Politics
COURT ADMITS OBI’S DOCUMENTS AGAINST TINUBU’S ELECTION ARE EXHIBITS
By Deborah Osagiede The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday in Abuja admitted forms for the collation of presidential election results in 17 states as exhibits in a petition filed against the election of President Bola Tinubu. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) who is the petitioner at the February 25 presidential …
SENATE APPROVES PRESIDENT TINUBU’S REQUEST TO APPOINT 20 SPECIAL ADVISERS
The Senate President has approve the request of president Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of 20 Special Advisers. This came after the President’s letter to the Upper Chamber requesting the approval. Meanwhile, the letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan during plenary session …
TINUBU AND ATIKU LACKS 25% IN ABUJA FCT – PDP WITNESS
A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has testified in court that both the party’s candidate and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not qualified to be declared as president because they didn’t get 25 percent number of total votes in the Federal Capital …
SUBSIDY: LASG ADVISES AGAINST PANIC BUYING, HOARDING OF FUEL
Hamzat added that revenue generation has been a major challenge in the country, noting that the recent subsidy removal, would afford Government the opportunity to divert the funds to other sectors. Citing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the Deputy Governor reiterated that the fuel subsidy is not sustainable, noting that the subsidy benefited less than …
FEMI GBAJABIAMILA ALLEGEDLY APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF STAFF
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly appointed the incumbent speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief of Staff. The decision to pick the Gbajabiamila was said to have been made by the president after evaluating all possible candidates aspiring for the post among his loyalists. According to Smart from PMNews, Gbajabiamila …
CBN GOVERNOR GODWIN EMEFIELE TENURE SETS TO END
CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele Will Clear Up His Desk And Prepare To Hand Over To The Next CBN Governor by tomorrow morning. The CBN Governor’s tenure tenure expires today June 1st 2023. Although Announcement And Appointment Of A New CBN Governor By President Tinubu Would Happen Only After Emefiele Gives A Detailed Report On The …
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT – NNPC ANNOUNCES NEW NATIONWIDE FUEL PRICES
By Deborah Osagiede With immediate effect, the prices of fuel have been set at ₦488 and ₦555 per litre at the peak, signaling the end of the fuel subsidy era. The decision comes shortly after the newly elected President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made the declaration to terminate fuel subsidy in Nigeria. The termination has caused …
DONALD TRUMP VOWS TO STOP NIGERIANS FROM GIVING THEIR CHILDREN U.S. BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
By Deborah Osagiede Former U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to stop Nigerians and other illegal immigrants from getting citizenship for their children born in the United States, he will do so on the first day of his presidency if he wins the 2024 election. In his statement on Tuesday, May 31, Trump claimed the …
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWES NNPC N2.8TN – MELE KYARI
The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has disclosed that the Federal Government is owing the company N2.8 trillion of cash flow from the subsidy regime. Kyari who spoke to the State House Correspondents on Tuesday said, “Our position is we are a supplier of last resort to the federation, …
Mele Kyari asks Nigerians to stop panic buying of petrol
By Deborah Osagiede Shortly after President Tinubu while giving his inauguration speech announced that Subsidy has come to an end, Nigerians trooped to the fuel stations in fear that petrol will be scarce and more expensive. Kyari in a media briefing said he welcomes the removal of subsidy and also assured Nigerians that petrol is …
