IGP recommends suspension of officer arrested over killing of Bolanle Raheem
Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has recommended the suspension of Drambi Vandi, the officer arrested over the killing of Bolanle Raheem. Raheem, a lawyer, was shot dead in an incident involving the police officer, on Sunday. The lawyer was said to be pregnant with twins at the time of her […]
Osuntokun, LP presidential campaign DG, listed as Ekiti ZLP senatorial candidate
Akin Osuntokun, the newly-appointed director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, is listed as the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) senatorial candidate for Ekiti central. Osuntokun, a former managing director of NAN, was named the director-general of the campaign council on Tuesday. Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of the campaign organisation, […]
N’assembly passes 2023 budget, raises estimates by N1.33trn
The national assembly has passed N21.83 trillion as budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The two chambers passed the appropriation bill on Wednesday after committee reports on appropriations were considered. The budget was also increased by N1.33 trillion. Out of the figure passed, N6,557,597,611,797 is for debt service; N8,329,370,195,637 is for recurrent (non-debt) […]
‘IPOB commander’ arrested over murder of Gulak, attacks on Imo police stations
The Imo state police command has arrested one Chinwendu Nwagwu, a suspected killer of Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suspect was paraded during a press briefing in Owerri, Imo state capital, on Wednesday. The police said the suspect is an army deserter who hails from Amaohuru […]
Senators kick as Buhari requests approval for N23.7trn extra-budgetary spending
The senate on Wednesday went into a rowdy session after some senators kicked against a request by President Muhammadu Buhari to approve N23.7 trillion already spent by the federal government without approval by the national assembly. The rowdiness began after Solomon Olamilekan, chairman of the finance committee, presented a report on the president’s […]
Senate passes N819bn supplementary budget to ‘cushion flood effects, complete critical projects’
The senate has passed a supplementary budget of N819 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The development came after the senate extended the implementation of the 2022 budget till March 31, 2023. The national assembly had passed N17.12 trillion as the 2022 budget, but it was later revised to N17.31 trillion at […]
‘Jagaban’s army’ — children of Buhari, Osinbajo included in APC youth campaign council
The children of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), have been included in the All Progressives Congress (APC) national youth campaign council. Zara and Yusuf Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo and Abba Yusuf Bichi were among the children of key APC stakeholders on the […]
Gombe governor: Before BVAS, some people would sit in a room and write election results
Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe state, says the bimodal voter authentication system (BVAS) has eliminated any possibility of electoral fraud ahead of the 2023 elections. Yahaya said prior to the introduction of the BVAS device, the card readers used in previous elections were manipulated by some politicians. Speaking on Tuesday in Akko […]
Newspaper Headlines: G5 governors may endorse Peter Obi on January 5
The planned endorsement of a presidential candidate by the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the cover pages of the Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Afreximbank’s FEDA to acquire minority stake in Geregu Power
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) says it has received internal approvals to acquire a strategic minority stake in Geregu Power Plc, subject to satisfactory diligence and documentation. FEDA is the development impact investment platform of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). In a recent statement, the bank explained that as […]