…Says it is ‘credible alternative for Nigeria’ In a bold move to address Nigeria’s pressing socio-political challenges, a coalition of prominent northern elites has proposed the formation of the League of National Democrats, (LND). The initiative, championed by Dr. Umar Ardo, Convener of the LND, aims to break the cycle of poor governance that has characterised the nation’s political landscape under the ruling APC and opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP). The call for a new political movement follows a scathing critique of Nigeria’s current governance structures. recall that in a…
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Ghana announces visa-free entry for Africans
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday announced that visa-free travel for all African passport holders will start at the start of this year, marking a step towards continental economic integration. The announcement came during his final ‘State of the Nation’ address, as he prepares to step down on January 6 after two-terms in office. In his speech to parliament, Akufo-Addo said: “I am proud to have approved visa-free travel to Ghana for all African passport holders, with effect from the beginning of this year. This is the logical next step to…
Read MoreU.S. Court orders release of seized $6m arms funds to Nigeria
Nigeria has successfully reclaimed over $6 million from the United States (US) government, following a prolonged legal battle spanning nearly a decade. The funds were originally seized in 2014 after an arms broker, Dolarian Capital Inc. (DCI), attempted to supply military equipment to Nigeria without the necessary U.S. government license. The U.S. authorities cited a violation of the Arms Export Control Act, leading to the seizure. On December 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for Eastern California ruled in favour of Nigeria, issuing a permanent order of forfeiture and confirming…
Read More‘Abuja customers to experience 16-day power interruption’ – AEDC
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, (AEDC), yesterday notified its customers of an impending 16-day power outage. It attributed the outage to power interruption owing to FCDA relocating the 33KV DC Airport Feeder and 132KV Kukwaba-Apo Transmission Line Towers along the Outer Southern Expressway. According to the management in the ‘important announcement’: “Please be informed that there will be power interruptions from January 6-21, 2025, due to FCDA relocating the 33KV DC Airport Feeder and 132KV Kukwaba-Apo Transmission Line Towers along the Outer Southern Expressway”. The company further said the following…
Read MoreFG begins implementation of new withholding tax policy
The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the ‘2024 Withholding Tax Regulations’. The deduction of Tax at source implementation kicked-off on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. According to the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, who announced the kick-off in a statement through his official X account on Wednesday, Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and manufacturers are exempted from the new tax regulation. Oyedele described the regulation as a move expected to alleviate administrative challenges and financial constraints, thereby fostering growth and innovation in…
Read More‘Tinubu’s reforms benefit allies, officials over ordinary Nigerians’ – Rhodes-Vivour
Lagos Labour Party’s governorship candidate in 2023, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of utter extravagance amid unprecedented hardship in the country. According to Rhodes-Vivour, who appeared on a television programme on Thursday, said: “So, we have a culture of wastefulness and extravagance that doesn’t reflect the dire economic situation, which the President is saying will be reformed”. “Reformation should be in the interest of the people. At the moment, the only people who seem to be benefiting from these reforms are the people in government and the…
Read MoreRivers elders demand unreserved apology from Wike for insulting Odili
Rivers State stakeholders, under the aegis of Concerned Elders of Rivers State, have demanded an unreserved apology from Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, over his recent derogatory remarks against Peter Odili, a respected elder statesman, former governor of the State. The demand was issued in a strongly worded statement signed by prominent leaders of the state, including former Governor Celestine Omehia, Prince Uche Secondus, former Deputy Governor of the State, Tele Ikuru, former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Austin Opara, Senator Ngoji Denton West, former Minister…
Read More“No magic will make Tinubu lose in 2027” – APC Forum chairman, Zazzaga replies NNPP
Chairman of the North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum, Saleh Zazzaga, has declared that there is no magic that can stop President Bola Tinubu from winning the 2027 presidential election. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, Zazzaga said Nigerians will vote massively for Tinubu in 2027 as his policies would have turned the country around for good by the time the election comes around. Zazzaga, a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 election, was responding to remarks made by Kano State New Nigeria Peoples Party…
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