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The politics of monopoly and oligarchy are familiar phenomena in Nigeria and beyond. During General Sani Abacha’s military rule in the 1990s, while working at the Federal Ministry of Finance, I…

A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has said the planned nationwide protest is creating an impression of a possible military takeover, noting that no government will allow itself to be toppled.…

The International Police Organisation (INTERPOL), on Monday, revealed that “hundreds of thousands of dollars” are being laundered out of Nigeria to other African countries and across the world every hour. The…

THE Federal Government on Monday said it has started to distribute an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000 This is as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has…

Funso Doherty, a former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) in Lagos, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement on Monday, Doherty said he joined the PDP to present a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigations into the bank accounts of some individuals and organisations allegedly sponsoring the planned nationwide protest, Daily Trust…

The federal government says there is no longer need for protest as it is already addressing the demands made by aggrieved Nigerians. Addressing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting on…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed police top brass to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024. This was contained in a…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said while those seeking to protest have the right to do, they do not have the right to destabilise the country. This is as he accused politicians who lost out during the last…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has appealed to youths in the nation’s capital not to join the planned August #EndBadGovernance protest against hardship and economic woes. The former…

Police operatives in Plateau have arrested one Suleiman Yakubu for allegedly producing a TikTok video allegedly demonstrating how to unleash violence on security operatives and properties in the state during the…

The National Youth Service Corps has suspended the biometric clearance and the weekly Community Development Services for corps members nationwide. The corps noted that this was necessary in view of the planned…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and…

The Island nation of Malta is currently facing labor shortages in 20 occupations, as revealed by the 2023 EURES report on shortages and surpluses, implying that Maltese authorities are looking to attract…

Ex-Niger Delta militant Asari Dokubo has asked Nigerians to pray for President Bola Tinubu rather than rain curses on him, warning that people cursing the president will be cursed. As Nigerians were ready for a…

Next of kin, legal representative, or beneficial owner have been cleared by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make claims on unclaimed balances or funds in dormant accounts. The clarification was made by the…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has appointed comedian Lawrence Oluwaseyitan Aletile, aka Seyi Law, as his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Entertainment and Tourism. The Governor’s Chief Press…

All hell has been let loose, and the centre can no longer hold in Kenya over the tax revolt that has been ravaging that East-African country since June. In the wake of the crisis, a part of the parliament…

President Bola Tinubu has signed the new national minimum wage into law.  Tinubu performed the ceremony during a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) he presided over at the Council Chambers of the…

The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has accused billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote of having an ulterior motive to undermine President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. In a press conference held in Abuja on Sunday,…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecommunication operators to immediately reconnect all phone lines that were blocked during the NIN-SIM…

A shocking discovery has been made off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where sharks have tested positive for cocaine. According to a study published in Science of ‘The Total Environment’, the presence of cocaine in…

Chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have said they would not fold their arms and watch “undemocratic forces”…

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