Obasanjo Expresses Concerns Over Buhari’s Failure on Corruption and Security

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaObasanjo Expresses Concerns Over Buhari’s Failure on Corruption and Security

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 1, 2021

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed grave concerns over the increased banditry in the north-west region of the country, where President Muhammadu Buhari hails from. Obasanjo asked Buhari to wake up and fight banditry and other growing crimes, especially in the northern part of Nigeria. The ex-President spoke on Sunday in a virtual interview with academic and historian, Toyin Falola, urging Buhari to start leaving an enduring legacy as President. The ex-President said, “I thought...

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We Have Nothing to Hide in 2021 Budget – Buhari

EconomyNewsNigeriaWe Have Nothing to Hide in 2021 Budget – Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 30, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the balance sheet of the country is open for the National Assembly and all Nigerians. Adding that his administration has nothing to hide. In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Gerba Shehu, Buhari spoke during an interview with journalists in Daura, Katsina State, after he performed the registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress. The statement was titled “We have nothing...

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I Will Not Leave Unfinished Project for My Successor – Wike

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaI Will Not Leave Unfinished Project for My Successor – Wike

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 30, 2021

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that his administration will not leave any project it initiated uncompleted, promising that the construction of the Trans-Kalabari Road will soon begin. The governor said the Trans-Kalabari Road would ease transportation difficulties experienced by the Kalabari people. He added that he is deliberately embarking on critical projects that address the direct needs of the people of Rivers state, and he is determined to make the people...

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No More Crowning from Abuja in APC – Buhari

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNo More Crowning from Abuja in APC – Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 30, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said imposition would no longer be tolerated in the ruling All Progressives Congress. Buhari said there would be “no more crowning from Abuja.” The President spoke immediately he revalidated his membership of the party in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The President, being accompanied by the Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee, Mai Buni; members of the committee; President of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; state governors and other party...

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P-Square Was Never A Group of Two Singers, But One Dancer and Singer – Rudeboy

EntertainmentMusicNewsP-Square Was Never A Group of Two Singers, But One Dancer and Singer – Rudeboy

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 30, 2021

Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rudeboy, and his twin brother, Peter, professionally known as Mr. P, without argument, were one of the most popular twins in Africa when they both belong to the same music group called P-Square. However, there have been many speculations and conjunctures after the group broke up some years back, many have wondered about what could have gone wrong. In an interview with The Punch, Rudeboy disclosed that the...

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Seven Law Makers, Including Minority Leader Defect to APC in Ogun Assembly

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSeven Law Makers, Including Minority Leader Defect to APC in Ogun Assembly

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 28, 2021

LAGOS — Seven members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, including the Minority Leader, Ganiyu Oyedeji, have resigned their membership of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This was disclosed by the Speaker of the Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, through the separate letters he read during the plenary on Thursday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Aside Oyedeji, other defectors are Musefiu Lamidi (Ado Odo Ota 11),...

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Police Sack Single Female Officer for Getting Pregnant

LabourLifestyleNewsPolice Sack Single Female Officer for Getting Pregnant

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 28, 2021

Nigerian Police Force has sacked a female corporal, Olajide Omolola, for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The police authority in a wireless message with reference number CJ:4161/EKS/IY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021 obtained by PUNCH Metro, said Omolola was dismissed for getting pregnant while unmarried. The signal originated from the Department of Finance and Administration in Ado Ekiti and was addressed to the Divisional Police Officer at Iye Ekiti, where the victim was based. It asked the chief financial...

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Host Communities Exchange Blows at the Hearing of PIB

BusinessNewsOil & GasHost Communities Exchange Blows at the Hearing of PIB

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 28, 2021

A fight broke out at the public hearing of the Petroleum Industry Bill organized by the House of Representatives as members of the host communities engaged in physical combat. The fight started when the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas was called to the podium to make a presentation. Some other bodies of host communities, however, stood up, this led to a rowdy session. The situation got out of hand when members of...

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Court Admits More Evidence Against Naira Marley in Fraud Trial

EntertainmentLaw & JusticeMusicCourt Admits More Evidence Against Naira Marley in Fraud Trial

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 27, 2021

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has admitted more exhibits in evidence against Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley in the ongoing trial of the hip hop singer. On Wednesday, Justice Nicolas Oweibo in his ruling admitted the Compact Disk containing the phone analysis of the singer, tendered in evidence by the second prosecution witness, Anosike Augustine on the ground that the iPhone which was analyzed has earlier been admitted as evidence....

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Tinubu Is Afraid to Speak Against Buhari Because of 2023 – Afenifere Chieftain

NewsNigeriaPeoplePoliticsTinubu Is Afraid to Speak Against Buhari Because of 2023 – Afenifere Chieftain

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 27, 2021

LAGOS — A leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has alleged that the chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is afraid to speak on the Fulani herdsmen crisis in parts of the South-West region because he does not want to offend President Muhammadu Buhari. The Afenifere leader said this on Wednesday while speaking on an online interview programme. Adebanjo said Tinubu has not condemned the attacks by the Fulani herdsmen...

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