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Threat By The Defense Headquarters To Neutralize Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari Undermines Democratic Security In Nigeria – Gabriel Patterson Unyeowaji

  By Rt Hon. Gabriel Patterson Unyeowaji The Nigerian Defence Headquarters in relation to a comment allegedly made by Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo – Asari, the President/CEO of Royal Fouche Security Limited has threatened to neutralize him by viciously inviting him to a none existent battlefield. In a press release by Major General Edward Buba, it stated that they will take out Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr… []

Tinubu, Shettima Condole With NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari Who Loses 25 Years Old Daughter

— Tinubu, Kyari By St. Johnson Adegboyega Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Kolo Mele Kyari has lost his 25 years old daughter, Fatima to the cold hands of death. Fatima who died on friday morning after a protracted illness has since been buried according to Islamic rites in Abuja. Vice-President Kashim Shettima led other mourners to… []

Uphold Justice, Independence Of Judiciary – Tinubu Tasks New CJN

— President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  By St. Johnson Adegboyega  President Bola Tinubu has tasked Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), to defend the independence of the judiciary and promote the cause of justice. Administering the oath of office on her in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, the president emphasised the importance of strengthening mechanisms that will… []

Primate Ayodele Sends Tough Warning to Tinubu

  — Primate Ayodele, President Tinubu  By Bunmi Onakan  President Bola Tinubu has been told to take immediate action to solve the economic crisis facing the country Primate Elijah Ayodele gave the warning on Friday, August 23, adding that his earlier warnings were dismissed while he was called all sorts of names. According to the cleric, he prophesied that petrol prices would go up and… []

5 Special Features Of Tinubu’s Brand New Airbus A330 Presidential Jet

— Airbus A330  By St. Johnson Adegboyega  — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the acquisition of a brand new Airbus A330 for President Tinubu. He also released the pictures of the presidential jet via his verified X handle on Monday. Onanuga stated that the new jet replaces the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought during the… []

Presidential Jet: Former LP Spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo Criticizes Tinubu

— Kenneth Okonkwo  By St. Johnson Adegboyega  Following reports that President Bola Tinubu has authorized the purchase of a new presidential jet, former spokesperson for the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo has strongly criticized the Nigerian government. Okonkwo expressed his outrage on social media, describing the decision as “the height of insensitivity” given the dire economic situation facing many Nigerians. Okonkwo highlighted the numerous challenges currently… []

Experts Claim Nigeria’s Inflation Slows For The First Time In 19 Months

By Bunmi Onakan  For the first time in 19 months, Nigeria’s inflation slowed offering some hope that successive rate hikes may finally be yielding some results. It will also be good news for Nigerians suffering the worst cost of living crisis in decades. Data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics puts July’s headline inflation at 33.40%, down from 34.19% recorded in June. Food inflation also… []

French Authorities Seized 3 Nigerian Presidential Private Jet

— President Tinubu on a trip in one of the Presidential Jets By Bunmi Onakan  A Chinese company, Zhongshan, has obtained a court order to seize three Nigerian presidential jets due to an ongoing legal dispute. The jets involved are a Dassault Falcon 7X in Paris, a Boeing 737, and an undelivered Airbus 330 in Switzerland. This seizure follows the Ogun State government’s termination of… []

New Minimum Wage To Gulp N3tn Pensions, Gratuities Also — FG Declares

  — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  By Bunmi Onakan  Approximately N3tn will be spent by the Federal Government on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Olamilekan Adeola. The minister presented the general principles of the newly… []

FG Ready To Build Six-lane Super Highway Connecting Five States, FCT – David Umahi 

— Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi By Adeola Idris  The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced the Federal Government’s plans to construct a 477-kilometer, six-lane super highway traversing five states to the Federal Capital Territory. Umahi made the disclosure on Wednesday while declaring open the stakeholders’ engagement on the alignment for Ebonyi’s 101-kilometer segment of the super highway. He stated that the… []

Three Years Wage Review: NLC Explains Why They Accepted N70,000 Minimum Wage

— NLC during one of their protests, President Bola Tinubu  By Adeola Idris  After about six months of intense agitations and negotiation, the federal government and members of the organised labour on Thursday finally agreed to fix the national Minimum Wage, at N70,000 for the next three years. It was gathered that President Bola Tinubu had fixed the Minimum Wage at N70,000, as against the… []

Eedris Abdulkareem Challenges RCCG’s Pastor Adeboye Over Tinubu’s Govt

— President Tinubu,  Pastor Adeboye  By Bunmi Onakan  Controversial Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, has called out the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye, over the ongoing economic hardship in Nigeria. The hip-hop singer and rapper took a swipe at the cleric in a viral video clip sighted recently on social media, where he challenged Pastor Adeboye to call… []

Tinubu Appoints Omolola Bridget Oloworaran As New PenCom DG  

— Omolola Bridget Oloworaran  By Adeola Idris  Ms. Omolola Bridget Oloworaran has been appointed by Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the new Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). This was disclosed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, on Saturday in a statement posted on his Facebook page. Ms. Oloworaran will succeed Aisha Dahir-Umar. President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mr. Oluwaseun… []

Abike Dabiri’s NIDCOM Provides For Stranded Nigerian Students In UK

  By St. Johnson Adegboyega  With the Intervention of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) under its Chairman, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has provided needed relief for stranded Nigerian students in the United Kingdom as an amicable payment solution have been agreed to get their tuition fees paid. No fewer than 60 Nigerian students were reportedly stopped from lectures by Teesside University and reported to the Home… []

N250,000 Minimum Wage Is Unrealistic – Tinubu Tells NLC

— President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris  The N250,000 minimum wage demanded by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC has been rejected by the presidency deeming it “unrealistic” and “unaffordable”. Presidential Adviser Bayo Onanuga stated that neither the Federal Government nor the private sector can meet this demand. Onanuga In a Live Radio Programme on Nigeria Info 99.3 FM pointed out that even the initial… []

Hardship: Protesters Set To Hit Streets On June 12

— Protesters in Nigeria By St. Johnson Adegboyega A coalition of Nigerian civil societies has announced a mass protest scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, to decry the hardship and hunger under the President Bola Tinubu-led government. The participating groups include the Take-It-Back Movement (TIB), African Action Congress party (AAC), Joint Action Front (JAF), Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Socialist Workers and Youth League (SWL), and PRP… []

Bafarawa Scores Obasanjo High, Says He’s The Best Nigerian President Ever

— Bafawara — By Adeola Idris  Bafarawa Scores Obasanjo High, Says He’s The Best Nigerian President Ever Idris Former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa in a recent interview with The Punch, shared his thoughts on the nation’s democracy and economic situation, among other issues. When he was talking on the quick measures that can be taken to ameliorate the pain the people are going… []

FG To Launch Upgraded National ID Card With Payment, Social Features

— Sample of the National ID card By Adeola Idris  The Federal Government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), will launch an upgraded national identity card with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services. The innovative card developed in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), is to be powered by AfriGO, a… []

As At 06/04 Google Puts Naira To Dollar Exchange @ ₦1,247 to $1

— Naira/Dollar exchange process By Bunmi Onakan  Popular search engine platform, Google has listed the Naira/Dollar rate as ₦1,247 to $1. This is the first time the platform has listed the Naira/Dollar rate below 1,250 in 2024. One of the reactions to this has come from social commentator, Reno Omokri, who took to his X account to announce this. He wrote: “Happening Right Now: Google lists… []

Bandits Kill 5 Abducted Victims After Receiving Ransom In Kaduna

— Bandits (file photo) By Adeola Idris  Tragedy has occurred in Budah Hausa Village, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State as bandits killed five abducted victims after they have collected ransom and drugs. The bandits initially abducted 61 people, comprising 32 females and 29 males, from the community. After spending three weeks in captivity, the bandits released 51 of the hostages, while holding the… []