Tinubu Steering Country Away From Venezuela-like Tragedy – Group

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a policy think- tank group has said that President Bola Tinubu is steering Nigeria away from Venezuela-like tragedy. The group noted that Nigerians have gotten to the junction of their economic comeuppance where they must pay for decades of abuse and wrongdoing, stressing that contrary to suggestions in a section of the media, the economic reforms of the President Bola Tinubu administration are based on a clear plan...

#EndBadGovernance: CSO Asks Tinubu To Withdraw Charges Against Minors

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Northern Youths Assembly on Saturday asked President Bola Tinubu to order the withdrawal of all charges against the minors who are tried for alleged participation in the recent EndBadGovernance protests in the country. In a press statement signed by the group’s President, Dr Ali Idris Mohammed and its Secretary General, Dr Garba Abdulhafiz, urged Tinubu to order “the release of the boys unconditionally, to avoid further embarrassment to the Government...

Edo Govt Condemns Detention Of Accountant General, Four Others By EFCC

The Edo State government has condemned the detention of the state Accountant General and four others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The government also noted that the action is intended to cripple the government and governance in the state because what they were being held over were already repaid loan facilities. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare stated this in a press statement in Benin on Saturday. According...

Troops Arrest Wanted Cross-Border Terrorists Leader, 262 Others, Kill 187

Troops of the armed forces of Nigeria have recorded a major achievement when they arrested a wanted cross-border terrorist leader, Abubakar Bawa Ibrahim (aka) Habu Dogo, 262 others and killed 187. The notorious wanted terrorist was arrested in Rumji Village in Illela LGA of Sokoto. In a statement to newsmen, on Saturday, the Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba disclosed that the “ongoing counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations has continued to...

Federal Govt Says Tax Reform Bills Not Against North

The Federal Government has said that the Tax Reform Bills are not against the North, noting that they are aimed at streamlining Nigeria’s tax administration processes. It will be recalled that the Northern Governors’ Forum had on Monday issued a communique where it opposed the tax bills sent to the National Assembly. The Federal Government, in a statement, issued on Thursday by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, maintained that...

10 Killed, Seven Rescued In Ibadan Building Collapse 

Ten persons have been reported killed while seven others were rescued at Jegede Ololoyo axis of Ona Ara local government area of Ibadan after a building collapsed at 2am on Thursday. While confirming the incident, the General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services, Rev. Akinyemi Akinyinka said they received distress calls from the people in the neighborhood at 2am. According to him, “May I inform you that Oyo State Fire Services Agency received distressed calls at around...

Court Judgement To Stop Rivers’ Allocation Not Enforceable – Udeze

The National Chairman, Action Alliance (AA), Bar. Kenneth Udeze has said the Abuja High Court judgment which ordered the Federal Government to stop releasing monthly allocations to Rivers State is not enforceable. Udeze who stated in an interview that the judgement is politically motivated, saying that it’s impossible to stop allocation to an arm of government and urged Rivers people to stand against the judgement. Udeze said, “The judgement came to me as a rude...

Don’t Set Rivers On Fire, Atiku Urges Judiciary

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the judiciary against setting Rivers State on fire in the wake of the Wednesday judgment wherein a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt payments to the state. In a press statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the former Vice President, said it was appalling that some elements loyal to the Federal Government were pulling the strings from...

Abia Govt To Commence Full Payment Of New Minimum Wage, October

Abia State Government has stated that it will  commence fully payment of national minimum wage in October, noting that since July 2024 when it was approved by the Federal Government, the state government reached an agreement with the organised labour in the state to start the payment of the new wage of N70,000 this month. According to Prince Okey Kanu, the Abia State Commissioner for Information, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Umuahia said...

Nigerians Shouldn’t Die Before Benefits Of Your Reforms Are Felt, Sani Tells Tinubu

Senator Shehu Sani has told President Bola Tinubu to consider the fact that Nigerians are suffering as he implements economic reforms, saying that the citizens shouldn’t die before the benefits of the reforms would be felt. The lawmaker who represented Kaduna Kaduna Central at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly spoke on Arise TV on Monday where he stated that the leaders’ should be seen to be making sacrifices as well. He said, “There’s...

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