HOLLYWOOD – “President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest,” George Clooney said in a statement to CNN. Clooney, a major fundraiser for Democratic candidates and longtime Biden supporter, recently urged the…
President Bola Tinubu has requested an increase of ₦6.2 trillion in the 2024 budget through an amendment to the Appropriation Act and the 2023 Finance Act. In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read at Wednesday’s plenary, Tinubu outlined the need for the additional funds, which include ₦3.2 trillion for infrastructure projects…
ABUJA – In a unanimous decision, a three-man panel of the appellate court dismissed an appeal filed by embattled Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu. The court found no merit in Shaibu’s appeal, which sought to invalidate the governorship primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. The appellate court upheld…
ABUJA – During Tuesday’s plenary session, Senate Majority Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele announced the defection of Senator Onyewuchi from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Similarly, Salman Idris, a member of the House of Representatives, declared his defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the APC. Idris, who represents the…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarms over a recent decree issued on July 16 in the region housing Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde. The decree grants authorities the power to expel “anyone who dangerously insults the [state] institutions or the person who embodies them.” On July 18, the communications ministry followed up with a press release,…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor John Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), succeeding Professor Babatunde Salako, whose tenure expires on July 23, 2024. The appointment, effective from July 24, 2024, was announced in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media &…
During a public hearing by the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour, and Productivity, discussions focused on a bill aimed at the domestication and registration of domestic workers and their employers in Nigeria. Senator Osita Izunaso, representing Imo West, and Geraldeen Etuk, Acting National President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), advocated for incorporating…
The ongoing dispute between Aliko Dangote and Nigerian regulatory authorities regarding the Dangote Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, has intensified. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) recently declared that the refinery is still awaiting government licensing to commence operations. To address the conflict, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, convened…
By Ayomide Otitoju Disillusioned Nigerian citizens, facing economic hardship due to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s contentious economic policies and the removal of fuel subsidies, are preparing for a hunger protest from August 1st to 10th. This impending protest raises pressing questions: Can President Tinubu manage the crisis, having been forewarned of its potential impact? Will…
