politics

The Senate Public Account Committee has sustained a query which indicted a senior civil servant in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources of awarding N145m meant for the media campaign on the Petroleum Industrial Bill to himself. The official was expected to award the contract to competent and technically experienced companies. …

The recent dissolution of states’ executive structures of the APC seemed like a hijack of the party structures, and an indication that the battle for the 2023 elections would be stormy. It was a prophecy foretold. There is no way a new wine could fit into an old bottle. This …

A former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has succeeded in causing confusion among political pundits in Kano State with his recent impromptu visit to the city on December 4. At the time of writing this piece, tongues were still wagging on the motive behind the visit. People who …

Members of the Senate Public Accounts Committee expressed shock on Thursday when the report of the Auditor General for the Federation revealed that officials of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources spent N116m to buy biros, letterhead and toners in one year. The breakdown of the expenditure showed that the …

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has faulted the Senate for ordering the President to appear before it, saying it has no power to summon him as well as state governors. He made this known when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, on …

This is the most Femi Falana blasted President Buhari for not honouring the invitation extended to him by the federal house of representatives led by Femi Gbajabiamila. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKxlSt2hvuk

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed says the 2020 Finance bill, when signed into law will exempt minimum wage earners from Personal Income Tax (PIT). Ahmed made this known on Friday in Abuja at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he will not succumb to threats from those giving him ultimatum to take certain actions or else ” the nation will break up”. The Presidency in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and Publicity said he will …

The International Criminal Court says it will not take action against the UK, despite finding evidence British troops committed war crimes in Iraq. A 180-page report says hundreds of Iraqi detainees were abused by British soldiers between 2003 and 2009. But the ICC could not determine whether the UK had …

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, can contest for president in the 2023 elections. He said though the ruling All Progressives Congress has not come out with its zoning formula, Umahi has the right …