The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election and former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has accused the Nigerian judiciary, especially judges of giving favourable judgements to the highest bidder. He lamented that justice in Nigeria is commodified. Mr. Peter Obi made this damning assessment of the judiciary and judicial officers while delivering a Keynote Speech at the 5th Memorial Lecture of Justice Anthony Nnaemeka Aniagolu that held at the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. Obi spoke on the topic: “The Role of the Judiciary in Shaping Nigeria’s Future.” Mr. Peter Obi who is a beneficiary of…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
The Oyo State Police Command has paraded the former Chairman of Oyo Park Management System, Lamidi Mukaila popularly known as “Auxiliary”. Auxiliary was paraded in Ibadan by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Hamzat Adebola following his arrest by the DSS in his residence in Olodo area of Ibadan. His arrest came months after the police had declared him wanted for alleged involvement in a series of armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder cases. The Police Commissioner, Hamzat Adebola while parading Auxiliary said, “discreet intelligence-led search commenced for the sacked PMS chieftain with the help of technology, collaborative efforts with sister…
The Federal Executive Council on Tuesday concluded its meeting that started on Monday May 13, 2024. After exhaustive deliberations, the council approved a number of policies and projects that will further boost the economy, facilitate investments and promote the ease of doing business in the country. The under-listed are the major highlights of the marathon federal executive meeting as captured by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy: 1. Council supported a series of initiatives set to be launched that will revolutionize Nigeria’s Infrastructure and Housing sector through Public-Private Partnerships The initiatives which can unlock…
Nigeria has gained an additional 16,300 square kilometres in new maritime territory following the approval of Nigeria’s request to extend its continental shelf and sovereignty over the additional square kilometres by the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). The approval was revealed when President Bola Tinubu received the report of the High Powered Presidential Committee (HPPC) on Nigeria’s Extended Continental Shelf Project. President Tinubu commended the team of experts who had worked hard over the years to advance the project, which aims to extend Nigeria’s maritime boundaries in accordance with the United Nations Convention on…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed plans to establish an auto-credit scheme that would among other things enable Nigerians desirous of owning a car to purchase one without putting all cash down as payment. This initiative, the federal government said, is part of its effort to develop and stimulate growth of the local automobile industry. The Minister for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this known on Tuesday at a 3-day automobile conference themed “the West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS)” held in Lagos. The Minister, who was represented by the Director General of the National Automotive Design…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said that despite the fact that he is in a different political party from President Bola Tinubu, his government in Abia state has already keyed into the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration noting that he is on the same pedestal and driving towards the same purpose as President Tinubu. Gov. Otti made these assertions yesterday when he received the Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Ibrahim and her team who were in Abia State on an advocacy visit. The Governor emphasised the readiness of the Abia State government to…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election and former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has reportedly pleaded to become the vice presidential candidate to Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election if he returns back to the PDP. Mr. Peter Obi yesterday visited his former boss, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who he ran on a joint presidential ticket with in 2019. Revelations from a top political ally of Mr. Atiku Abubakar who was present during the private discussions between Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi indicated that the visit of Obi to Atiku has been…
In line with his commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies. The President’s directive is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort to transition to cleaner energy as CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudged to produce lower emissions, even as they present a more affordable alternative for Nigerian energy consumers. In a statehouse press release, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale stated that President Tinubu while addressing members of the Federal Executive…
The Chairman of the presidential fiscal policy and tax reforms committee, Taiwo Oyedele says the federal government is working on a system that will provide tax relief to 95 percent of the informal sector. The Chairman who spoke at the closing session of the committee in Abuja on Sunday hinted that the plan is to exempt businesses earning N25 million a year or less, from the various taxes hindering their progress over time. ‘’So, we think that 95 percent of the informal sector should be legally exempted from all taxes; withholding tax, company income tax, even payee on their staff,”…
The former Governor of Rivers State and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described as a “mistake”, his choice of Sim Fubara to succeed him as Rivers State Governor. The Minister made this confession during a grand civic reception on Saturday in Ogu-Bolo, Rivers State, to honour Chief George Thompson Sekibo’s 20 years of public service. Even though, Wike did not specifically mention the name of Gov. Sim Fubara, it is widely believed that he was referring to his former protegee and incumbent Rivers State governor, Sim Fubara. Nyesom Wike and the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, have been engaging in…