President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill despite the opposition from Nigerians. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday during a joint session of the National Assembly. He also announced that the president will not address the House but only flag off the new anthem. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas said the president…
Today, May 29, marks exactly one year since Bola Ahmed Tinubu took the oath of office as the president of the largest black nation on earth, Nigeria. Tinubu was sworn in as the fifth democratically elected president, since the return of democracy in 1999, following his victory in the keenly-contested 2023 presidential election. Tinubu, 72,…
For many Nigerians, the last one year has been a renewed suffering as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eight-point agenda fails to tackle rising headline and food inflation, unemployment, and a declining Gross Domestic Product. From Tinubu’s speech anchored on an eight-point agenda, the country has been flooded with smokescreens of promises without results, as unemployment,…
As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu clocks one year in office, security remains a major concern for many Nigerians. According to available data, incidents of abduction, kidnapping, bandits’ attacks, Boko Haram invasions and mass killings persist. In one year of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, data from various tracking institutions indicate an upsurge in mass killings by…
The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has described his Principal as a visionary, holistic and marvelous transformer. The CPS in a congratulatory message to his Principal, marking one year anniversary, personally signed by him, said that Kauran Gwandu deserves special commendation in view of…
The Cross River State House of Assembly has reinstated its speaker, Elvert Anyambem, who was recently impeached on grounds of high-handedness and financial impropriety. During the assembly’s sitting on Tuesday, Cyril Omini, representing Yakurr I Constituency, moved a motion passing a vote of confidence on the speaker, which was supported by Kingsley Ntui, representing Etung…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the eviction of the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, from Gidan Rumfa Palace. The court also ordered the police to ensure all rights and privileges due to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, be given to him. The presiding judge, Justice S. A….
The Senate has pardoned and recalled Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ahmed Ningi. Ningi was suspended for three months on March 12, 2024, fr accusing the Senate of budget padding. The recall process was initiated after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Abba Moro, who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended senator.Senate Sen….
The Organised Labour has rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the Nigerian Government. Channels Television reports that the Organised Labour, comprising the Nigferia Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, rejected the offer of the Federal Government to pay N60,000 as new minimum wage,. It was also gathered that labour had shifted…
The governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, assured the general public, on Monday, of the judicious distribution of 37,000 bags of assorted food items donated by the federal government to the most deserving and vulnerable members of society. Zulum made this statement during the official handover of 37,000 bags by the National Emergecy Management…
