led by John Okoro granted the application. At the hearing,...
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee looking into the alleged loss of $2.4 billion from the sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil was informed on Thursday by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, that the whistleblowers’ claim was unfounded and without merit. Speaking in front of the committee, Malami stated that the government would not waste resources on investigating allegations that were made by whistleblowers in an effort...
Reasons Peter Obi Should Continue
2 years ago24910 min
Peter Gregory, Young Nigerians’ hopes and aspirations for a better and more modern Nigeria are embodied by Obi’s effort to become president of Nigeria. It is undeniable that the Nigerian project no longer inspires hope in the millions of young Nigerians. Their hope and trust in the Nigerian political leaders have been eroded by decades of oppressive military regimes and decadent political administrations. They had the opportunity to express their disgust, annoyance, and displeasure with...
DSS Detains PDP Supporters, Fintiri’s Security Aide Following Attack On INEC Official
2 years ago2455 min
The Department of State Services (DSS) has detained a senior security officer and the head of the governor’s security detail for the state of Adamawa, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on suspicion of sexually assaulting election officials. Following the contentious declaration of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Adamawa State, as the winner of the election, by the now-suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari, a mob had...
FG files nine new cases against Nnamdi Kanu
2 years ago2463 min
The detained leader of the South-East separatist movement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has nine new grounds for appeal, according to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The development came about as a result of Kanu’s appeal against an appellate court’s decision to overturn its earlier order ordering the Federal Government to release him after it dismissed terrorism-related charges against him. Kanu had petitioned the Supreme Court on November 3, 2022, to appeal...
Presidential polls: Obi says to INEC you sold your neutrality to APC
2 years ago2458 min
Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has maintained that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) compromised its role of neutrality as an election umpire by manipulating the results of the presidential polls that took place on February 25 in favor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the candidate of the APC. In his response to INEC’s preliminary objections and reply...
President Buhari praises Reforms in NDDC
2 years ago697 min
… Stakeholders have been praising MNDA and NDDC for their accountability and transparency. It is to President Mohammadu Buhari’s credit that he initiated reforms in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by way of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA). These reforms have repositioned the Commission to facilitate the positive and sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. President Buhari has been praised for his efforts. This commendation was given by the Minister of...
DBN releases N631bn to MSMEs
2 years ago723 min
Loans totaling over 631 billion naira have been distributed to Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Businesses (MSMEs) all over Nigeria by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN). At the bank’s Annual General Meeting in Abuja, the Managing Director, Dr. Tony Okpanachi, revealed this information that was included in the bank’s financial report for the year 2022. According to him, the record of loans disbursed as of the end of the Financial Year on December 31, 2022,...
On Wednesday, the Lagos State Government began the process of demolishing buildings on Banana Island that had not been approved and were operating illegally. After visiting the island where a seven-story building under construction collapsed the previous week, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu issued the directive that led to this development. He also visited the island. Buildings on Banana Island that do not comply with the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning Development Law (2019) began to...