Budget Padding: CSO Threatens Mass Protest Against Akpabio

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), National Association For Peaceful Coexistence and Good Governance has threatened to organise a massive protest against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio over allegation of budget padding leveled against him by suspended Senator Abdul Ningi. Comrade Isiaku Balogun Nathaniel, founder of the organisation stated this in a press statement on Saturday, pointing out that the Senate President couldn’t justify the padding of the budget. Recall that Ningi had alleged that the...

Ondo Guber: There’s No Vacancy In Ondo Government House – Aiyedatiwa

…Says He Has Structures, People, Competence The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has told other All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants in the state governorship race that there is no vacancy in Ondo State Government House. He also pointed out that he has the structures, the people and the competence to emerge the flag bearer of the APC in the April 20th primary election.  The Governor who spoke on Friday after the screening exercise in Abuja stated...

Gunmen Attack on Police Checkpoint in Ebonyi Leave Officer Dead

A deadly attack on a police checkpoint in Ebonyi State has left one officer dead and a patrol vehicle destroyed. The incident occurred on Thursday, 11th April 2024, at approximately 7:15 a.m. at Ishieke junction, along the Enugu–Abakaliki Expressway. According to DSP Joshua Ukandu, spokesperson for the Ebonyi State Police Command, unidentified gunmen travelling in a silver Sienna vehicle ambushed the officers. The assault resulted in the death of one police officer and the burning...

Minister Apologises To Nigerians Over Comments

Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power has apologized to Nigerians over his comments about people leaving their freezer and air conditioners on when they are not home. Addressing journalists at the ministerial press briefing a week ago, Adelabu Nigerians lack the culture of power consumption management due to its affordability. “A lot of people will come back from work, they want to have dinner, or they want to see their colleagues down the road, they switch...

FG Launches Citizens’ Delivery Tracker App to Track Ministers’ Performance

The Nigerian government launched the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker App, which aims to increase transparency and citizen engagement, on Monday. The app enables Nigerian citizens to monitor government ministries’ projects and policies, empowering them to hold the government accountable. Hadiza Bala Usman, President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on policy and coordination, unveiled the app in Abuja on Monday. She emphasised the app’s significance in creating a “strong feedback loop between citizens and government.” The Citizens’ Delivery...

EFCC Recovers N30 Billion in Betta Edu’s Case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is making headway in its probe of suspended Minister Betta Edu. They have recovered N30 billion in connection to the case and are investigating over 50 bank accounts. This follows the January suspension of Edu and a former National Social Investment Programme Authority (NSIPA) official Halima Shehu over accusations of financial impropriety in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. The EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, addressed the progress in the...

New Electricity Tariff, Pro-poor Initiative By Tinubu’s Govt – Analyst

An analyst and a member of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), Dapo Okubanjo has stated that the new electricity tariff is a deliberate pro-poor initiative to increase liquidity in the sector by the government of President Bola Tinubu. Okubanjo in a press statement on Tuesday noted that when the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced what has been described as a hike in electricity tariff, there was bedlam in the land even before...

Ekiti: Gov Oyebanji Felicitates Muslims At Eid-el-Fitri

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has felicitated Muslims in the state and the country in general on the celebration of Eid – El- Fitri. At the celebration which marks the completion of the Ramadan fast, the Governor urged Muslims to see Ramadan as a season of sacrifice and a time to seek the face of Allah rather. The Governor, in his goodwill message signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said the...

Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah Mobilizes more Infrastructure for Security in Anambra South

The senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has commenced a second phase of re-energizing security in Anambra South senatorial zone. The pilot scheme for the second phase of this project is starting in Nnewi, from where it will be extended to other places, just like in the first phase. Around April last year, Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah after an attack on his convey that left some of his aides dead, weighed into the...

Godwins Replaces Shuaibu As Edo State Deputy Governor

Following the impeachment of Philip Shaibu as Deputy Governor of Edo State by the state Assembly, 37-year-old Omobayo Godwins has been sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of the state. He was sworn in around 1:40 pm on Monday by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa at the Edo State Government House in Benin City. After administering an oath of office on him, Omobayo was greeted by a rousing crowd of...

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