As the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration kicks off its inaugural cabinet retreat this morning, it is an opportune time to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing our nation. Nigeria is a country with immense potential, but we are…
Tinubu’s Supreme Court victory and the calming of political storm in Nigeria — Magnus Onyibe
Given the momentum that had built up in the lead-up to the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mandate as the authentic winner of the February 25 elections was pyrrhic or confirmed, it ultimately turned out to…
*Rivers Crisis: Tinubu, PDP govs stop Fubara’s removal, protesters arrested (Punch)*I’m still a member of Living Faith Church – Isaac Oyedepo (Vanguard)
Rivers Crisis: Tinubu, PDP govs stop Fubara’s removal, protesters arrested (Punch) President Bola Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party governors on Tuesday intervened to stop the impeachment moves against Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The President conferred with the embattled…
Before japa I rocked the US & Canada — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Japa is not for me and I’m not even in the mood to visit any foreign country no matter how people venerate their national currency. A lot of characters make so much noise about fleeing Nigeria and going abroad in…
*Fubara, Rivers elders meet in Abuja over crisis (Punch)*FG to inaugurate presidential taskforce to monitor power sector (Guardian)
Fubara, Rivers elders meet in Abuja over crisis (Punch) Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and some elders of the state jetted to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Tuesday morning for possible reconciliation of the crisis that rocked the State…
Licences of 17 Discos, Gencos due for renewal, revocation Nov 1
The Federal Government yesterday in Abuja, asked for more time to fix the nation’s electricity challenges as 17 generation and distribution licences are due for revocation or renewal tomorrow. Just like previous administration had done without meaningful solution since the…
MohBad: Naira Marley, Sam Larry sue magistrate, police, demand N40m
Singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley; and one of his allies, Samson Eletu, better known as Sam Larry have filed a fundamental rights suit to challenge their “continued detention” over the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad.…
FG flags-off e-ticketing services for Warri-Itakpe, Lagos-Ibadan rail lines
In a bid to enhance the efficiency and ease of transportation across Nigeria, the Minister of Transportation, Mr Sai’du Alkali, has officially launched the e-ticketing services for Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Warri train services. The long-awaited e-ticketing system was inaugurated on Monday,…
How cult group killed Lagos Baale’s son, witness tells court
Inspector Usang Otu, a police prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of three alleged members of an unlawful society group called ‘IBILE ’(cult group) over the alleged murder of one Owolabi Ajibola, on Monday, told the Lagos State High Court…
*Man demands N1.5m from wife in exchange for divorce (DailyTrust)*10 years after privatisation, power sector objectives not met — Tinubu (Tribune)
Man demands N1.5m from wife in exchange for divorce (DailyTrust) A businessman, Nura Ashiru, on Monday, demanded N1.5 million from his divorce-seeking wife Zainab Bello, in a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna. Ashiru made his demands after his…