Magu Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said his removal from the commission was a result of corruption fighting back, as according to him, he’s not corrupt. The former EFCC boss said this at an award ceremony held in his honour by …
Read More »Olympic Eagles begin camping in Ibadan — NFF
Olympic Eagles Ademola Olajire, NFF’s director of communications has announced that the Nigerian under-23 men’s national football team will begin camping in Ibadan today, Monday. The camping is in preparation for their 2023 Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Tanzania later this month. Ademola said, “The 32 players …
Read More »Again, Obasanjo denies endorsing Tinubu
Tinubu, Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, has again, dismissed as fake news, a viral message where he was quoted as endorsing the political sagacity of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, and disparaging the military. Obasanjo was reacting to a viral message attributed to him, …
Read More »PDP crisis: Atiku has moved on without Wike, others — PCC source
As the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP kicks off its presidential campaigns in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State today, the party’s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, may have decided to move on with or without the involvement of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and some of his allies. We also gathered from an …
Read More »Nigerians To Pay More For Gas Under Buhari Government As Importers Lament Forex Scarcity
The National Operations Controller, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Mike Osatuyi, in a chat with PUNCH on Sunday, said independent marketers sourced dollars for importation from the black market, hence, gas price would continue to increase until naira strengthened at the exchange market. Nigerians may soon have …
Read More »Fire Guts Popular Balogun Market In Lagos 5th Time In Four Years
Some of the shop owners affected by the incident openly wept when they got to the scene. It is still unclear what the loss and casualties are as a fire outbreak on Sunday morning gutted a building at the Balogun Market located on the Lagos Island area of Lagos. This …
Read More »Tinubu’s convoy not attacked in Osun – Police
The Osun State Police Command has dismissed a video going viral on the internet, purporting that the convoy of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, was attacked in the state. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, on Sunday explained that the video was actually …
Read More »Anti-Igbo Tweets: Omokri Using Closeness To Atiku To Desecrate PDP, Metuh Demands Action From Party
A tweet by Reno Omokri targeted at the Igbo ethnic extraction of Nigeria’s South East region has sparked a reaction from Olisah Metuh — a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Metuh said Omokri’s post asking Igbos to leave Lagos for choosing to support Peter Obi …
Read More »Shareholders associations knock Kogi Govt, say action on Dangote cement, dangerous for investment
Group of Shareholders Associations in Nigeria have urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene and prevail on the government of Kogi State to stop further harassment of investors in Kogi State. They described as barbaric the use of thugs to embarrass investors, such as meted out on Dangote cement …
Read More »SPPG graduates 133 new disruptive thinking leaders in 2022
In a bid to produce the next generation leaders with disruptive thinking, School of Politics, Policy & Governance, (SPPG) over the weekend held a graduation ceremony for 133 students for the 2022 academic year in Abuja Nigeria. At the 2022 graduation ceremony of the School of Politics, Policy, and …
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