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Tinubu, EFCC chairman meet in Presidential Villa

On Wednesday, May 31, President Bola Tinubu met behind closed doors with the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The agenda of the meeting could not be determined at the time of filing this report, but there are indications that it may be related to the altercation between the DSS and the EFCC on Tuesday, May 30. On Tuesday, May 30, the DSS and...

Transition committee requests Governor Mbah to trim MDAs, digitise land registry

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s transition committee has advised him to implement impactful programmes from his campaign manifesto. The committee urged Governor Mbah to reduce the number of ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) and to digitise the state’s land registry. It suggested a 365-day plan, which would be a sector-by-sector target for his government over the next year. Concerning water resources, the committee requested that Mbah create rehabilitated distribution systems/20,000m storage terminal tank, ensure the...

Cross River: ‘You are not governor of APC’ – IPAC, LP set agenda for Otu

The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, and the opposition Labour Party, LP, have advised Prince Bassey Otu that he is now the Governor of Cross River State, not the All Progressives Congress, APC. This was stated in a message of congratulations signed by IPAC’s chairman, Anthony Bissong Attah. It reminded him that he ran for governor alongside other well-meaning sons of the state who were equally qualified. “Your election as governor should thus be viewed as...

‘You left huge debt, supported Amaechi against Tinubu’ – Shehu Sani knocks El-Rufai

Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker, has challenged Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, to make public his assets by publishing the content of the form he filed with the Code of Conduct Bureau. Sani claimed El-Rufai left a large debt profile for the State, despite his claim that he never stole from its coffers. Sani slammed the former Governor in a post on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday, saying he...

Fuel subsidy: Long queues resurface in Osun

Long queues have resurfaced in most fuel stations in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, three days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the suspension of the fuel subsidy regime. Vehicle owners were seen frantically scrambling for available spaces at some petrol stations while panic buying. This is despite the Osun State Government’s warning to marketers not to use Premium Motor Spirit, PMS. The government revealed that it had credible information that some petroleum marketers were...

Tinubu’s Turn

Twice in the last two and a half years, it appeared that Bola Tinubu would be denied the object of his political labours. The first time was in October 2020, when some #EndSARS protesters in Lagos took out their rage on investments and properties believed to be owned by Tinubu, including Television Continental (TVC), The Nation newspaper, and the Lagos Oriental Hotel on Victoria Island. Because of the ferocity of the attacks—and the ostensible damage...

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer begs Tinubu not to inherit Buhari’s hostility

Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to inherit former President Muhammadu Buhari’s flagrant violation of the rule of law. This statement was made by Ejimakor on Twitter on Monday, shortly after Tinubu was sworn in as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Kanu’s lawyer asked Tinubu urgently to release the IPOB leader from the custody of the Department of...

Inauguration: UK Govt congratulates President Tinubu, VP Shettima

The UK Government has congratulated Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima on their respective inaugurations as President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The British High Commission in Nigeria issued a statement to that effect. His Majesty King Charles III reiterated his commitment to strengthening ties with Nigeria in a message to President Tinubu. “I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations on your inauguration as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,...

Recruit those with proven capability for your cabinet – Akeredolu Tells Tinubu

Akeredolu, the Chairman of the South West Governor’s Forum, also charged Tinubu with focusing on socioeconomic programmes for Nigerian emancipation. According to reports, Akeredolu gave the advice in a congratulatory message titled ‘Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR: Stepping into History’ on Monday. He congratulated Tinubu on his resilience, equanimity, doggedness, and uncommon tenacity in achieving pre-administration goals. The governor also congratulated Vice President Kashim Shettima on being a part of the team that will “steer...

NNPCL supports removal of fuel subsidy,  promises to maintain product availability

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has praised the Federal Government’s decision to eliminate subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as Petrol. President Bola Tinubu announced the elimination of fuel subsidies in his first policy directive on Monday. He stated this in his inaugural speech as Nigeria’s new President. Subsidies, he claims, can no longer justify their ever-increasing costs in the face of depleting resources. Following an emergency meeting in Abuja, Mallam...