President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). This is further to the ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of the agency and its programmes. All four Programmes administered…
Again, Tinubu’s soldiers go on the rampage, brutalize policeman for ‘wrong parking’
A public interest and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, requesting him to fish out and punish a group of Army personnel whom he claimed assaulted a police officer, ASP…
SDP lauds Tinubu’s resolve to implement national living wage
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s resolve to make workers enjoy a living wage in 2024. The South-West Zonal Secretary of the party, Mr Femi Olaniyi, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency…
*20 feared dead as explosion rocks pipeline in Rivers (DailyTrust)*Lagos community seeks health centre, school (Punch)
20 feared dead as explosion rocks pipeline in Rivers (DailyTrust) No fewer than 20 persons were feared dead following an explosion from a vandalised oil pipeline in Omoku, Ogba/Egebema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the…
Rivers elders reject Tinubu’s intervention, say decisions executive rascality
Rivers State elders and leaders including a former Governor, Chief Rufus Ada-George, and former Deputy Governor, Gabriel Toby, have rejected President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking the state. The elders expressed worry that the intervention may have…
Tell Tinubu true feedback from Nigerians – Fayemi tells APC
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has asked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to tell President Bola Tinubu the true feedback from Nigerians. Fayemi stated this at the public presentation of the book: ‘APC & Transition Politics’, authored…
Alia distributes 56 trucks of food palliatives to Benue residents
Gov. Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday flagged off the distribution of 56 trucks of palliatives to Benue residents to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal. Performing the ceremony in Makurdi, Gov Alia said all Benue residents would benefit from the…
Rivers Crisis: Wike joins Fubara, Odili others in meeting with Tinubu
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has joined the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, the State deputy governor and the former governor Peter Odili among others in a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the…
Tinubu mourns former Anambra governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep condolences to the Ezeife family and the people of Anambra State on the demise of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former governor of the state. Recognising Chief Ezeife’s significant role as the Okwadike of Igbo-Ukwu and…
COP28 and the allure of Dubai to Nigerians — Magnus Onyibe
Just as butterflies are drawn to flowers, Nigerians are similarly captivated by Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). To the ordinary Nigerian, Dubai embodies a fusion of London, Paris and the bustling metropolises of New York and Los Angeles. For many…
