Obasanjo keeps mum on Tinubu’s presidency, insists Peter Obi best for Nigeria
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Peter Obi is ideal for Nigeria at this time. In the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, Obasanjo endorsed Obi and said he had an edge over President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar. He described Obi as “a needle with thread attached to it from north and […]
Soyinka: #EndSARS one of the most successful movements— it was authentic
Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, says the #EndSARS protest is one of the most successful movements in Nigeria. Soyinka spoke on Friday at an interactive session, during the launch of his book titled ‘The Putin Files: Excursions Around The Ideology Of Pain’, in Lagos. In October 2020, protesters belting the #EndSARS mantra, […]
Bulkachuwa: I never influenced my wife’s decisions | Lawan didn’t let me finish
Adamu Bulkachuwa, who represented Bauchi north in the senate, says he never influenced the decisions of Zainab Bulkachuwa, his wife and former president of the court of appeal. Speaking at the senate valedictory session, the former senator said he often “encroached on” his wife’s space while she was in office. But Ahmad […]
Newspaper Headlines: Outrage in Kano as new governor demolishes N126bn structures in two weeks
The quest to set Nigeria on the right path continues, as President Bola Tinubu charges the media to hold government accountable, amid challenges in the course of their work. Source: Top Stories
Garba Madami, Kaduna lawmaker, dies three days after inauguration
Garba Madami, a member of the Kaduna state house of assembly, is dead. Madami, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Chikun constituency, died in a hospital in Kaduna. The cause of his death is unknown. In a Facebook post, David Madami, the lawmaker’s son, described his father’s demise as shocking. […]
‘Elections without malice’ — Tinubu commends editors as Anaba is elected NGE president
President Bola Tinubu says the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has sent a resounding message to the nation that elections can be conducted without malice and bitterness. Eze Anaba (pictured) of Vanguard Newspapers was elected the new president of the NGE along with other officials during the union’s National Biennial Convention on Saturday. […]
Emefiele had access to family, doctors before court order, says DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) says Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had access to family and medical officials. On Friday, a federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Maitama had ordered the DSS to allow Emefiele to have access to his lawyers and family. […]
‘Over 800 plots annexed’ — FGC Kaduna students rally against landgrab by state government
The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), an umbrella body for old students of federal government colleges across the country, on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against the encroachment on the land of Federal Government College, Kaduna state. They were joined by the students. The administration of Nasir El-Rufai, who just left […]
NMA decries shortage of health workers in Kogi, asks Yahaya Bello to recruit more doctors
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi chapter, has decried the shortage of qualified medical doctors in secondary and tertiary health institutions in the state. In a communique issued at the end of its ordinary general meeting (OGM), the association also expressed its displeasure over the “delay” in the payment of salaries of doctors […]
Shettima apologises for ‘incompetent southern Christian better than northern Muslim’ comment
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has apologised over a comment credited to him during the race for the senate presidency. Shettima was quoted to have said the most incompetent southern Christian is better than the most puritanical northern Muslim. The vice-president reportedly said this while making the case for a south-south Christian candidate to […]