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Nigeria can’t overcome woes under presidential system — Aregbesola
Rauf Aregbesola, the former minister of interior, says Nigeria cannot overcome its woes in the current executive presidential system. Aregbesola identified the presidential system as the genesis of the problems…
Security agents know bandits’ hideouts, they follow me to negotiate with them — Gumi
Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, said security agents know the hideout of bandits terrorising Nigerians, particularly in the northern parts of…
DHQ releases names, photos of soldiers killed in Delta attack
The identities of the Nigerian Army commander, three officers, and 12 soldiers who were killed by attackers in Delta community have been revealed. The Defence Headquarters shared their photos and names on X account on…
Six pivotal battlegrounds in 2024 US presidential election
President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, clinched enough support last week to become the standard-bearers for their parties in November’s presidential election. Under the US Constitution, each of the 50…
National Assembly, product of constitutional fraud — Adebanjo
The leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has alleged that the National Assembly is a product of a Nigerian…
Budget Padding: Salient questions nobody is asking Ningi, by Ola Awoniyi
What was the motive of Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi for raising a controversy over the 2024 federal budget? Since the Senate at…
EFCC re-arraigns Ex-PDP chair over alleged diversion of arms fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, re-arraigned a former acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello Mohammed, over his alleged role in the diversion of funds…
Tinubu appoints new leadership of Almajiri education commission
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new leadership for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Lawal Ja’afar Isa, a retired brigadier general, is now to serve as…
How my boss was duped into paying £1m for ‘spiritual cleansing’ – Witness
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, 18 March 2024 presented its second witness in the alleged £1 million fraud involving Morufu Adewale (aka Gbegulerin Adelana),…
Fayemi, Fayose, Oni failed to develop Ekiti – Afe Babalola
The founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola (SAN), on Monday, lamented that previous governors of Ekiti State before Governor Biodun…
BREAKDOWN: How Ahmad Salihijo Embezzled N12.7bn as REA CEO
Ahmad Salihijo, suspended CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has come under the radar of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the misappropriation of N12.7 billion. On Friday, the EFCC…
Give me power to spend security votes like governors – Wike lobbies lawmakers
The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked the House of Representatives to grant him the power to arbitrarily spend funds under the controversial “security vote” scheme. Mr Wike, while appearing before the House…
Killing of soldiers in Delta a communally planned attack -Army
The Nigerian Army has accused the Okuama community where military personnel were killed in Delta State of resorting to propaganda. It said the development confirmed that the killing was a communally orchestrated…
Internet disruption: We’ve stabilised network – MainOne
A West African digital infrastructure service provider, MainOne has said that stability has been brought to the network across the region. The service provider said, in a statement, that it was able to work with regional…
Delta: Army opened fire, killed 50 villagers – Fleeing residents
RESIDENTS of the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, who fled into the bush where they have been hiding since March 14, following ill-fated peace talks with the military, narrated how the…
BREAKING: Court Refuses Honeywell’s Application Seeking To Amend Claim
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday declined an application seeking to amend the pleadings and claims by Anchorage Leisure Ltd and its sister companies…
Senate to reinstate Ningi as Akpabio comes under pressure after Bauchi senator’s suspension
Despite his recent suspension, Senator Abdul Ningi may be back in the Senate soon. According to sources, the three-month suspension imposed on the former majority leader over allegations of padding the 2024 budget by…
Naira Devaluation: Pension funds decline by $18.9 billion in one year
The devaluation of the Naira has exerted a substantial influence on the net asset value of pension fund assets in Nigeria over the past year. According to PENCOM data reviewed by Nairametrics, the net asset value of…
BREAKING: Residents Killed As Angry Soldiers From Delta Burn Down Houses In Bayelsa
Following last week’s killing of 16 soldiers and officers at Okuama Community in Delta State, troops of the Nigerian Army have invaded Igbomotoru community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, razing…
Edo Gov’ship: APC Picks Idahosa As Okpebholo’s Running Mate
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked Hon. Dennis Idahosa as running mate to Senator Monday Okpebholo, its governorship candidate for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. Recall that…
Power Distribution Companies borrow N273.24 billion from CBN to purchase meters, others
The eleven Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria obtained a credit facility totalling N273.34 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria which was allocated to purchase 414,000 meters and enhance their…
Nigerian payment startup, Zone raises $8.5 million in Seed funding
Payment infrastructure company, Zone, has raised $8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by VC firms Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital. According to a statement from the company, the new funding…
NIMC Denies Reports Of Data Breach, Insists Citizens’ Information Safe
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has denied that its database was compromised as a result of the undersea cable cut which disrupted the services of banks and telecom operators in Nigeria. A tech expert and…
Obasanjo’s Biological Father Was An Igbo Police Officer So He Supported Peter Obi For President In…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Egba-land, and the Otun Ba’asegun of Egbaland, Chief Sunday Adekunle Majekodunmi has stated that former President Olusegun Obasanjo's biological father is an Igbo man from Onitsha, Anambra State. The…