Tinubu: Infrastructure, the key to economic revival

Taking the oath of office on Monday, President Bola Tinubu reiterated his campaign promise to accord priority attention to upgrading the country’s abject infrastructure and continue his predecessor’s effort in this regard. With a gargantuan shortfall across all sectors and deepening poverty and economic distress among others across the land, Nigerians will hold him to […]

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Tribunal steps down Obi, LP petition over inconsistencies

Peter Obi and Datti Ahmed in court The Presidential Election Petition Court has stepped down hearing the petition filed by Peter Obi and the Labour Party against the election of President Bola Tinubu. This latest development is a result of an improper schedule of documents tendered before the court as proof of the allegations of […]

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Tinubu only president bold to remove subsidy — Gbenga Daniel

Source: Twitter The Senator-elect representing Ogun East District, Gbenga Daniel, has hailed President Bola Tinubu as the only president “bold enough” to put an end to the petroleum subsidy regime. The former governor of Ogun State said this during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday. Sharing his opinion on Tinubu’s announcement on the removal […]

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I was forced to sign presidential poll result in Kogi – PDP witness tells tribunal

The first witness of the People Democratic Party on Thursday, Joe Agada, has alleged that BVAS devices were manipulated in the last presidential election and that he was forced to sign the results as the state collation officer in Kogi State. Agada who is a retired captain stated this during his cross-examination at the Presidential […]

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EFCC grills Fayemi over N4bn money laundering

Several other former governors under probe – Source I can’t comment on the development – EFCC PRO A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, is currently being interrogated at the zonal command office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in Ilorin, Kwara State, over an alleged laundering of N4billion, it has been gathered. […]

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Release Nnamdi Kanu, Enugu governor appeals to Tinubu, declares end to sit-at-home

Says Kanu’s release will start Nigeria’s healing process Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in a bid to heal the country. Mbah made the appeal on Thursday while listing out the decisions reached at the […]

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Tinubu: Economy requires quick, radical revamp

Taking office at a time of spiraling economic adversity, President Bola Tinubu certainly has a lot on his plate in the days ahead. From the debt crisis to the petrol subsidy debacle, the crashing naira to escalating inflation, receding foreign direct investment to food scarcity and unemployment, to a depressed electricity sub-sector, he has no […]

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No more sit-at-home in Enugu, Mbah declares

Peter Ndubuisi Mbah The governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has declared an end to sit-at-home in the state effective from Monday, June 6, 2023, saying such orders were restricting creativity, entrepreneurship, and productivity in the state. He, however, expressed the government’s readiness “to engage in dialogue with people, who have genuine grievances towards […]

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US Embassy hikes non-immigrant visa fees

The United States (US) Embassy in Nigeria on Thursday announced an increase in non-immigrant visa application processing fees. In a website statement, it announced that the fees for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1 and B2 visas and Border Crossing Cards), as well as student and exchange visitor visas, have been increased. “The Department […]

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