A former lawmaker that represented Kaduna Central in the Senate, Senator Sheu Sani has accused the former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of coming to “equity with dirty hands”. TheHintsNews reports that El-Rufai had accused his successor, Governor Uba Sani, of collecting “N150 billion” from President Bola Tinubu and refusing to disclose it to the people of the state. In his intervention, Sani in a post on his verified X handle said “the man with a body odour is accusing another of having a mouth odour.” He noted: “The Ex governor collected millions of Dollars Paris Refund from…
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President Bola Tinubu has explained the reasons why he declined assent to the Federal University of Education Numan (Establishment) Bill, 2024 The president in a letter dated January 10th, and addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, read on the floor of the House on Tuesday. It read: “Pursuant to Section 58(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I hereby convey to the House of Representatives, my decision on 23rd December 2024 to decline Presidential assent to the Federal University of Education Numan (Establishment) Bill, 2024 recently passed by the National Assembly.…
A group, Booth to Booth with Bola Tinubu has appealed to the the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt indirect mode of primary to elect the candidate of the party due to the insecurity in the state. The ruling party had fixed April 5, 2025 for the primary election. The National Coordinator of the group, Iyke Madu, made the plea on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy call on the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje. He said the state government was unable to conduct the local government elections due to the…
The Federal High Court sitting, Lagos, has ordered the and £35,070 recovered from one Muiz Adeyinka, a former employee of First Bank of Nigeria to the federal government Justice A.O. Owoeye gave the order following a motion on notice for the final forfeiture order, which was supported with an affidavit deposed to by Isah Nadabo, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TheHintsNews reports that the judge hadon November 27, 2024, ordered the interim forfeiture of the funds and also ordered the publication of the order in a national newspaper for any interested party to show cause…
The Osun state government has said that gazette and official memos to justify the recent appointment of Olojudo of Ido Ayegunle. TheHintsNews reports that the pandemonium broke out after the announcement of a new monarch for Ido Ayegunle by the Osun State Government, foĺliwing allegation that a stranger was appointed as a traditional ruler over the community located within Esa-Oke town. Checks revealed that on some assailants in police uniform on Monday invaded the town and shot dead four residents, leaving many others injured However, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi in a statement issued Tuesday vowed…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has revealed that northern and central states of Plateau as well as parts of Kaduna, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Adamawa and Kwara. Keyamo disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the unveiling of the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to the public. He added that early onset is expected over the southern states of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Anambra, and sections of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Imo and Ebonyi, while the rest of the country is predicted to have a normal onset The minister…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the civil society organisations to focus on the incidence of delegate-buying by aspirants during primary elections. The commission noted that some delegates openly boasted of how much money they made from aspirants during party primaries. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while speaking at the first regular consultative meeting with the CSOs on Tuesday in Abuja also urged the CSOs to engage actively in the monitoring of party primaries. TheHintsNews reports that the Commission released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Anambra State Governorship election on 17th October last year.…
The management of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the agency-based unions have reached an agreement to postpone till further notice the planned strike action by the unions scheduled to begin on Tuesday, 4th of February 2025. The unions are: National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE). At a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, the unions’ representatives announced that the postponement of the strike action followed agreement reached between…
Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen has revealed that 25 per cent wealthiest Nigerians received the biggest share of the federal government ₦200 billion monthly electricity subsidies. She disclosed on Monday in a post on her verified X handle to clarify media reports suggesting an imminent 65 per cent increase in electricity tariffs. Verheijen noted: “I would like to clarify media reports suggesting an imminent 65 percent increase in electricity tariffs. “What I actually said: ‘Following the increase of Band A tariffs, Current tariffs now cover about 65 per cent of the actual cost of supplying electricity,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu has stuck with the ‘snatch and grab’ agenda with no plans to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy. Atiku in a statement issued Sunday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe decried the lame attempt to impugn the credibility of political leaders who seek a better direction for Nigeria. Atiku, while reacting to the Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication, Mr. Sunday Dare what is to be expected in how the Tinubu administration plans to take the next election in the country as “a combat and a fight” or better still…