‘I’m embarrassed by timing of EFCC action on Osun govt account – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said he finds the timing of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s action on Osun state bank account embarrassing. According to President Tinubu, he was yet to be fully apprised of the facts that informed EFCC’s action, but “I feel compelled to intervene”. In a statement on X (Twitter), the […]
Bandits kill three, burn houses in Niger – Police
The command’s Spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the bandits attacked the village at about 9:00a.m.
SERAP sues NNPCL over ‘failure to account for ₦5.9bn rebranding cost’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) “over its failure to account for approximately ₦5.9 billion reportedly spent on the incorporation, transition, and rebranding of NNPC into NNPCL.” The NNPC reportedly paid N2.9 billion for incorporation expenses from petroleum product proceeds, while the […]
Igbo pogrom in North: Don’t blame me – Gowon
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, says those who suggested that he did not do enough to stop the killing of Easterners in the North in 1966 -1967 or that the federal government did not try to bring the perpetrators to book after the sad occurrence were wrong.
2027: Doesn’t matter if 36 governors are with Tinubu; I won 12 states in 2023 without any gov — Obi
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed concerns over growing political support for President Bola Tinubu from state governors, insisting that governors do not determine election outcomes.
Tinubu orders Wike to allocate land for Abdulsalami Abubakar Resource Centre
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to allocate land along the Airport Road in Abuja for the development of Abdulsalami Abubakar’s African Resource Centre.
