Yahaya Bello calls on Nigerian youths to take over power in 2023
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday called on the youth to make conscious efforts at “wrestling” power from the elders in order to assume the mantle of the country’s leadership in 2023. Bello made the call on Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, at a conference, themed: “Youths Own The Power”, organised by a group known as Afenifere for Collective Transformation (ACT). Bello, who spoke through the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Mrs Folasade Ayoade, urged the youth to be more organised for a united front ahead of the 2023 polls. According to him, youths have generally demonstrated a non-challant
23-year-old man kills lover, rapes her corpse in Edo
A 23-year-old bricklayer, Adebayo Kingsley, who said he hails from Ibillo in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, has allegedly killed his 46-year-old lover, a widow and mother of four, Rosemary Ifeoma, popularly called Mama Samuel from Orogun in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. He was said to have hit the lady with a plank and had carnal knowledge of her thereafter. He was earlier accused of hitting the head of her 13 years old boy and then pounced on the woman, thinking the son was dead. Confirming the incident on Tuesday, Police Public Relations Officer,
Ondo Varsity acknowledges Senator Tofowomo giant strides
The management team of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) has acknowledged the giant stride of the Senator representing Ondo South at the National Assembly, Senator Nicholas Tofowomo. The team led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunday Ogunduyile acknowledged the giant strides of the Senator on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Lawmaker at Ileoluji, the headquarters of Ileoluji - Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to a statement signed by the head of Advancement Officer of the University, Mrs Dolapo Olatubora Oluwaseyi, the University needs the help of patriotic sons and daughters of the
What Sunday Igboho told Benin Republic judge about Nigerian Govt –Lawyer
What Sunday Igboho told Benin Republic judge –Lawyer Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has denied claims by the Nigerian government that he was involved in trafficking in arms or inciting violence. His lead counsel, Ibrahim Salami, made this known in an interview on Tuesday, stating that Igboho told the judge that he was put on a watchlist by the Nigerian government for fighting against killer herdsmen. Salami had in an interview with BBC Yoruba explained that Igboho is being tried for fresh charges bordering on illegal migration, dubious connivance with immigration officers and an attempt
Presidency Orders Staff To Take Oath Of Secrecy
The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar on Tuesday in Abuja warned staff that disclosing confidential information without authorisation will attract penalties under the public service rules. POLITICS NIGERIA learned that the Permanent Secretary stated this at the administration of Oath of Secrecy and Declaration of Secrecy to 42 staff of the State House, administered by Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court. The Permanent Secretary explained that the oaths were administered to staff members who handle classified documents. ‘‘We discovered that due to deployment of officers and retirement a number of our staff need to be placed under
Buhari Shuns Abuja House In UK To Avoid Nigerian Protesters
Buhari, who left Nigeria on Monday to attend the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 in the UK, was not sighted at the Abuja House. President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in the United Kingdom, has for the first time,shunned the Abuja House where he usually stays in order to avoid the crowd of Nigerian protesters who have mobilised to the venue. SaharaReporters learnt from some of the protesters that Buhari, who left Nigeria on Monday to attend the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 in the UK, was not
Buhari should resign immediately, blood is flowing in Nigeria – Sheikh Gumi
Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his inability to secure the country from criminals, which makes the blood of innocent lives to flow in the country. Gumi added that the same advice he gave the erstwhile president, Goodluck Jonathan, would be given to his “own brother” who appeared to be less democratic even than Jonathan. The Islamic scholar made these revelations as he addressed a Muslim gathering as seen in a video by SaharaReporters on Tuesday. Gumi said, “During the Jonathan era when blood was flowing, I criticised him because he was
Supreme Court May Deliver Judgement Tomorrow After Hearing Jegede’s Case Against Akeredolu
Starnews Nigeria has reliably gathered that the Supreme Court of Nigeria may deliver an abridge judgement tomorrow and give its reason later as the court is set to hear an appeal filed to challenge the victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 10, 2020 governorship election by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Eyitayo Jegede. Recall that the commencement of hearing in the petition was fixed for tomorrow, July 28, 2021. Starnews Nigeria reports that Mr Eyitayo Jegede had appealed the decision of the Court of Appeal that validated the election
Infrastructural Development and Rising Debt Profile
By Jerome-Mario Utomi IT is not by any standard a palatable news report that the Federal Government made a total of N3.25tn in 2020, and out of which it spent a total of N2.34tn on debt servicing within the year. This means, the report underlined, that 72 per cent of government’s revenue was spent on debt servicing. It also puts government’s debt servicing to revenue ratio at 72 per cent. According to the report, a review of the budget performance of the 2020 Appropriation Act in 2019 shows that the Federal Government made a total revenue of N3.86tn. Within
FG to end N30bn monthly electricity subsidy next year — Osinbajo
The Federal Government will next year end most of its subsidy payments in the electricity sector estimated at N30 billion monthly. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who disclosed this at the opening of the 14th Nigerian Association for Energy Economics/IAEE conference in Abuja yesterday, said the government expected the electricity sector to generate its revenue from the power sector market. The theme of the conference is ‘’Strategic responses of energy sector to COVID-19 impacts on African economies.’’ Prof. Osinbajo, who was represented by the Special Assistant to the President on Infrastructure, Engr. Ahmad Zakari, noted that government would be
