The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has called on the Federal Government to explain why Nigerians ceased to directly enjoy the country’s oil and gas subsidies as it was before. Mohammed, who insisted that the Federal Government must be transparent in its distribution of the country’s resources made the statement on Monday, when the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, paid a courtesy call on him ahead of the 2024 Conference for the National Council on Finance and Economic Development Bauchi state is hosting. According to Mohammed, the explanation is necessary because Nigerians have…
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The 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke has apprehended a 73-year-old suspected bandit informant, Alhaji Buba Maru, in Bakin Dutse, Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba. The Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement released in Jalingo. According to the statement, the arrest followed the launch of a clearance operation aimed at dismantling criminal hideouts across the state, ensuring safety during the ongoing harvest season and ahead of the festive period. The operation, led by Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, the Brigade Commander, commenced on…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described the National President of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as a threat to democracy, urging President Bola Tinubu to caution the former Kano State governor. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by his media aide, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke responded to Dr Umar Ganduje’s pledge to seize Osun in 2026, made in reaction to the APC’s victory in last Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election. Adeleke accused Ganduje of being discontent with the South West’s peace and unity behind President Tinubu and of attempting to stoke regional political tensions to undermine…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Owolabi Olakunlehin, on Sunday, urged the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, to continue to play the positive roles he has been playing in the promotion of religious tolerance in the country. Olakulehin, in a statement released in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by his Chief Press Secretary, Gbenga Ayoade, gave these words of encouragement when the Sultan of Sokoto paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Oke Aremo Ibadan. He was accompanied to the Olubadan Palace by the Deputy Governor of Oyo, Adebayo Lawal, President of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria and…
The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has advised Daniel Bwala to seek forgiveness from Vice President Kashim Shettima. President Bola Tinubu on Thursday appointed Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the Atiku Campaign as his Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications (State House). In the wake of the campaign before the 2023 election, Tinubu had picked Shettima as his running mate. Following this, Bwala resigned his appointment as a member of the All Progressives Congress, stating that he couldn’t support a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Bwala, thereafter, served as the spokesman of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 presidential…
The family of the late Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has publicly distanced itself from the endorsement of a Social Democratic Party candidate by his younger brother, Olufemi Akeredolu. They described the move as a personal decision that does not reflect the family’s views or stance. Earlier, PUNCH Online reported that Olufemi Akeredolu, the younger brother of the late governor, declared his support for the SDP candidate, Mr Bamidele Akingboye, during an event in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday. In a press statement released on Friday, the family head, Professor Oluwole Akeredolu, stated unequivocally that the endorsement does not…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday praised President Bola Tinubu for ignoring calls for the dismissal of his Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, stating that the allegation he sponsored some of the bandits terrorising the state was unfounded. The party also urged the current governor, Dauda Lawal, to consider deploying both the kinetic and non-kinetic approaches used by his predecessor to combat the worsening insecurity in the state. The appeal came two days after hundreds of women and youths from the state staged a protest at the Department of State Services headquarters in…
The National Human Rights Commission revealed on Wednesday that between January and September 2024, a total of 1,712 kidnapping cases were recorded. The commission also reported that, during the same period, 1,463 killings occurred in the country. This information was presented at the Civil Society Consultation on the State of Human Rights in the country, organised by the NHRC in collaboration with the European Union, and held in Abuja. The event, which also marked the inauguration of the Human Rights Defenders Forum agenda, called for urgent reforms to protect Nigeria’s vulnerable populations and help curb rights violations in the country.…
Edo APC Transition Committee on Monday recommended the institution of enquiry into the finances of the state under the outgoing administration led by Godwin Obaseki. The 25-member committee headed by a former deputy governor, Pius Odubu, noted that the outgoing government didn’t provide audited financial statements published or unpublished. The committee also asked the new administration to carry out a complete review of all Memoranda of Understanding on the management of the Central Hospital and Stella Obasanjo by the outgoing government. It also recommended that all the local and foreign debts incurred under Obaseki must be accounted for, pointing out…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, visited Ondo State Governor and All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, wishing him all the best in his political journey. The former President acknowledged that campaigning for election was never an easy task. Sharing his political experience with the governor during the visit to the presidential lodge of the state government house, Obasanjo remarked that the campaign period was a crucial time. He said, “I understand the challenges of this period for you. I remember my campaign for the 1999 election when I covered the entire six states of the South West in…