TINUBU, AREGBESOLA AND DEATH OF AN EMPIRE – By GOKE BUTIKA
“No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth” —Plato. This Saturday, Osun State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) will begin its “final rite of passage”, though the burial may happen on July. It’s a pity that the party after 12 years may return to the opposition who only had track record […]
FG to support crime-fighting technology -Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, stated this during a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, at the Naval Headquarters in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement titled ‘FG will continue to support use of new technology to curb crime, achieve set objectives […]
Strike: FG moves to meet ASUU’s demand, constitutes White Paper panel
The Federal Ministry of Education has commenced a move to meet one of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The ministry disclosed this in a press statement issued by its Director of Press and Media Relations, Ben Goong, on Thursday. Based on observations the move by the government to inaugurate a white […]
Power abuse: Reps demand body cameras for security agents
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to provide body cameras to be attached to officers and men of security agencies in Nigeria and create situation rooms across the country to monitor their activities. The body cameras, the House argued, will help checkmate cases of abuse of power and human rights. The […]
Turkey’s Extremist Ties Make It Fertile Ground To Plot, Direct Attacks
(New York, N.Y.) — Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey has become a haven for terrorist operatives. It maintains open relations with extremist groups and harbors internationally sanctioned and wanted extremists affiliated with the Taliban, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Hamas. Last week, it was revealed that Turkish authorities, acting on information from Israeli intelligence, stopped the assassination of […]
GRASSROOTS STRUGGLES AGAINST PETROL PRICE HIKES
By Izielen Agbon The Federal government has decided to defer a petrol price hike until July 2023. It has also decided to shift the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act to July 2023. Thus, the confrontation between the Federal government, on one hand, and the Nigerian grassroots, on the other hand, was averted and pushed […]
DETAILS OF ABBA KYARI OFFERING BRIBE TO AN NDLEA AGENT
It was earlier reported that Kyari, who is also facing a possible extradition to the United States of America after being declared wanted by the FBI for Fraud, was mounting pressure on the NDLEA agent to release the drugs to him. Kyari: A statement by the NDLEA on Monday declared wanted by the Drug Agency, […]
FG, EU sign €55m agreement for NJFP, others
The European Union (EU) has signed a development cooperation agreement of 55 million euros with Nigeria, out of which 44million euros is earmarked for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP). This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Arukaino Umukoro, Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Vice President and Alison Clement, Acting-Head […]
Terrorism charge: Court to deliver ruling in Nnamdi Kanu’s case April 8
Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed April 8 for ruling on a preliminary objection filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, challenging the validity of the 15 amended charges filed against him by the Federal Government. Justice Nyako fixed the date after counsel for […]
TUC begins consultation, threatens strike over fuel scarcity
The Trade Union Congress said it was monitoring and engaging with stakeholders over the prolonged fuel scarcity in many parts of the country. The situation, apart from resulting in high transport fares in many states also caused untold hardship to many Nigerians. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the National President, Trade Union Congress of […]