Category: Politics
Tinubu’s renege on promise not to borrow, takes $4.1bn loan in one year
On August 9, 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a tax committee with mandate to raise revenue because his government inherited a ‘bad gover [...]
Bayo Onanuga’s exposed lies forces him to delete tweet falsely claiming $600m Maersk investment in Nigeria
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has deleted a tweet after falsely claiming that the president [...]
Godwin Obaseki increases minimum wage to N70,000
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has authorized a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state.
According to the governor, the a [...]
Sule Lamido slams northern governors for holding security summit in US
Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa state, has criticised some northern governors for traveling to the US for a security summit.
The US Institut [...]
NBA debars Adekunbi Ogunde, former partner in Wole Olanipekun’s chambers for influence peddling
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has struck out the name of Adekunbi Ogunde from the list of legal practitioners in Nigeria.
Ako [...]
Ondo primary: Ajayi Agboola, late Rotimi Akeredolu’s ex deputy emerges candidate of PDP
A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ajayi Agboola, has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the November governorship [...]
Rivers: Another commissioner throws in the towel after rejecting redeployment by Fubara
The Rivers State Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu, has resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet.
This is coming even as he faulted [...]
Mass resignation from PDP follows Emeka Ihedioha’s departure
At least eight officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State have resigned from the party.
The members who have quit the party include [...]
Aviation ministry grounds all Dana Air operations
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate suspension of Dana Airline pending a comprehensive audit on its fleet.
Minister of Aviation and Ae [...]
Rivers: Attorney-General, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor rejects redeployment, resigns from Fubara’s cabinet
The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Rivers State, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, has rejected his redeployment following the cabinet reshuf [...]