Archive for May 18th, 2022

There was chaos at Dei-Dei, a suburb of Abuja, following an accident in the area which resulted in a riot. While there are varying versions of what led to the riot, some residents said there was an accident involving a motorcycle around the market in the area. The accident was said to […]

Ahmed Idris, the accountant general of the federation, has been suspended indefinitely by Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning. This is coming two days after his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N80 billion fraud. In a letter dated May 18, 2022, […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says President Muhammadu Buhari will decide the fate of ministers who declared interest in elective offices but later backed out.  Mohammed said this on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. The president had last week asked all members […]

Expectations are high. Rightly so. 2023 has been roundly described as a make-or-mar year for Nigeria. Citizens seek change. Things have to change. The current socio-economic tailspin must be arrested. But we have to be pragmatic with our expectations. Good things do not come easy. No single individual can magic Nigeria into an El […]

The Lagos government has announced a “total ban” on the operations of commercial motorcycles in six LGAs in the state. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, announced the directive while briefing the state’s security agents on Wednesday. Local government areas affected by the ban include Ikeja, Surulere, Eti Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island […]

Rotimi Amaechi, presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the federal capital territory (FCT) will be treated in sharing of appointments as if it were a state if he is elected president.  In recent years, indigenes of the FCT have been complaining about being excluded from governance. […]

A federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, has dismissed a suit seeking to declare Dotun Babayemi as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in the state. The court affirmed Ademola Adeleke as the validly elected PDP candidate for the poll. In a judgment delivered […]

Wale Oluwo, an associate of Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of Lagos, has formally declared his intention to contest in the state’s governorship election. Oluwo, who declared his bid in Lagos, on Wednesday, said he is ready to challenge Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, at the All Progressives Congress (APC) party primaries, scheduled to […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says Ibrahim Shekarau, a former governor of Kano and serving senator, has joined its ranks. The development comes days after Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former member of house of representatives and a director-general of the Bola Tinubu campaign group, joined the party. Jibrin’s defection came despite efforts […]