Author: Adeniyi Daniel
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has justified the defection of all federal lawmakers from Kebbi State to the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that the ruling party “is now running a government of national unity. Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central in the upper chamber, noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not coerce any member of the opposition political parties to defect to the APC contrary to public criticism. He made this clarification at the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex, Abuja on Tuesday when all federal lawmakers from Kebbi State formally their defected to the APC. The defection was witnessed by…
The Lagos State Cooperative College (LASCOCO) has conferred honorary awards on the Deputy Chief of Staff to Lagos State Governor, Mr Sam Egube, former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN, and three others at its second convocation ceremony held on Wednesday. The event, which took place at the college’s main auditorium in Agege, Lagos witnessed the graduation of over 200 students who successfully completed various diploma and certificate programmes in cooperative management and related studies at the institute. Speaking at the ceremony, the Rector of the College, Mr. Akorede Ojomu, highlighted the institution’s progress in expanding…
President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to a former Governor of Jigawa State and elder statesman, Alhaji Sule Lamido on the launch of his autobiography titled “Being True to Myself,” describing it as a significant contribution to Nigeria’s political literature and democratic discourse. Speaking on behalf of the President at the high-profile launch event held at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, hailed Lamido as a bold, consistent, and principled politician whose personal journey mirrors the story of Nigeria’s democratic evolution. “This is not merely the unveiling of…
The UN says it is undergoing some dire financial strain amid growing global challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres has said. Guterres, while briefing Member States in New York on Monday about the state of the multilateral body, pushed for wide-ranging structural reforms to cut costs and enhance the world body’s effectiveness. According to information provided by the UN Controller to the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), only $1.8 billion had been received against the $3.5 billion regular budget assessments for 2025. This amounted to a shortfall of around 50 percent. As of 30 April, unpaid assessments stood at $2.4…
Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, says the Federal Executive Council has approved the Group Life Assurance Scheme for government workers and paramilitary and uniformed personnel. Walson-Jack said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the sixth FEC meeting of the year on Monday. She said through the Insurance Scheme, the federal government would provide a life policy for each public servant and that in the event of death, the public servant’s next of kin would have a benefit to help the family cushion the effect of the loss. “This scheme underscores the importance…
The Nigeria Police have arrested Canadian Robert Harms and Nigerian Okeke Ogechi Njaka over alleged transnational fraud involving ₦452 million and $210,000.Harms was caught at Abuja airport while trying to flee to Canada after allegedly duping a Nigerian firm in a fake waste-to-energy investment. He’s been arraigned and remanded in Uyo. Njaka, earlier declared wanted, was re-arrested in Abuja. She’s accused of running a bogus medical aid NGO used to defraud the public. Two others face charges in the case. Police reaffirmed their commitment to tackling cybercrime and warned Nigerians to verify international deals.
The Abia State Ministry of Industry and SME has alleged that ₦100 million was embezzled from a ₦200 million loan secured for the Abia SME Microfinance Bank. Speaking before the Judicial Panel on recovery of government funds and assets, Deputy Director Chinyere-Ruth Nwosu said the bank only became operational after the current administration restructured its management. She also revealed that one of the bank’s vehicles was found at the residence of a former commissioner, despite failed recovery attempts. HOD Finance, Kelechi Onyegbule, confirmed the State Assembly approved the loan but could not confirm if the funds were repaid, adding that…
The Nigeria Police Force has addressed ongoing concerns over a video currently circulating online, depicting a police helicopter landing and taking off in an area with armed individuals, somewhere in Kogi State. According to a statement from ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force PRO, states that, “Contrary to the misleading and false narrative suggesting that the aircraft was used to deliver food items to bandits, the Force categorically states that the video captures a legitimate security operation.” “The operation in question was carried out on Saturday, 10th May, 2025, by joint security forces including local vigilante groups, and hunters at the…
Lagos State has demonstrated robust economic growth, generating a record-breaking ₦1.3 trillion in revenue in 2024, marking a 45% increase from the ₦895 billion recorded in 2023. This financial performance was revealed by the state commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, at the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing, held today at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, as part of the activities marking the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office. Oluyomi stated that the success in property tax collection, revealed that over ₦14 billion was generated through the Land Use Charge, representing a substantial 37% rise in…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 27 persons, who were allegedly involved in various crimes in the last two weeks. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced this on Monday at the Command’s headquarters, Ikeja. Hundeyin said that the suspects were allegedly involved in crimes, such as murder, defilement, kidnapping, armed robbery, vandalism, cultism, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. “From these cases, we recovered a total of two firearms, seven ammunition, one vehicle, one tricycle, two battle axes, three cutlasses, charms and other contraband,” he stated. Breaking down the details of the suspects and the crimes, Hundeyin said…