Author: Alade Adisa

The Ondo State Command of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WBSN), codenamed Amotekun has arrested a family of seven for allegedly looting food items from shops and houses. Disclosing this at the corps’ headquarters in Akure, the Ondo capital, the Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye said the suspects, John Avor, 42, his wife, Mary, and their five children, two of whom are minors, were apprehended for stealing bags of rice from an orphanage home in Shagari village. He said, “We have apprehended a family of robbers comprising the husband, wife and the children that specialize in breaking into…

As the current administration in Edo State begins to wind down, the deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has warned Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to protect government properties from being looted by outgoing political appointees. Shaibu gave the warning in a statement he personally signed, titled: ‘Warning to Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies’, issued on Friday and made available to newsmen by his Special Assistant, New Media, Ogochukwu Isioma. With the outgoing Godwin Obaseki-led administration formally ending on 11th November 2024, the deputy governor warned that Permanent Secretaries and heads of MDAs would…

As the local government election gets underway in Rivers State, suspected arsonists, in the early hours of Saturday, detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), in Port Harcourt, the state capital. A short video clip trending on social media platforms showed that the main gate and the security post of the APC secretariat and some parts of the building were damaged by the explosive, which was suspected to be dynamites. A prominent APC bigwig, Chief Tony Okocha has accused supporters of the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara of the attack on the secretariat. He said,…

In reaction to the earlier protest by the House of Representatives, President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on October 1, Tinubu had conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the speaker and the deputy senate president, a development that led to a debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, leading to a call on the President to confer a higher honour on the speaker. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President…

With the local government election in Rivers State finally here, there is palpable tension and uncertainty over the conduct of the election due to conflicting signals from many quarters. The heated battle for supremacy between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has raised the tension in the state, and the duo is locked in a fight to finish in the quest for control of political structure at the grassroots.In the days leading to the election, there have been many controversies and uncertainties over how the exercise will pan out. While the National…

As part of its latest fiscal reforms, the Federal Government has exempted 63 items from Value-Added Tax (VAT). The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele revealed this via a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. Oyedele said the exemptions are outlined in the official ‘Value Added Tax (Modification) Order, 2024,’ dated September 3, 2024. The announcement follows the recent introduction of fiscal concessions aimed at revitalizing Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, as disclosed by the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.The key incentives unveiled include the VAT modification…

Port Harcourt, Rivers State Tensions are running high in Rivers State as Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains steadfast in his decision to proceed with the local government elections scheduled for tomorrow. The governor has raised serious allegations against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the entire Police Force, accusing them of acting in the interests of an Abuja-based politician to disrupt the electoral process. Fubara made these claims during a press conference at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday. He asserted that all necessary preparations for the elections logistical, security, and voter mobilization had been completed and could…

With each Nigerian senator reportedly being paid a whopping N21 million monthly, while a whole university is given a paltry N5 million to run the affairs of the school in the same period, university unions are aghast at how insensitive the Nigerian government can be. The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, raised this concern on Thursday during the opening of a two-day national conference organized by the union in Abuja. According to him, universities receive only N15 million monthly from the federal government for all running costs, including electricity, a figure he claimed…

The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has launched a scathing attack on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the controversy surrounding the conduct of local government election in the state. The visibly angry governor spoke to journalists at the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) office in Port Harcourt on Friday morning, stressing that there appeared to be a more-than-professional relationship between the police boss and “someone who says he is more powerful than the state”, in an apparent reference to the Federal Capital Territory minister and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The governor said, “The Inspector General…

Following years of severe condemnation, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has apologized for saying that any believer who does not pay tithes will not make heaven. The highly revered cleric tendered his apology on Friday while delivering a message at the ongoing annual national youth convention at the RCCG Redemption City on Lagos – Ibadan Expressway. He said: “I am going to be talking to everybody as soon as God permits me. I am going to apologize for making a mistake by saying that if you don’t pay tithe, you…