… Slams Tinubu Over CNG Promise  Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that his targeted subsidy plan would ensure the production of cheaper fuel, which will lead to cheaper transport fares. Recall that President Bola Tinubu, in a statement on Thursday, said that because “cheaper fuel must mean cheaper transport fares,” he had reached an agreement with state governors to “cut transport fares...

Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of obtaining loans for Abuja without the approval of the National Assembly. Kingibe made the allegation on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, where she discussed the administration of the FCT, the Abuja master plan and the oversight responsibilities of the National Assembly. The senator said she became aware of the alleged borrowings after examining records from the...

The government of the United States of America has awarded a $125,000 grant to preserve the Lejja iron-smelting site in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East of Nigeria. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grant will be implemented by the Center for Memories-Ncheta Ndigbo under the Nchekwaba projects, to support digital documentation, conservation, and physical preservation of the historic iron-smelting site in Lejja. The Enugu State Government, at the award...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has hailed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bola Oyebamiji over his call for peace in Osun State after his visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A statement on Friday by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, noted that Adeleke described the peace advocacy as a positive tone after weeks of heated campaigning and the election season. The governor who also met with President Tinubu on Thursday, stressed...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze in connection with the discovery of the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office. The President has also ordered the immediate suspension of three Permanent Secretaries: M.S Danjuma, Engineer Nadungu Gagare, and Richard P. Pheelangwah, over the discovery. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC, uncovered the purported fake agency in the office of the Secretary...

No fewer than 30 buildings allegedly encroaching on the Right-of-way of the Ring Road 3 corridor linking Karsana, Gwarinpa, and Kubwa in Abuja have been ordered to be demolished. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday ordered the immediate demolition of ongoing road infrastructure projects during an on-the-spot inspection across the FCT. The order followed a briefing by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr Richard...