The Commission has reinstalled hope and belief in citizens — Akunyili

November 3, 20230Comments

Presidential Yacht already delivered before supplementary budget proposal — Ndume

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has revealed that the controversial N5billion Presidential Yacht initially budgeted for in the 2023 Appropriation Budget, had been delivered to Nigeria in anticipation for payment even before it became a public knowledge. Ndume made the revelation while speaking on the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Budget on…

He attacked his victim with a machete and snatched her handbag, now he’ll die by hanging

After that daring move to rob his victim of her handbag containing recharge cards worth N200,000, a Nokia phone and N16,000 cash, with a machete, a 28year-old- man, Ndifreke Essien Urua has been sentenced to death by a High Court of Justice in Akwa Ibom State sitting in Uyo. Ndifreke Essien Urua, a native…

Insurgency Alert: Boko Haram could wipe Nigeria off the map— Zulum

The Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum has raised the alarm that the Boko Haram insurgency is threatening to consume the nation if the humanitarian crisis in the North-East is not contained. Professor Zulum says the continuous existence of IDP camps in Local Government Areas of Borno State is a potential time bomb as…

Reps scrap N5bn presidential yacht from budget, increase student’s loan to 10bn

Nigerians gripe as government glosses over matters of urgent need The House of Representatives has removed the controversial N5 billion presidential yacht from the 2023 supplementary budget. The budget was passed on Tuesday by the House after adopting the report submitted by the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Abubakar Bichi from Kano State. The Committee…

N5bn for Presidential yacht, 6.9bn on luxury cars in extra budget

First Lady’s Office to get N1.5bn cars By Oladehinde Oladipo Widespread criticism has greeted the billions of naira earmarked for a presidential yacht and luxury cars, among others, in the N2.1 trillion supplementary budget submitted by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The document seen by BusinessDay shows that N5.09 billion is allocated for…

November 1, 20230Comments

JUST IN: NLC President brutalised, released, hospitalised —Falana

The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero who was arrested earlier on Wednesday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, has been released. This revelation was made in a chat shared by Human Rights Lawyer/Activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN in a WhatsApp Platform. Falana in the chat said: "We have secured Comrade…

November 1, 20230Comments

How N68m was spirited out a First Bank customer’s account

The rise in unsuspecting bank depositors from whose accounts various sums of money were mysteriously or fraudulently withdrawn has become a great cause for concern. Aside from monies leaving bank accounts without authorisation from account holders, another disturbing trend is that of strange withdrawals when debit cards are stuck in Automated Teller Machines (ATM). Even…