EndBadGovernance: Tinubu orders immediate release of detained minors

  President Bola Tinubu on Monday bowed to pressures from critics and has directed the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi to facilitate the immediate release of all the minors arrested for their roles in the #EndBadGovernance protest. The President said they should be released unconditionally and without prejudice to the law. Tinubu …

EFCC arrests Edo Accountant General, four other officials days to end of Governor Obaseki’s tenure

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Edo State Accountant General, Mr. Julius .O. Anelu, and four other officials said to be signatories to the state government accounts. According to Daily Trust, the five state government officials reportedly arrested on Thursday, October 31, 2024, were being held at the Benin office of …

British-Nigerian, Kemi Badenoch emerges leader of UK Conservative Party

Former British Business Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party. This follows her victory over Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch, who was raised in Nigeria, has now become the first black woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. The 44-year-old takes …

Reps to probe Nigeria’s public borrowing since 1999

The House of Representatives has resolved to carry out a comprehensive audit of loans secured by the federal and state governments since the return to democratic government in 1999. In the past 25 years, the country has enjoyed democratic governance under the leadership of five presidents, namely Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’ Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu …

Court grants Saraki’s plea to amend suits against EFCC, ICPC, others

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted a motion filed by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, seeking to amend his two separate suits filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the application after it was moved by Saraki’s counsel, Tunde Afe-Babalola, SAN, and was …

Politics should be devoid of bitterness – Presidency speaks on Tinubu, Atiku’s meeting

A Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, has said politics should not be about bitterness. Rahman made the remark while reacting to Tinubu’s meeting with the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu had met with Atiku at the National Mosque in company with the All Progressives Congress, APC, …