10th NASS: SERAP gives Akpabio, Abass 7 days to ‘drop plan to spend N110bn on bulletproof cars, others’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas “to drop the scandalous plan to spend…
FG Files Charges Against Emefiele For Illegal Possession Of Firearm
The Federal Government has filed a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, before the Federal High Court…
Court tells DSS to Charge or release Emefiele within seven days
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has issued a one week ultimatum to the Department of the State Security Service (DSS) to either charge the…
Tinubu Writes Reps, Seeks Approval Of N500bn For Palliatives
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives, seeking an amendment to the 2022 supplementary appropriation act to accommodate N500 billion for provisions of palliatives for Nigerians.…
Plateau Killing: We Must Break This Cycle of Violence
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and grief over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau State. The President condemned in strong terms the most recent internecine killings…
Gov Akeredolu Is Incapacitated – Adamu
Senator Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed that the ailing Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is incapacitated. Adamu made this disclosure at a meeting between…
Nigeria And The Hilda Baci Syndrome – Reuben Abati
The last time Ms Hilda Effiong Bassey featured in this column was in a piece titled “Tales The Country Told Me: Hilda Baci and Seun Kuti” (ThisDay, May 16) wherein…
President Tinubu Emerges ECOWAS Chairman
…Seeks Private Sector-Led Economic Growth in Sub-Region …Says ECOWAS Must Rise Against Coup d’Etat In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts,…
My small journey as PTA Chairmano
Being the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) Chairman in Nigeria and of course a Nigerian school with Nigerian parents and management can be a rewarding and challenging experience. It involves serving…
Court orders Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari govts to account for $5bn Abacha loot
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in a landmark judgment, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot by the governments of former…