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2023 Election: Yakubu use N300 billion wey fit build infrastructure do selection – Falz reminds Nigerians
Nigerian Rapper, Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz has slammed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu over the conduct of the 2023 election. Falz in a tweet he shared, claimed that Yakubu used the N300 billion budgeted for the election, which could have been used for infrastructure to carry out a ”selection” process In his words; “Make we no forget say over 300 BILLION Naira wey fit build beta infrastructure,…
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FG plans to increase salaries of Pubic servants -Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government has plans to raise the pay of public servants considering the increased cost of living. He said this during an interview on Channels Television program on Wednesday, March 29. According to him, it would help government workers navigate through inflation, the rising cost of living, and a hike in transportation fares, housing, and electricity tariffs. “The Federal Government is looking at giving people in…
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My wives and children won’t be part of governance -Governor-elect Kano state, Abba Kabir
Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf has said that his wives and children will not have any role in the governance of the state He said this after receiving his certificate of return today, March 29. Yusuf also called on the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Yusuf Gawuna and other contestants in the March 18 election to join his administration in restoring the good fortunes of Kano state He said; My wives…
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“If we decide to cover each other’s nakedness, the world will be a better place” – Nigerian pastor writes as he shares an edited photo of Blessing CEO’s bold outfit
Nigerian pastor, Ab Isong has shared an edited photo of Self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing CEO in her one-legged outfit covered with Catholic Women Organization (CWO) wrapper. The cleric in a post he shared on social media stated that the world will be a better place if we decide to cover each other’s nakedness.
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Abia Guber: I was offered money to compromise election — INEC Returning Officer, Prof Nnenna Oti
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Abia State governorship election, Professor Nnenna Oti has recalled how she was paid to compromise the election results but insisted that the votes must count Oti, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO disclosed this while addressing students during her return to the school on Tuesday after giving her a hero’s welcome In a viral video, Oti said: “As an electoral…
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We have no plan to print Biafra currency or form govt. – IPOB
The indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB has said that it has no plan to form any Government or print any currency This was made known in a statement by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful who warned those he described as autopilot to desist from such a move, stressing that the group has no faction. Powerful distanced IPOB from those operating Radio Biafra in the United States. The statement read in parts: “We the Indigenous People of…
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75-year-old woman who set her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren ablaze in Ondo, dies few days after incident
The 75-year-old grandmother, Iforiti Olowo, who set her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren ablaze in Akure South local government area of Ondo State, is dead. She had sustained some degrees of burns in the fire, and passed away at the weekend in an undisclosed hospital. It would be recalled that the woman, had set the house ablaze while the family was asleep. Some neighbours broke into the house through the window, rescued her son, Victor Oloro; wife, Rachael;…
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On May 29, the hand-over will take place – FG says Court case will not affect transition
The Federal Government has said that the court cases challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election, will not stop the transition of power from President Muhammadu Buhari to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima. This was according to a statement by the Chairman of the Transition Committee, Boss Mustapha, on Monday, March 28 He said everything is set and on course to ensure a smooth handover. “The committee has…
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Tinubu risked his life for Nigeria during the Military junta – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed that President-elect Bola Tinubu “risked his life” for democracy in Nigeria. He made this remark in a message congratulating Tinubu on his 71st birthday on Wednesday. Tinubu canceled an annual colloquium to mark his birthday this year Instead but opted for special prayers and a thanksgiving service. Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile hailed the former Lagos Governor as a “visionary, consistent,…
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Bus fare to return to 100% by April 1 – Lagos State Government
The Lagos State Government has announced that the 50% discount on transport fare on all regulated buses has ended. At the end of March, the bus fare will return to 100% by April 1, 2023. The development was announced by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on , March 28, via Twitter. LAMATA announced that the discount was put in place during the cash crunch and will now end following the Supreme Court and…
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We thought Obidient movement was a joke – Former Minister, Labaran Maku, says
Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Labaran Maku, has said that many people including himself had perceived the Obidient movement and Peter Obi of labour Party as a joke Speaking on Channels TV today March 28, Maku admitted that the opposition politicians never gave the LP candidate and his supporters a chance. He stated that with the help of the young people, Obi and Labour party proved doubters wrong. “What happened in the presidential…
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We are going to wait for the outcome of the Judiciary – Bode George speaks on when he will leave the country
Chief Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said he would wait for the presidential election petition tribunal to make a judgment on the election outcome before he could decide to leave the country The elder statesman had pledged to relocate to a foreign country, specifically Togo, if Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, won the presidential election. Following the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect…
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