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President Buhari set to dissolve cabinet as he chairs valedictory session of FEC meeting

The Presidential Villa’s Council Chamber in Abuja is alive with activity as members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) gather for a significant valedictory session presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the report, Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo will be present, as will all 44 ministers and ministers of state. The session begins with the President administering the oath of office to seven federal Revenue Mobilisation Fiscal and Allocation Commission (RMFAC) commissioners. The...

Fashola: Loko-Oweto, 2nd Niger Bridges will reduce travel time

Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Minister of Works and Housing, has stated that the Loko-Oweto Bridge will cut travel time to Abuja by four hours, while the Second Niger Bridge will take a few minutes instead of hours to cross the River Niger, a 1.5-kilometer crossing. Fashola stated this yesterday during President Muhammadu Buhari’s virtual commissioning of three bridges, three secretariats, and one road. In a statement, Hakeem Bello, special adviser communications to the minister, said the...

Ortom opens up on defecting to APC, vows to support Tinubu after leaving office

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has ruled out defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, after leaving office. Ortom, on the other hand, has pledged to support and work for President-elect Bola Tinubu as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. On Wednesday’s Arise Television Morning Show, the governor stated that he would continue to ensure equity and justice in Nigeria. Ortom stated that he worked for the election of a southern president because...

Yahaya becomes new NNGF chair, vows North to begin oil production

Muhammadu Yahaya, the current Governor of Gombe State, has been chosen to lead the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum in its new role as Chairman. During the meeting of the forum that took place on Tuesday in Abuja, all 19 northern governors voted in unison to select the governor as their representative.   Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong will step down on May 29, and Yahaya will succeed him as the state’s chief executive. Yahaya made...

Police request Ogun ex-deputy Speaker to block Assembly gates

On Tuesday, the Ogun State Police Command invited Dare Kadiri, a former deputy speaker of the House of Assembly, for blocking the gates to the Assembly complex with his vehicle. Invading the Governor’s Office, which houses the legislative chambers, Kadiri, who had been impeached and suspended from the Assembly, blocked the Assembly’s entrances.   Witnesses claimed the troubled lawmaker sat in his car after he blocked the gates with it and wouldn’t allow anyone into...

Ondo woman fighting rapist collapses and dies

Gbegele Mustapha has been detained by the Ondo State Police Command in connection with the alleged murder of Adijat Olaoye. The deceased was allegedly subjected to an attempted rape in her room in Akure, the state’s capital, in the Fanibi Area, according to the police.   The 58-year-old woman reportedly struggled to free herself, fell, and died as a result. Speaking about the arrest on Tuesday at the state police headquarters in Akure, the state...

Breaking: 7 Days to Hand Over to Tinubu, Buhari Makes Fresh Appointment

  Dr. Steven Andzenge has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new executive director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (Nig.) Limited. The announcement was made on Tuesday, May 23, in Abuja by Willie Bassey, Director of Information for the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), according to PM News. The declaration added that Steven Andzenge was appointed for an initial term of four years that began on...

The remarks made by President Muhammadu Buhari that the people of Niger and other nearby countries would defend him if Nigerians disturb him after he leaves office have been dubbed “unpresidential” by the Northern Elders’ Forum, or NEF. The Forum added that the statement is a confirmation of its earlier warnings about his leadership, not just a poor attempt at being sarcastic to dismiss the national outrage over his repeated misrule. Alhaji Nastura Sharif, the...

Falana asks ECOWAS leaders to uphold the law

Femi Falana, SAN, a human rights attorney, has urged ECOWAS leaders to “obey the rule of law, and uphold the principles of democracy and good governance.” This was stated by Falana yesterday in a paper he presented at the international conference held in Banjul, The Gambia, and sponsored by the Community Court of Justice. Falana claims that “the establishment of the rule of law in the sub-region requires the development of a relatively autonomous institutional...