Category: Politics

A female soldier in the Nigerian Army who recently complained in the viral video about sexual harassment in the military has been arrested and moved to Abuja. SaharaReporters learnt that the soldier was flown to Abuja from Lagos on Tuesday morning. “The lady who complained in the viral video about sexual harassment in the military has been arrested and moved to Abuja by air this morning. She was flown out accompanied by military police in mufti from Lagos to Abuja,” a top military source told SaharaReporters. The soldier serving in…

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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hospitalised following the explosion that also affected a section of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Oyo State House of Assembly, the residence of the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, some buildings at Ologuneru, Apete, New Garage,…

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Seyi Makinde, the Oyo state governor has assured the residents of safety as Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, is currently embroiled in panic and confusion following an explosion that occurred on Tuesday evening at about 7:45 pm. The incident has sparked uncertainty throughout the city as residents grapple with the aftermath of the sudden blast. According to the Guardian, an eyewitness known as Olanipekun described the explosion as a deafening sound that was accompanied by a sudden cloudiness in the surroundings. The explosion occurred around the Bodija area and…

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The seemingly unending crises between the Oyo State government and the embattled ex-local government council chairmen under late Governor Abiola Ajimobi over their unpaid salaries following their sack from office by Governor Seyi Makinde, may soon be a thing of the past. The development came following the intervention of the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu when he paid a working visit to the governor in his office on Monday. The ex-ALGON chairman, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, was in the entourage of the minister on the visit to the governor. A source…

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Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria’s former Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, has said the late civil rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), never wanted to be seen with him because he was perceived as an “evil genius.” Babangida, Nigeria’s only military President, said he employed all possible means to make Fawehinmi his friend while in power but failed. Describing the late activist as a good man, IBB said a member of his cabinet, the late Alex Akinyele, also tried in vain to spark a friendship between them. Featuring on Channels Television, IBB…

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There was a wild celebration in Kano as the Supreme Court upheld Abba Kabir Yusuf’s election as the state’s legitimate governor. On Friday, a five-judge Supreme Court bench unanimously decided that the lower court misinterpreted the significance of the alleged 165,616 ballot paper deduction in Governor Yusuf’s favour. The ruling on Governor Yusuf’s membership was deemed a pre-election matter by Justice Inyang Okoro, who read the verdict. During hearing of the ruling from the Apex court, thousands of NNPP supporters—a political organization led by Governor Abba—poured into the state capital’s…

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President Bola Tinubu, has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), being run by the immediate past government. The programmes put under hold for the next six weeks include N- Power Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and Home Grown School Feeding Programme (the “Programs”). Announcing the suspension in a statement on Friday, the Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the president’s decision was in view of the ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the…

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Politically, he died twice. The first was at the governorship election tribunal, and then, at the Court of Appeal. Across the ancient city of Kano State, no one saw it coming for Governor Kabir Yusuf Abba, prior to Friday, January 12, 2024. He however, has resurrected from a seeming political annihilation. Call him a cat with nine lives, and you won’t be exaggerating. Unlike in 2019 when he was coasting home to victory in the Kano governorship election before eventually losing to the former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje,…

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The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu’s victory was upheld by the tribunal and Appeal Court in the state. The kernel of the case of the Labour Party candidate in the election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, is on Sanwo-Olu’s running mate qualification. He claimed that the deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, had renounced his citizenship as a Nigerian. The court added renouncation of citizenship of a citizens by birth must be registered by the Nigerian president, adding that the appellant did not provide an…

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Eleven decomposing corpses of Fulani from Tulde Fulbe, Ladduga Grazing Reserve in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, were on Monday discovered in a forest located near an area called “Crossing” within the local government area. The bodies, Daily Trust gathered, were identified by relatives and community members as those of the Fulani allegedly arrested by soldiers in the area at different times. Relatives and other members of the community, who could not hold back tears, took the pains of putting their loved ones in sacks after driving for…

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This video of suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu and the lady mentioned in the N585m scam, Bridget Oniyelu joyously walking out of the villa has hit the internet. Watch the video below.

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President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The suspension, according to the statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale was in line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians. Edu has come under harsh criticism after a leaked memo on December 20, revealed that she directed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to…

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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the decisions taken by his administration in the political crisis in the state were not borne out of fear, but for peace to reign in the state. Also, he explained that the resignation of the factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, from his position and the legislature was in the interest of peace. Fubara disclosed this while addressing Rivera people at the maiden state banquet held by his administration at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday, to…

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Engr. Seyi Makinde, the executive governor of Oyo State has emerged as National Infinity Magazine’s Nigerian of the Year, 2023. According to a press release signed by Olajide Ige, Editor-In-Chief of the magazine, Gov. Makinde is awarded the honour in recognition of the first-rate leadership qualities displayed since he took over as Oyo State governor in 2019. The magazine described Makinde’s style of governance as people-centred and a moderniser who has turned around the fortunes of Oyo State for good and has improved the economy and well-being of its people.…

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The Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill submitted to it by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President had presented N27.5tn to the joint chambers of the National Assembly on November 29, 2023. Both houses, at plenary on Saturday afternoon, passed the N28,777,404,073,861 budget, which it increased by about N1.2tn. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the sitting, said the National Assembly approved that Statutory Transfers would be N1,742,786,708,150, Debt Service would gulp N8,270,960,606,831; Recurrent Non-debt Expenditure would be N8,768,513,380,852 ,…

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In his inaugural address to the people of Oyo State on June 29, 2019, Engr. Seyi Makinde had declared “I am here as your governor to serve you. I will work tirelessly and take responsibility for the workings of every sector. While I will delegate effectively, the buck will stop with me. I want you to hold me accountable and I will also hold you accountable as we work as partners to bring Oyo State to glory.” After four and a half years, consisting of his first term in office and…

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It is a difficult task to have to pen a tribute and sing a dirge for a departing soul. It is a more difficult job in our African culture when one is compelled to do so for a younger person. Here I am with the difficult job of singing a dirge for Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, my beloved brother, confidant, political soulmate and governor of Ondo State.   I cannot fairly capture in words Rotimi’s  towering figure and his human essence. Rotimi was a man who moved our nation towards equity, fairness…

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Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, who has been battling a serious ailment, is dead. The 67 year-old two-term governor died in Germany last night at about 10 pm, where he was hospitalised. His cause of death was linked with leukaemia. Akeredolu, a senior advocate of Nigeria was first sworn in as governor on 24 February 2017. He began the second term in 2021, plagued by illness. The ailing governor returned to Nigeria in September following a three-month medical leave in Germany and only recently proceeded on another leave…

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Ghali Umar Na’Abba, a former speaker of the house of representatives, is dead. He was aged 65. The 8th speaker of Nigeria’s green chamber died in Abuja on Wednesday morning. Na’Abba was born on September 27, 1958. Ghali Na’abba served under the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo as speaker of the house of reps. N’abba was born on September 27, 1958. He is a political scientist with a Bachelor’s degree from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also attended Jakara primary school and Rumfa college, both in Kano state.…

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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja after meeting his bail conditions. The development was confirmed on Saturday by Adamu Duza, spokesperson for the correctional facility, stating that Emefiele was released on Friday, December 22. Emefiele, who served as CBN chief from 2014 to 2023, was arrested in June by the Department of State Services (DSS), the day after he was suspended as CBN governor by President Bola Tinubu. He has since remained in custody and…

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Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Mr. Peter Mbah as the governor of Enugu State. The apex court, in a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel of justices on Friday, dismissed an appeal filed by the Labour Party and its candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, challenging the outcome of the governorship election held on March 18, 2023.

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The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in a closed-door meeting with Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, and other stakeholders at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. National Infinity the Monday meeting is coming after weeks of strained relationship between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Wike himself was spotted at the State House premises earlier. Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Rivers State deputy governor are also inside the President’s office…

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has initiated moves to reconcile Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor in office, Nysom Wike, confident that it will succeed in restoring harmony for the sake of the people of the state. The party confirmed to the Nigerian Tribune that it is now working behind the scene to ensure that amity returns between the two party members to enable the government to face the business of governance, vowing that it has no room to fail in the exercise. Despite rumours of Wike’s…

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