Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he can’t see any outcome from talks between the African delegation and the Russian president. Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting Saturday with a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The meeting in St. Petersburg comes hours after Putin confirmed that Moscow has…
The office of former President Goodluck Jonathan has punctured the claim by Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, that Jonathan was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud when he served as deputy governor of Bayelsa State. A statement issued on Friday by Wealth Dickson Ominabo, a media officer in the…
The invitation letters requested the former top government officials to come and explain how they spent funds allocated to their ministries on some designated projects when they held sway at their respective positions. Muhammadu BuhariEight ministers who served under the administration of the immediate-past president, Muhammadu Buhari have been reportedly invited for questioning by the…
Kashim Shettima, vice president, has apologised to the Muslim community for his remark regarding the choice of leaders for the 10th Assembly. Shettima had stated, “Under the current dispensation, the worst incompetent Southern Christian is better than the most puritanical Northern Muslim for the Presidency of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” in…
By Akinwale Yekeen President Bola Tinubu has suspended Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). President Tinubu gave the approval for Bawa’s suspension on Wednesday to allow for a proper investigation into his conduct while in office. Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to…
The National Coordinator, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Ugochukwu Nnam on Monday commended Rep. Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gadji for stepping down for Tajudeen Abbass. Chief Nnam who stated this in Abuja noted that their action was in tandem with the Spirit of June 12 which seeks to place national interest above…
I believe this is out in the open. I pray the government could muster the will to control these leakages. THE REAL SUBSIDIES ARE NOT FOR THE POOR, BUT THE RICH. FEMI FALANA, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but…
Professor Aminu Mohammed Dorayi is a renowned educationist and adventurer that drove from London to Kano with his car. The elder statesman is a Record-breaker, who broke a world record by driving his Peugeot 504 over a distance of about 4,000miles, in 24 days. Prof Dorayi is a distinguished Abusite (Ahmadu Bello University) and respected…
In a statement released by its spokesperson, Obiorah Ifo, the party called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and not the apex bank. The party argued that Emefiele’s suspension was unconstitutional and in a way punitive. “It is laughable to read that statement as most Nigerians are already aware…
