The ‘Bolt war’ between South Africa and Nigeria has taken a new turn, with some South Africans apologising to Nigerians. It all started over the Miss SA Chidimma Adetshina issue as some South Africans decided to make fake cab requests to waste the time of Nigerian drivers Nigerians decided to retaliate, and it affected operations…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Tinubu to do the needful to avoid another massive protest that will cripple the Nigerian economy for two weeks. In a statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, the prophet made it known that confusion will continue to linger in the…
Dr. Yemi Farounbi, a former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines and veteran broadcaster, has said that there is no viable opposition in Nigeria yet, stating that Abubakar Atiku of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party have not articulated policies different from those of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in a recent…
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ruled out the possibility of settling the rift with the governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara. The former governor, during a media parley on Wednesday to mark his one year in office as FCT minister, maintained that he’s not going back on his decision…
President Bola Tinubu has told the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to carry on the baton passed on by the retired CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, and ignore those who never see anything good in the judiciary unless the pendulum of justice swings their way. President Tinubu also extolled the virtues of…
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has retired from service as the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, today, Thursday 22nd August, 2024. Justice Ariwoola while speaking at a valedictory session in his honour at the Supreme Court in Abuja, said access to justice has contributed largely to the delay in the hearing of cases as litigants and…
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has said that the recent nationwide End Bad Governance protests forced the federal government to listen to Nigerians’ yearnings. Bagudu, who blamed the country’s current struggles on past administrations, said despite past mistakes, President Bola Tinubu has refused to play the blame game. The minister spoke…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations that it shared N54 billion in forfeited assets linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale described the allegations as false and infantile, stating that no official of the commission was involved in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a multi-million-dollar fraud allegedly perpetrated by top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The anti-graft agency’s discoveries came from an extensive investigation into the suspicious use of funds allocated to NAHCON for Hajj operations over the years. The details of the EFCC’s findings…
A presidential audit has revealed that the Nigerian government wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars at COP 28 in Dubai last year including nearly $500,000 spent on a showcase pavilion in addition to a number of wasteful sub-contracts and consultancies, among many other avoidable expenses, an official has said. President Bola Tinubu‘s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale,…
