Nigerian Frontline comedian, Atunyota Akpobome popularly known as Alibaba, has said that some of Nigeria’s 36 states should be local government areas. The veteran comedian stated this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday. He said some of the states were created by the military to appease some…
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said the statement credited to Senator Abdul Ningi in the media has damaged the integrity of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The representative of Bauchi Central Senatorial District said the National Assembly passed two budgets for 2024. In an interview with BBC Hausa,…
A former Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has said neither the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, nor the National Assembly broke any law with the 2024 budget padding. Akpabio, has been on hot seat following allegations that the Senate padded N3.7 trillion into the approved budget, with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Abubakar Malami, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice under the erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, allegedly frustrated efforts to recoup to the national treasury stolen resources that financial analysts estimated to be around N70 trillion, sources allegedly told SaharaReporters. This is according to multiple documents corroborated by top sources within the Federal Ministry of…
The North-East Chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), said it has observed with shock, that a ranking senator, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, allegedly stooped so low to profile northern senators and by implication, the northern people for planning to stage what he described as “a civilian coup” against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. CNG,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has told the Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, that he cannot be coerced into becoming her friend. Wike lambasted the Senator, accusing her of blackmailing him instead of communicating her problems through the right channels or focusing on her oversight functions. The former Rivers Governor stated…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of having a track record of ignoring transparency issues. Atiku said Tinubu’s government ignores issues of due process in public administration. Posting on X, the former Vice President said the unresolved $3.3 billion NNPCL loan is…
The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun has joined his ancestors. It was gathered that the Olubadan died at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Balogun came from Ali-Iwo compound in the present Ibadan North East local government area. The monarch passed on shortly after he was moved to the…
The Special Investigation Committee, which probed the CBN and recommended Emefiele for prosecution, has allegedly been criticised and recommended for disbandment by some powerful forces in the corridors of power. A credible source familiar with developments said that the Chairman of the Committee, Jim Obazee, has stepped on powerful toes, and his uncompromising nature might…
The Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has stated that he received more than the N200 million allocation designated for constituency projects to his colleagues in the 10th National Assembly under the 2024 Appropriation Act. This admission came amid debates and allegations about budget allocations and practices within the Nigerian Senate. Senator Ndume, representing Borno South…
