Major opposition parties in the country have expressed doubt over the recent declaration by the Federal Government that it had saved $20bn from its controversial fuel subsidy removal and naira floating policy.APC, opposition disagree over $20bn subsidy savingsAPC, opposition disagree over $20bn subsidy savings The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, said on Monday that Nigeria…
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as he marks his 78th birthday. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Sunday Dare, the President described Atiku, who contested against him in the 2023 presidential election as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, as a…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during the 13th memorial anniversary of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in Owerri on Tuesday, Ambassador Ojukwu said she believes President…
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. A statement by his media office confirmed that the former governor went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday morning, following the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed…
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has proposed a record N971bn budget bill for the 2025 fiscal year to the Enugu State House of Assembly. Presenting the estimates entitled “Budget of Exponential Growth and Inclusive Prosperity” at the floor of the House on Tuesday, Mbah said the proposed estimates comprised N837.9bn Capital Expenditure, representing…
Scores of people have been admitted to hospitals following a free medical outreach in Abiriba, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Ogbonnaya Uche, confirmed the incident in a statement in Umuahia. He said the hospitalisation was due to suspected adverse drug reactions. He assured the public that healthcare personnel…
No fewer than one person have been arrested for enforcing sit-at-home order in Anambra State. The suspects, according to a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the State, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, were apprehended at Nkwelle-Ezunaka, 3-3 Area during a Police-led anti-sit-home joint patrol with the operatives of the…
Islamic scholar and prominent preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has urged the Nigerian government to create a specialized paramilitary force to effectively address the growing threat posed by the Lakurawa terrorist group in the northern region of the country. Speaking during a program on Eagle 102.5 FM in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Gumi emphasized that the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed both shock and disappointment over recent false rumors about his death that were widely circulated on social media. Speaking at the commissioning of the Old Garage-Oke Fia-LAMECO Road in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday, Obasanjo condemned the rumors as completely unfounded and deeply distressing. The event, which was held…
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has reiterated the call for the profiling of the members of local vigilante operatives for effective community policing. CP Itam made the call following the recent arrest of an armed man, who claimed to be a member of the vigilante operatives. Disclosing this in a…
