Godfatherism: The cancer in our political leadership, by Dan Agbese
White ash appeared to briefly cover the fire lit in River State by two political juggernauts, Wike and Fubara. The fire still smoulders. Wike, […]
Month: November 2023
How Emefiele awarded 45 contracts worth N1.2billion without approval – Witness tells Court
The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been accused of illegally awarding 45 contracts worth N1.2 billion. The […]
NAPTIP: Men now becoming victims of domestic violence – DG, Fatima Waziri-Aza
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has identified an increasing trend of men becoming victims of sexual and gender-based violence in […]
2024 N27.5tn budget: Defence, education, roads get N6.7tn, FG eyes N10.4tn tax
The President Bola Tinubu-led administration is planning to spend N6.75tn of its projected N27.5tn budget on defence and security, education, and infrastructure in 2024. This […]
2024 budget: ‘Designed to strangulate poor Nigerians’ – PDP reacts to proposed N27trn budget
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition, criticized President Bola Tinubu’s “Budget of Renewed Hope” before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, claiming that the N27.5 trillion budget estimates were intended to suffocate Nigeria’s impoverished citizens. The party, in a statement by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, alleged that the proposed budget by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration was padded […]
Full list: Champions League teams that qualified for Round 16
There will only be four spots up for grabs during the final fixtures in this season’s Champions League group stage. This is because 12 teams […]
‘We owe over N2 trillion’, – NDDC MD informs Reps
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Sam Ogbuku, has informed the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC that the agency […]
Three NSCDC officers detained for opening fire on secondary school students in Abuja
Three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been arrested for allegedly shooting two students of the Senior Secondary School Life […]
U.S. celebrated diplomat, Henry Kissinger is dead
Henry Kissinger, a former United States secretary of state, has died. Mr Kissinger, widely revered for his diplomatic skills that saw him transform U.S. foreign […]
Blamephous: “You followed Jay Z footsteps” – Adekunle Gold earns massive backlash over Soundtrack on Hollywood film
Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold has come under heavy criticism over his Soundtrack on Hollywood’s film, The Book of Clarence. A day back, it was reported […]
Politics: Nigerian godfathers, godsons who fought supremacy battle
The political climate in Rivers State is tense as the rivalry between Nyesom Wike, the former governor of the state, and Siminalayi Fubara, his estranged godson, heats up. In an interview on Friday, Wike discussed his argument with his godson, saying, “Let me tell you, I don’t like ingrates; I don’t like it.” The former governor, who talked tough, signaled that the battle was yet to begin. Both of them are not the first to engage […]
Tinubu to commission critical projects in FCT at one-year in office-Wike
By Abdullahi Muhammad, Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike has said that the FCT budget components are projects-specific, saying that […]
2024 Hajj: Arabi tasks FAAN on seamless airlift operations
By Abdullahi Muhammad, Abuja The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria ( NAHCON), has charged the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) to as a matter of […]
10 Things you need to know about Tinubu’s 2024 proposed ‘Budget of Renewed Hope’
President Bola Tinubu presented a budget tagged, budget of Renewed Hope to the National Assembly on Wednesday, November 29. The budget estimate of N27.5 trillion to a […]
How Peter Mbah spent N3billion to run office in three months, owes state hospital workers eight-month salaries
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has spent a total of N3,320,263,570.41 in three months to run his office, while the Secretary to the State […]