The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu Summons Council of State Gowon, IBB, Abdusalami, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari Others for a meeting today. President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State, comprising former leaders and top government officials, to address pressing national issues. In a press statement issued by the Presidency, the meeting slated for today, Tuesday, will bring together former Presidents Yakubu Gowon, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and...
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BREAKING: Terrorists Kill Newlywed Nigerian Army Captain, Three Soldiers In Sokoto State Ambush
4 months ago862 min
The gunmen had during the weekend killed the four soldiers in Gudu Local Government Area of the state. A newlywed Nigerian army officer, Ibrahim Yibranii Yohana, was among the four soldiers killed by terrorists in Sokoto State.The gunmen had during the weekend killed the four soldiers in Gudu Local Government Area of the state.It was gathered that the soldiers were ambushed along the Kukurau-Bangi Road while on patrol around 4pm on Saturday.The attack was also...
BREAKING: Explosion Reportedly Rocks Action People’s Party Secretariat In Rivers State
4 months ago1234 min
A suspected dynamite explosion rocked the secretariat building in the early hours of Monday, around 1am, shattering windows and doors, and causing significant property damage, according to The PUNCH. Explosion has reportedly rocked the secretariat of the Action People’s Party along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. A suspected dynamite explosion rocked the secretariat building in the early hours of Monday, around 1am, shattering windows and doors, and causing significant property...
Medical Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike In Ogun State Over Pay Disparity
5 months ago793 min
The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr Kunle Ashimi, confirmed the commencement of the strike at a press conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Medical doctors in Ogun State have commenced an indefinite strike over unresolved issues concerning their allowances. The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr Kunle Ashimi, confirmed the commencement of the strike at a press conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday. According to Daily Trust, the industrial action...
Ogun State Government Asks Job Seekers To Pay N10,000 For Application Form
5 months ago723 min
The Ogun State government has asked persons seeking employment into its civil service to pay a fee of N10,000 for application form. This was communicated in a memo seen by SaharaReporters and signed by the Permanent Secretary Commission, Jacobs R.O on behalf of the Ogun State Civil Service Commission. The document noted that “Applicants are to obtain tellers from Room A261 at the Civil Service Commission for application form on payment of a...
Bauchi State Government Budgets N2.9 billion for Purchase Of Office Furniture, Maintenance
5 months ago823 min
The state government budgeted another sum of N219 million to maintain office furniture with code “22020402” per details on its budget performance documents. A review of the budget performance documents has shown that the Bauchi State government budgeted the sum of N2.779 billion for office furniture and fittings under the code 23010112 The state government budgeted another sum of N219 million to maintain office furniture with code “22020402” per details on its budget performance...
BREAKING: Passenger Plane Crashes In Brazil’s Sao Paolo State, 62 People On Board
5 months ago842 min
Footage broadcast by TV GloboNews showed a large area on fire and smoke appearing to billow from an apparent plane fuselage. A passenger plane carrying 62 people has crashed in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Footage broadcast by TV GloboNews showed a large area on fire and smoke appearing to billow from an apparent plane fuselage. The plane carrying 62 people, including crew members, has crashed in the city of Vinhedo,...
Kano State Grapples With Debts, Spends N60billion On Public Debt Charges In Three Months
5 months ago764 min
The payments were broken into N1.6 billion for “Domestic Interest/discount” and another N58 billion paid for “Domestic Principal.” A review of the budget performance documents of Kano State has shown that a sum of N60billion was spent by the state on public debt charges between April and June 2024. The N60billion was spent in the second quarter and this is despite the fact that only N4.6 billion was budgeted to be spent by the...
In his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, revealed that the government disbursed over N400billion to states. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on the state governments to account for the sum of N438billion disbursed to revitalise businesses following the COVID-19 pandemic.In his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, revealed that the government disbursed over N400billion to states.Falana demanded for accountability from the state governments in a statement he...
#EndBadGovernance Protest Is War Against Hunger, Starvation, Not Against Nigerian State, Says Pan-Yoruba Group
5 months ago834 min
The Yoruba Revolutionary Movement (YOREM) has called for a respectful and restrained approach by Nigerian security forces during the upcoming ‘Day Of Rage’ national protests from August 1 to 10, 2024. Comrade Wale Balogun, National Coordinator of YOREM, emphasised the importance of non-violence during a press conference at the International Press Centre in Lagos on July 27, 2024. “Protesters from August 1st, 2024, are your children; they are your brothers, they are your...