South-East Governors have issued a stern warning to Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over his threats to attack them and other South-East leaders abroad. The Governors, in a statement on Tuesday night,said should Kanu make his threat real, they would by all means repatriateContinue Reading
The Kano State Government has said it is planing to convert five forests to grazing reserves for herdsmen in the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State announced this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists in Abuja, NAN reports. Ganduje said that his administration had inaugurated a technical committee onContinue Reading
Obasanjo Farms, owned by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; Davido Music Worldwide Ltd, owned by superstar musician David Adedeji Adeleke; popular supermarket chain, Addide, and a host of other publicly-quoted and privately-held businesses have been listed among the 19,901 consolidated tax defaulters published by the FIRS on its website. The Federal InlandContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has said that it is only investigating ex-Governor Akinwumi Ambode. It said it has not raided the residence of the ex-governor under any guise. It said whatever it is presently doing with regards to the investigation is in line with its mandateContinue Reading
The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Elder Simon Achuba has filed an application before the State High Court, Lokoja. The Deputy Governor is challenging the purported impeachment notice served on him by the State House of Assembly, on grounds that it was served out of time and marred with irregularities.Continue Reading
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, seeking an access to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s sever. The Dattijo Muhammad-led five-man panel, in a unanimously judgment, dismissed the appeal, saying there was no basis to interfere withContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked his media aide, Lauretta Onochie reappointed Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, respectively. Also reappointed is Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President. TheContinue Reading
The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler has replied the query from the presidency on his inability to meet revenue projection target. The chief of staff to the president, Mr. Abba Kyari, had written the FIRS Chairman demanding explanations to “significant variances between the budgeted collections andContinue Reading
Elder statesman and northern politician, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has faulted the controversial letters published by former President Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the state of the nation. Chief Obasanjo wrote some open letters to the current President Muhammadu Buhari listing concerns, worries about security situations in Nigeria. However, Dr. Mohammed has saidContinue Reading
Asari Dokubo, former Niger Delta militant leader has described Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as an “ingrate and Frankenstein Monster”. Dokubo said this while lambasting Kanu over the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, by some IPOB members in Germany, over the weekend. HeContinue Reading
