Author: Aminu Imam

Benue IDP camp revelation: “US lawmaker, Rep. biased” – APC Chieftain, Bashir reacts

Aminu Imam
Gov. Sani

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Bashir Ahmad, has countered United States lawmaker, Riley Moore on revelation from the Internally-Displaced Persons, (IDP) camp in Benue state. Moore, who represents West Virginia’s Second District in the U.S, was among the congressional delegation that recently came to Nigeria on a fact-finding mission over the claim of Christian genocide in Nigeria had visited Benue IDP camp. In a statement he released on Tuesday night, the US lawmaker confirmed that over 600,000 Christians were displaced in Benue alone. Moore said the victims,…

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FG orders MDAs to defer 70% of 2025 capital budget to 2026

Aminu Imam
FG orders2

The Federal Government has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs), to carry over 70% of their 2025 capital allocations into the 2026 fiscal year. The directive is contained in the 2026 Abridged Budget Call Circular issued by the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning and circulated to ministers, service chiefs, and heads of agencies. According to the circular, the government had adopted a new framework that caps all 2026 capital budget ceilings at 70% of 2025 project allocations. Only 30% of this year’s capital budget will be released in 2025,…

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“You should’ve sent Seyi’s ‘excessive’ security escort to Benin”, Soyinka tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam
Soyinka tells Tinubu

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the composition of his son, Seyi Tinubu’s security details, saying the President should have deployed the security team to quell the coup attempt in Benin Republic instead of troops. He said this on Tuesday during an award ceremony held at one of the centres named after him, where he recounted a recent encounter that informed his position. Soyinka argued that the President did not need to engage the Air Force or military for intervention in the Benin Republic…

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ECOWAS declares regional emergency across West Africa

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ECOWAS declares

…As Senate confirms Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to Benin The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday declared a region-wide state of emergency following a fresh wave of coups and attempted power grabs that has shaken political stability across West Africa, culminating most recently in Sunday’s foiled mutiny in Benin Republic. The announcement was made by ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Alieu Touray, during the 55th session of the Mediation and Security Council at ministerial level, held in Abuja yesterday. Touray said the escalating pattern of unconstitutional changes of…

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ÆŠangote pledges $700m education fund

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Dangote pledges

Chairman of the ÆŠangote Group, Aliko ÆŠangote has said that his foundation would invest $700 million (roughly ₦1.016 tr) in education over the next 10 years. At the 2025 Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar on Sunday, the business magnate committed to supporting over 155,000 Nigerians who will be drawn across secondary schools and universities in the country. ÆŠangote, during a panel session that featured Bill Gates and Sheikha Al-Mayassa, discussed how innovation, philanthropy, and cultural investment are reshaping opportunity across Africa and beyond. He said the investment is poised to…

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Court orders Tinubu, NNPCL boss, EFCC to respond to suit seeking Ojulari’s sack

Aminu Imam
Court orders

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an order directing President Bola Tinubu and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to respond to a request to compel the President to suspend him from office pending the determination of a suit querying his competence for the job. Justice Mohammed Madugu (sitting in the Bwari division of the court) issued the order in a ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by a group, the Incorporated Trustees of Initiative for…

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EFCC probes ‘46 bank accounts’ linked to ex-AGF Malami

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EFCC probes Malami

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), spent Monday night at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), as interrogations over an ongoing investigation intensified. According to an associate of the former minister, Malami was invited for questioning on Monday but arrived late in the evening, which resulted in him staying overnight to continue responding to investigators’ queries. The associate also disclosed that 46 bank accounts allegedly linked to Malami are currently under investigation, forming a major part of the EFCC’s…

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‘Nigeria’s gambling market hits ₦5.6tr’ – Report

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gambling market

The gambling market in Nigeria has jumped to an estimated ₦5.6 trillion, intensifying public concern over the fast-cash obsession spreading among millions of citizens, especially young people.  The sudden growth of digital betting, driven by sports wagering apps, virtual gaming platforms and round-the-clock online casinos has reshaped the country’s entertainment and financial landscape, but also exposed deep social vulnerabilities.  According to the report, industry data revealed that nearly 60 million Nigerians place bets daily, a figure that underscores how accessible smartphones and mobile payment systems have fuelled a nationwide appetite…

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Kano: Group kicks, as parallel Shariah policing structure emerges 

Aminu Imam
Kano parallel Sharia

A prominent human rights organisation has raised fresh concerns over what it sees as a dangerous development unfolding in Kano State – the rise of a parallel Shariah enforcement body operating outside the framework of established law. The group, “Advocacy for Human Rights and Cultural Values for Development Initiative, (AHRCVDI)’, in a strongly-worded statement issued yesterday, warned that the emergence of a group known as ‘Hisbah Independent Fisabilillahi’ poses serious risks to public order and governance in the state. Its Executive Director, Comrade Sambo Jibril Jada, said the organisation is…

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Rivers: Gov. Fubara defects to APC

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Fubara defects

…Dissolves cabinet, sacks political appointees Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Fubara made the announcement on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The defection comes only hours after the governor held a closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, a development that had earlier sparked political speculation. Sources disclosed that Fubara arrived at the Presidential Villa dressed in a…

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