Alleged Dollar Video: Kano Anti-Graft Agency Summons Ganduje
As part of their investigation into the viral dollar video, the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has formally summoned Abdullahi Ganduje, the former governor of the state, to appear before them within a seven-day period. In a related development, the state government has officially withdrawn the lawsuit that was initiated by Abdullahi Ganduje […]
Resident Doctors Give FG 2-Week Extension On Salary Ultimatum
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has granted a two-week extension to its expired ultimatum for the immediate implementation of a 200% increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), starting from July 5, 2023, after the government failed to meet the initial deadline. Furthermore, NARD is insisting on a review of the associated […]
Twitter Threatens Lawsuit Against Meta Over Threads
Micro-blogging platform, Twitter on Thursday threatened to sue Meta barely hours after the Instagram parent company officially launched Threads, an app it hopes will rival the struggling site owned by Elon Musk. In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, published by online news outlet Semafor which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York […]
Tinubu Stops 5% Excise Tax On Telecoms, Suspends Finance Act
President Bola Tinubu has signed four executive orders, including the suspension of the 5% excise tax on telecommunication services and the escalation of excise duty on locally produced goods, in an effort to reduce the number of taxes, as has been complained about by a cross-section of Nigerians and the business community. The 2023 Finance […]
Terrorist Commander, 5 Others From Cameroon Killed By Troops
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that its troops had earlier in the week completely neutralised a notorious Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist commander identified as Naoib Gambo Jundullah and recovered one AK47 rifle loaded with 4 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo in Borno State. This cheering news came even as […]
Nigeria Practising Plutocracy Not Democracy, Falana Laments
Popular Rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana, has cried out that ‘plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria,’ the effect of which according to him is that ‘people have lost confidence in the democratic process.’ Falana made this known in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political […]
We Are Tracking Movements Of Wagner Mercenaries – NATO
The secretary general of Western military alliance, NATO has revealed that the group is closely following the movement of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force as well as their boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, following revelations that neither the private army’s fighters nor their leader had taken up exile in Belarus. NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg made this known yesterday amid widespread […]
Reps Warn Tertiary Institutions Against Hiking Tuition Fees
Against the backdrop of the growing concerns that tertiary institutions in Nigeria might be hiking their tuition fees on the heels of the recently passed Students Loan Act, the House of Representatives on Thursday warned the institutions against such a move. The green chambers also resolved to convene a legislative summit in the coming weeks […]
Sovereignty: Protesters Storm EU Office Over Election Report
A group of Nigerians under the auspices of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisation and Political Parties for Good Governance (CCSOPPGG), yesterday stormed the office of the European Union in Abuja to protest against its report on the 2023 presidential election which took place on the 25th of February. The protesters, who were sighted with […]
Titanic Sub Implosion: OceanGate Suspends All Expeditions
Oceangate, the company that operated the sub which imploded during a dive into the Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard, has announced that it had halted all activities till further notice. The US Coast Guard announced on June 22 that the Titan sub had suffered a catastrophic implosion, putting an end to a rescue […]
Fayose Warns: I’ll Confront Tinubu If Promises Are Broken
Ayo Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, stated on Thursday that he will not hold back from criticizing President Bola Tinubu if he fails to fulfill his campaign commitments. Fayose, however, reaffirmed his strong commitment to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and categorically stated that he has no intentions of leaving the party to […]
Delta Gov Okays Public Servants’ Promotion Arrears Payment
In adherence to the Delta State Government’s dedication to clearing all pending promotion arrears owed to public servants in the state, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has given the authorization for the payment of outstanding arrears to the committed staff of the State Public Service, starting from August 2023. A circular signed by the Head of Service, […]