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President Tinubu left Abuja for Paris on Monday, using the new Airbus A330, which was the subject of controversy in the last week following its court-ordered seizure and subsequent release caused by a Chinese firm. The aircraft replaces the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought under the Presidency of President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Bayo Onanuga, special […]
Continue ReadingReports say gunmen have abducted the Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Agha Mba and his wife, Chizoba, in Ubiaja, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. It was gathered that one of his aides identified as A.B Affiah was k!lled during the attack which occurred on Friday, August 16, 2024. The […]
Continue ReadingFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to the claim that he is of Igbo origin. Obasanjo spoke when he received in audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association (NAPMA), an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday, […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement dated 17th August 2024, signed by an organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s (SERAP’s) Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to disclose the “exact amount of monthly running costs” allocated to members of the National Assembly. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said he will not allow a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited (ZFIICL), to scam Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday titled: “Zhonfu firm is an imposter, it’s Chinese against Chinese dispute,” Amosun stated that Zhongfu has no legal right to appropriate any Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian Air Force said it had destroyed a road bridge of strategic importance in Russia on Saturday, amid its offensive in the Kursk region. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk published a video on a Telegram channel showing the bombing of a bridge, in what experts say is likely to be genuine. The video showed […]
Continue ReadingA French court has ruled in favour of a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, and granted the seizure of three presidential jets belonging to the Nigerian government. The Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris stopped Nigeria from moving or selling the presidential jets until the Chinese firm received the awarded $74.5 million. The court […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04 million and seven properties connected to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Presiding judge, Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is investigating […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has traced at least N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channelled towards the recent nationwide protests, according to Punch. They include $50m of cryptocurrency — $38m of which were blocked in four cryptocurrency wallets — and N4bn contributed by various political actors in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Katsina. This was part […]
Continue ReadingMonies unremitted by Revenue Generating Agencies (RGA) to the coffers of the Federal Government increased to N4.1tn as of June 2024, the Federation Accounts Allocations Committee (FAAC) has said. FAAC stated that this was despite the agencies’ reconciliation and payment of outstanding debts of N94.96bn in May 2024. According to Punch, the unresolved amount is […]
Continue ReadingNiger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has condemned the burning of the church building of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) by suspected hoodlums in Kontagora town. Bago, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Print Media, Aisha Wakaso, issued on Sunday in Minna, the state capital described the attack on the church “as […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Nigerian Senate has vehemently denied allegations suggesting it is involved in determining its salaries or receiving special fiscal packages from the Presidency. This claim, which reportedly emerged during a visit by members of the House of Representatives to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Ogun State, has sparked widespread public debates. In the […]
Continue ReadingA former two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Somolu Federal Constituency, Wole Diya, has passed away. He died at the age of 63. Diya, who served in the Green Chamber and was also a two-term member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Somolu State Constituency I, died early on Friday, August […]
Continue ReadingWell-known crossdresser and TikToker known as Abuja Area Mama, has been killed. His lifeless body was found lying along the Katampe Mabuchi highway in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the early hours of Thursday August 8. The deceased who never hid his sexuality, had on Wednesday, August 8, shared a video of himself in […]
Continue ReadingIn an interview published by the Financial Times on Friday, Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu, has said the government and security agents in Nigeria should be able to tell Nigerians who steal the country’s crude oil, especially using vessels that move through the territorial waters. He said he discovered first-hand why international oil companies were partly […]
Continue ReadingCorruption remains one of the most significant impediments to Nigeria’s development, as it erodes trust in public institutions, undermines the rule of law, and stifles economic growth. The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, declared in Zaria on Thursday that an estimated 87 million bribes amounting to […]
Continue ReadingIt has been reported that Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, a renowned Nigerian surgeon and the founder of Med Contour Services Ltd, has passed away as a result of a prolonged illness. News made the rounds last week that Dr. Anu died of a mysterious ailment. A viral video online also showed Anu shockingly lean and speaking […]
Continue ReadingIn an interview with Financial Times, former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Obasanjo stated this in the wake of allegations by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some […]
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, elevating the former teacher and Army National Guard veteran to join the Democratic ticket and help lead the party’s fight to defeat Donald Trump. The selection – which Harris personally delivered to Walz via a video call, according to a source familiar […]
Continue ReadingInternational tennis superstar, Serena Williams and her daughters were prevented from entering a restaurant in Paris. Williams, who won four Olympic gold medals over the course of her career, first arrived in the French capital in late July, ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony in which she participated as a torch bearer. The retired tennis champion […]
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