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As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gears up to rejig his cabinet, several names of potential appointees, as well as those who may step down, have been circulating within political circles. Among these names are prominent figures like Babatunde Raji Fashola, Nasir El-Rufai, and of course, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, whose service and leadership have distinguished her on the national stage. Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, a former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is a formidable leader whose influence extends far beyond the corridors of power. Her tenure was marked by a hands-on approach to governance, ensuring that…

Soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks led by a yet-to-be-identified colleague, who was accosted for driving against the traffic around Volks Bus Stop, along the Ojo Iyana Iba Road area of Lagos State have stabbed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, to death. PUNCH Online gathered that the soldier, who was not wearing his uniform, while driving an unregistered T4 Volkswagen commercial bus against the traffic, was stopped by policemen on enforcement duty at Volks Bus Stop. Angered by the action of the policemen, it was learnt that an altercation ensued and the soldier contacted some of his colleagues, who reportedly…

Fubara on Monday said he begged Wike to let go of Rivers State and allow peace to reign in the oil-rich state. Former Rivers State Governor and current Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has denied that his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, knelt to plead with him to resolve their political rift. Fubara on Monday said he begged Wike to let go of Rivers State and allow peace to reign in the oil-rich state. The political landscape in Rivers State has taken a tense turn, with a rift emerging between Wike and Fubara over control of the state’s political structure.…

A popular lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has confirmed the arrest of rapper Speed Darlington, who was reportedly missing since Friday. He wrote, “We just spent the last 30mins with Speed Darlington and he narrated how he was arrested in Lagos on Friday last week, moved around and eventually brought to Abuja. The petition against him was written by Burna Boy we can confirm.” The development comes a few hours after Speed Darlington’s mother accused Burna Boy and his team of being responsible for her son’s disappearance. Darlington had earlier in a video on social media questioned the authenticity of…

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The suit instituted against Ganduje by the APC North Central Group was thrown out on Monday by the Judge on various grounds. Among others, Justice Ekwo held that the APC North Central Group is not a juristic person having not been registered in law and therefore has no legal power and capacity to file the suit. The Judge also held that the plaintiff failed to explore the internal mechanism…

Major roads, houses, and shops in Maiduguri metropolis, the Borno State capital, and parts of the Jere Local Government Area have been submerged by floodwaters. The Shehu’s Palace, the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo were some of the public infrastructure submerged by flood. A prison wall located along the Custom area was broken by flood as some inmates allegedly drowned while several others escaped for their lives. Major roads within the state capital including the Post-Office Roundabout which links major locations in the capital are flooded thereby cutting off vehicular movement within the metropolis. The…

Nigerian economist and banker Tony Elumelu has stated the federal government should expose those behind oil theft in the country. In an interview published by the Financial Times on Friday, Elumelu said the government ought to know the identity of those who use vessels to steal the country’s crude oil through territorial waters. He disclosed that he uncovered why international oil companies were partly divesting from onshore assets after criminal gangs began stealing crude from his pipelines. According to Elumelu, the culprits take away 18 per cent of crude from his field. “42,000 barrels of crude pumped out daily. Theft…

The Senate on Wednesday removed Senator Ali Ndume as Chief Whip and replaced him with Mohammed Monguno representing Borno North. Days after openly complaining against President Tinubu government, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has written the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, to ask the Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) to resign from the party and join either the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, or any of the opposition party. APC, in the letter, also removed Senator Ali Ndume as Chief Whip of the 10th Senate and replaced him with Senator Mohammed…

The Plateau State Government has confirmed 22 deaths and 132 injured persons, from the Jos collapsed school building. Mr Musa Ashoms, the commissioner for Information, said six of the injured were in critical condition. Ashoms said that those injured were receiving treatment in various tertiary health facilities in the state, while the bodies of the deceased had been deposited in the mortuaries.. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that a two-storey building of Saints Academy, a secondary and primary school located at Busa-Buji community of Jos North Local Area, had collapsed , trapping students, teachers and others. The incident…

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has decorated the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) champion, describing his leadership as the model that Nigeria, the UN, and Africa need. Fall said Africa was tired of wars and other depressing stories, hence the need to celebrate and support leadership models anywhere on the continent that show the vision, drive, discipline, rigorous planning, and improved efficiency to change the narratives and inspire hope. The UN chief, who was on a working visit to the Government House, Enugu, on Friday,…