LP PRESS STATEMENT. APC’s Protest against EU Report, an Embarrassment. The Labour Party’s attention has been drawn to Friday’s protests by some All Progressives Congress, (APC) hirelings at the premises of the European Union Mission in Abuja and views such protestation as a huge national embarrassment as it shows how antithetical the party is to … [Read more…]
Twitter threatened to sue Meta just hours after the Instagram parent company launched Threads, an app it hopes will beat out the struggling site owned by Elon Musk. In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, published by online news outlet Semafor on Thursday, Musk lawyer Alex Spiro accused the company of “unlawful misappropriation of … [Read more…]
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has issued a notice that he would prosecute owners of facilities that would be used for a proposed three-day Kiss-A-Thon programme which was aimed at breaking a Guinness World Record (GWR) in the state. According to a Prohibition notice signed by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Presidency has dismissed all names being touted as possible members of the yet to be constituted Federal Executive Council (FEC). It described as mere fabrications various reports on the formation of cabinet by President Bola Tinubu. The Presidency also said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is reaping from the crisis in the opposition … [Read more…]
The Osun State House of Assembly on Friday indicated that a list of 25 commissioner-nominees has been forwarded to it for screening and confirmation by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Announcing the names during the plenary session, Adewale Egbedun, Osun Assembly Speaker, said he received a letter from the governor for the confirmation of the nominees in … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted the former Head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, to a N50 million bail in a charge filed against him and two others by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA had filed the 24-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022 against Kyari and two of … [Read more…]
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has summoned ex-Governor Abdullahi for questioning over the controversial dollar videos. In 2017, Daily Nigerian, an online publication, had released some videos of Ganduje allegedly collecting kickbacks from contractors. The ex-governor had denied the allegation, saying the videos were doctored. But speaking Wednesday at a one-day … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to consult with political, traditional and religious leaders in the South-East geopolitical zone to find a lasting solution to the insecurity in the area. The call by the lawmakers came a day after gunmen attacked Ishieke Daily Market located in the Ebonyi Local Government … [Read more…]
Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has issued an Executive Order pruning down the number of Ministries from 28 to 16. The governor said the decision was to transform the civil service for greater productivity and effective service delivery in the State. Governor Lawal, who took to his social media handles to announce the decision on … [Read more…]
PRESS RELEASE PROSECUTION OF RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, BARR. HUDU YUNUSA ARI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday 6th July 2023, and discussed, among other issues, the progress with the prosecution of electoral offenders. It would be recalled that at the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECS) two … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the newly introduced Green Tax by way of Excise Tax on Single-Use Plastics, including plastic containers and bottles. The President has also signed an Executive Order suspending the “5% Excise Tax on telecommunication services as well as the Excise Duties escalation on locally manufactured products.” A statement released on Thursday … [Read more…]
A forensic analysis has determined that the viral video capturing former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje allegedly receiving bundles of dollar notes as a bribe from a contractor and stuffing them in his flowing dress is authentic. The video, which garnered widespread attention in 2017, has been the subject of intense scrutiny. Six years … [Read more…]