Category: Local

  The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun and his Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, Wednesday gave reasons for the 25% implementation of the 2024 capital budget. The Minister of Finance had in his submission before the joint committee, said so far, 2024 budget performance was 43% with recurrent expenditure achieving 100% while…

France Wednesday described as “groundless” the allegation by Niger that Nigeria had offered space in its territory to France in order to destabilise the former French colony. Political Counsellor to the Embassy of France in Nigeria, Mr Bertrand de Seissan,  stated this  in an interview in Abuja. “This allegation is groundless. This has never been…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said African nations would stand firm against external forces seeking to disrupt the continent’s unity and also seek to realise the continent’s shared vision. Speaking Tuesday in Accra as the special guest of honour at the inauguration of newly elected President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, President Tinubu stressed the…

  The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has tasked soldiers in the discharge of their duties, saying the nation depends on them to eradicate insecurity and terrorism across the country. The COAS also stated that the Army was realigning its training methods with the modern trend and equipment. He spoke Tuesday…

Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said the embattled 18 local government chairmen remitted about N12 billion to leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 15 months. Okpebholo  said he took interest in some of the  spending after the uncovering of “Environmental Security Funding” which according to him, amounted to N800 million every…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja Tuesday night after Christmas and New Years holidays. The returned to Abuja after the inauguration of the newly elected President of Ghana Mr John Dramani Mahama where he served as the Special Guest of Honour. The president had on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, arrived in Lagos state…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved mouth watering retirement packages for the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs and top retired generals. The package includes $20,000 foreign medical treatment, bullet-proof SUVs and cooks, among other benefits.The benefits are part of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian…

  The raging controversy over the Tax Reforms Bills doesn’t appear to be abating as the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, faulted claims in some quarters that the panel was not all-inclusive and didn’t consult widely with the governors. He said despite several overtures made to the governors, only Kaduna state Governor…

A deadly explosion went off Monday at a school located in an Abuja suburb, killing one student and injuring four others, those familiar with the incident have said. A security source said the incident occurred at about noon at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyu Community of Bwari Area Council, about 42 kilometers from the Abuja city…

As both Chambers of the National Assembly begin consideration of N49.7trillion 2025 budget at committee levels on Tuesday this week, the Senate declared on Monday that it would suspend plenary for two weeks upon resumption on the 14th of this month. It has also fixed Thursday this week, for open day on the budget consideration…

Emmanuel Okoronkwo, a People Democratic Party (PDP) staff attached to the office of the ousted National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Monday, assaulted Mr Ndubusi Orji, The Sun Correspondent covering the PDP beat in the line of duty. He was not only harrased while going about his duty, Orji alongside other journalists were also barred from…

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader after months of slumping polls and internal division. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader,” Trudeau, who has been…

There is growing anxiety in Kuchibiyu community of Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where an Islamiyyah school is located as bomb explosion has reportedly exploded, living a student dead. Four others, according to Premium Times report, are critically injured. The report revealed the tragic incident occurred around noon on Monday, January 6, 2025,…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Olamide Thomas, a lady, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, with death threat to N20m bail with one surety in like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on her bail application on Monday, held there was no concrete evidence…

In what can be described as a new year tragedy, about five persons were reportedly feared dead, several injured, while a yet-to-be quantified volume of property, including banks, and vehicles got burnt following a tanker explosion on Sunday in Agbor, Ika South local government area of Delta state. The petrol-laden tanker which reportedly spilled its…

A former governor of Kano state and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has condemned the decision by some ‘self-centred’ northern stakeholders to always get involved in the process leading to choice of candidates during presidential elections. According to him, the system was not…