The Abia State Government has given more clarifications on the state Governor, Alex Otti allegedly spending over N900m on food. In a Monday viral report, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, allegedly spent a whopping N927million within three months on refreshment/meals, settlement of honorarium, allowances, welfare packages for the eggheads. The report titled “Abia State…
According to recent reports, the Somalia flash flood has killed 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes. It is speculated that the heavy rains starting Tuesday are expected to worsen the country’s already bad condition to the dismay of its citizens. The devastated region is experiencing torrential rainfall and floods linked to the…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that a cabal must have hijacked his eight-year administration. Buhari made this revelation in a recent interview with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). The former president said there is a possibility of losing the grip of power to a cabal. When asked if losing his administration to a cabal,…
The Presidency has responded to Olusegun Obasanjo’s comments made at the high-level consultation on Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy in Africa held at Green Resort Legacy, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta. The elder statesman criticized Western democracy, suggesting it had not delivered good governance and development in Africa. Furthermore, he called for a reexamination and moderation…
The Federal Government has disclosed that it has raised N585million to be used for the payment of fines to secure the release of 4, 068 inmates across the federation. According to the minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said the money was donated by several organizations as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, to…
The House of Representatives has begun its investigation into the alleged mismanagement of over N447.6bn COVID-19 intervention fund from 2020 to 2022. The lawmakers has summoned 83 ministries, departments, and agencies of the Federal Government to aid its investigations The House invited the Ministries of Agriculture and Food Security, Communications and Digital Economy, Federal Road…
More than 200 defendants in one of Italy’s biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of 2,200 years in jail. The three-year trial saw individuals allegedly linked to the ‘Ndrangheta sentenced for crimes ranging from extortion to drug trafficking. Those sentenced included a former Italian senator, though the verdicts can still…
Aggrieved members of Labour Party in Imo State, on Monday, staged a protest at the state secretariat office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Owerri, the state capital, over the alleged delay in the release of the Certified True Copy result of the just-concluded governorship election in the state. The LP Chairman in the…
Former Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Boakai has been officially declared winner of Liberia’s presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah. According to the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Boakai won with 50.64 percent of the vote, against 49.36 percent of the vote for former international football star Weah, Weah had already conceded defeat on Friday evening, based…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted the kind of democracy practiced in Africa. According to Obasanjo Western Liberal Democracy has not been a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent by the colonialists. He said this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while delivering a keynote address at an high-level…
