By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, has warned the duo of President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Finance, Wale Edun to keep ex-minister of budget and planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, at arms length. Sambo maintained that the current administration should be wary of Usman, describing him as inconsistent and disloyal. He issued the warning…
By Abiola Olawale In response to the horrific massacre that claimed over 200 lives in Benue State, President Bola Tinubu has announced he will rearrange his schedule to visit the grieving communities on Wednesday. Tinubu made this pledge during the inauguration of the Greater Abuja Water Network on Monday. “I will adjust my programme and…
By Abiola Olawale The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s attempt to issue an arrest warrant against suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over a defamation charge. The ruling was delivered on Monday, June 16, 2025, by the presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Umar. The ruling came after the Federal Government, through…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, has identified those behind the killings in his state as foreign terrorists who are well versed in the operations of sophisticated weapons. Alia exonerated nomadic herders looking for a means of livelihood from the brutality stressing that the real perpetrators are heavily armed, move without cattle, and…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has asked the management of Air Peace Limited to appear at its Abuja Headquarters on June 23, 2025. The commission disclosed that the invitation is in connection with the growing public outcry about consumer rights violations leveled against the Nigerian private airline. FCCPC maintained that…
By Abiola Olawale Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dropped massive allegations, claiming that the government of Iran is allegedly trying to assassinate United States President Donald Trump. Netanyahu, during a press interview since the escalation of conflict between Israel and Iran, claimed that the country's Islamic regime had allegedly pinpointed Trump as a threat…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Weighs in By Abiola Olawale Eminent diplomatic and legal experts have begun to sound an alarm warning to President Bola Tinubu's administration regarding a move by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the leadership of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to seal 34 foreign embassies in…
By Abiola Olawale In a jaw-dropping disclosure, court documents have unveiled some dirty income of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. The embattled ex-CBN governor, who served from 2014 to 2023, reportedly pocketed an annual salary of N350 million, alongside N75 million in quarterly reimbursements and over $6…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has revealed that he almost threw his hat into the ring to run for the highest political office in the country on the eve of Nigeria's return to civilian rule in 1999 following the June 12 pro-democracy struggle. The playwright, however, said it took 36 hours of…