Senate spokesperson warns Malami to stop rubbishing the Buhari-led APC government

Ajibola Basiru, spokesman of the senate, has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami to stop "rubbishing the Buhari-led APC government" with his utterances.  Basiru reacting to Malami comparing the ban on open grazing by Southern Governors to prohibition of spare parts trading in the North, stated that "anyone who cannot rise above …

Senate proposes 15 years imprisonment for anyone who pays ransom to kidnappers

Nigerian senate on propose a bill on Wednesday May 19, seeking to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined in the country. The bill which was titled Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which stipulates a 15-year jail sentence for anyone found guilty of such action is …

Dino Melaye: President Buhari should speak to us… we didn’t vote for Garba Shehu or Femi Adesina

Senator Dino Melaye has asked President Buhari to come out and address Nigerians as people voted for him and not his media aides, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu. Melaye said this when he granted an interview on AIT today May 7. According to him, President Buhari’s silence is detrimental to the war against insecurity in the country. He …

Deal with Nigeria’s problems and Stop the rhetorics – Northern Elders Forum tells Buhari

Northern Elders Forum has accused the Presidency of scaring Nigerians with the rhetoric of subversion with its continuous claim of an alleged attempt to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari.  Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Forum, in a statement he released, asked the Presidency what it wants Nigerians to do with such information.  Challenging …

All First Bank directors have been fired by the CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has fired all the directors of the First Bank of Nigeria, including those of the First Bank Holding Company. The people fired include the Chairman of First Bank, Chief (Mrs) Ibukun Awosika and the Chairman of First Bank Holding, Oba Otudeko.  The pinnacles of all commercial banks had queried the …

VP Osinbajo says Nigeria can’t afford another war

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria cannot afford to go through another war as everyone will suffer from it. Speaking at an interactive forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra governorship aspirants, organized by the state chapter of APC Patriots in Abuja, the Vice President said  “The thing about the kind …

Caitlyn Jenner filed to run for governor of California

Caitlyn Jenner has filed paperwork to run for governor of California as Gavin Newsom faces a possible recall over his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  On Friday, April 23, the former “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” reality TV star and Olympic gold medalist released a statement saying she had filed the initial paperwork needed for the …

Doyin Okupe says there would be no igbo presidency until the north settles with the Igbos over an old grudge

Doyin Okupe is the most trending topic on Twitter after he made a controversial statement on Twitter. The former presidential aide tweeted: "A national consensus for Igbo Presidency cannot evolve until the core north forgives the Igbos for the killing of Sardauna of Sokoto by nigerian soldiers of igbo extraction in the 1966 Coup." His …