I’m Not In Supremacy Battle With Any Monarch – Alaafin
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Thursday, disclosed that he is not in a supremacy battle with any monarch either in Yorubaland or anywhere in the universe. He made this disclosure in a statement released by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fresh battle…
Arsenal Agree Deal To Sign Eberechi Eze From Crystal Palace
Arsenal are poised to snatch Eberechi Eze from under the noses of arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in what could be one of the most audacious moves of the Premier League’s summer transfer window. Spurs appeared to be on course to bring the 27-year-old Crystal Palace attacking midfielder to their corner of north London. However, it is…
Anambra Assembly Summons Lawmaker For Exposing Diversion Of Funds
The Anambra State House of Assembly has summoned the member representing Ayamelum Constituency, Bernard Udemezue for revealing details of how lawmakers in the assembly divert funds meant for public good. The lawmaker was summoned for allegedly sharing contents deemed to be damaging to the assembly on social media. The House passed the resolution following a…
Anti-Cultism War: Edo Govt Seals Shrines, Declares Leaders Wanted
The Edo State Government has intensified its sweeping campaign against cultism, criminal gangs, and ritual practices. It has sealed multiple properties linked to suspected cult leaders following the discovery of a shrine in Egbaen community and a violent confrontation in Evboyare that claimed a life. The coordinated operation, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”,…
Tinubu, Other Political Office Holders Seeking Higher Salaries Should Resign— Stakeholder
Founder of Follow The Money, Hamzat Lawal, has called on politicians in public office seeking an increase in their salaries to resign and join the private sector. Lawal stated this while reacting to the plan by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to review the salaries of political office holders in Nigeria, including…
RMAFC Dares Nigerians, Meets To Review Remuneration For Tinubu, Others
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has commenced a strategic retreat in Kano State, aimed at harmonising reports in the bid to review the remuneration packages for political, public, and judicial office holders across the country. Declaring the retreat open, the Chairman of RMAFC, Mohammed Usman, who also serves as the Federal Commissioner…
ASUU Faults FG’s Approval Of New Private Universities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has faulted the approval of licences for new private universities by the Federal Government. The union, while recalling the recent seven-year moratorium announced by the government, questioned the rationale behind the new licences if access to university education in the country was not a problem. “ASUU also watched…
ASUU Threatens Fresh Strike, Says FG Has ‘Destroyed Trust’ On 2009 Agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of a possible nationwide strike, accusing the Federal Government of failing to honour longstanding agreements on the revitalisation and proper funding of Nigeria’s public universities. Speaking during a press conference at the University of Jos on Thursday, ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, said lecturers have endured over…
Court Freezes Four Accounts Linked To Ex-NNPCL Boss, Kyari
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari, over allegations of fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite made the order after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
Nigerians Reject Pay Rise For Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio, Others
The Nigerian Government is considering an upward review of salaries for political office holders, following concerns that their current earnings are inadequate and outdated. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Shehu noted that President Bola Tinubu presently earns…