Author: Aminu Imam

“Senator Natasha has a case to answer”, AGF insists

Aminu Imam
AGF insists

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has insisted that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi-Central senatorial district has a case to answer in the criminal charges filed against her before two Abuja courts. According to reports, the AGF’s office faulted the senator’s claim that the criminal defamation and cybercrime charges instituted against her before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the Federal High Court in Abuja, amounted to an abuse of court process. In its response, the AGF’s office maintained…

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H’Reps raise alarm over terrorists’ threat to bomb NASS complex

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Reps raise alarm

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, yesterday disclosed that the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the complex.  Garba, who stated this during a public hearing on a Bill seeking to establish a Legislative Security Directorate, designed to enhance security management and safeguard lawmakers, staff, and visitors within the National Assembly.  He said, “We have received threats from terrorists to bomb the National Assembly Complex and threats from protesters to lock up the National Assembly”, and called for urgent fortification…

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Tinubu appoints Bernard Doro as new Minister

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Tinubu appoints new Minister

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro, from Plateau State, as a Minister. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, who announced this in a statement yesterday, said the appointment is subject to confirmation by the 10th Senate. Onanuga said the president had already sent the appointee’s name to the Senate for confirmation. “Dr. Doro’s nomination follows Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda’s election as the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in July. Yilwatda previously served as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction”. “Born on January 23, 1969, in Kwall, Bassa…

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Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of new Service Chiefs

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Tinubu writes Senate

The 10th Senate has brought forward the screening of newly appointed service chiefs to today Wednesday, October 29, reversing its earlier decision to conduct the exercise next week. The announcement came shortly after Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, read a separate correspondence from President Bola Tinubu, seeking the confirmation of appointment of Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede. Akpabio said the change was necessary to enable the military chiefs to assume their duties immediately. President Bola Tinubu had urged the Senate to give expeditious consideration to the confirmation process to…

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Trump’s govt. bans Wole Soyinka from entering US

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Trump Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has revealed that his American visa has been revoked by the United States government.  Soyinka disclosed this during a media parley in Lagos yesterday, saying he received the revocation letter from the US Consulate on Thursday, October 23, 2025.  Reading the letter aloud at the event, themed: “Unending Saga: Idi Amin In Whiteface!”, held at the Freedom Park, Lagos, Soyinka suggested that the decision appeared to be linked to his long-standing criticism of the policies of US President, Donald Trump.  The letter from the US…

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FG set to expand cash transfer beyond 15m households

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FG on CCT

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to expand its direct cash transfer programme to reach more beneficiaries at the grassroots level in a broader effort to cushion the impact of economic reforms in the country. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made this known yesterday, at the ‘Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference and Book Launch’, in Abuja. While announcing plans to scale up the cash transfer programme to include more poor and vulnerable Nigerians, Edun revealed that the initiative currently benefits over 15 million…

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“Bandits pay us ₦150, 000 monthly as spies” – Amotekun

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Amotekun

The Ondo State Security Network, code-named: Amotekun, has arrested four suspects for various crimes, including kidnapping, robbery and stealing, just as the command suspended three of its officers for alleged gross misconduct. The suspects, according to the Commander of the security outfit included: Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, Adebayo Ogungbemi, Nasiru Suleiman, Saliu Nureni and Ahmed Oladimeji. Apart from the arrest, the Command also declared three of its staff wanted for undermining the security situation in the South-West geo-political zone. The suspended officers, according to Adeleye, include Abu Taiwo, Akinsipe Victor, and…

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Alleged Coup Plot: Soldiers raid ex-Minister, Sylva’s Abuja home

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Soldiers raid Sylva’s Abuja home

…As he reportedly flees Nigeria Nigerian security forces have launched a manhunt for former Bayelsa State governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, following allegations linking him to a foiled military coup plot. Armed personnel of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) reportedly raided Sylva’s Abuja and Bayelsa residences early yesterday, acting on what officials described as “credible intelligence” connecting the former minister to detained officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Multiple security sources confirmed that the…

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“Hold your Govs., LG Chairmen accountable”, APC Chairman urges Nigerians

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APC Chair urges Nigerians

…Says governance, development starts from grassroots The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged Nigerians to broaden their expectations of governance beyond the Federal Government, insisting that state governors and local government chairmen must also be held accountable for the nation’s progress and citizens’ welfare. Speaking during a media interaction at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja yesterday, Prof. Yilwatda said it was unfair and politically myopic for Nigerians to heap all the blame for the country’s economic difficulties on President Bola Tinubu’s administration,…

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Ɗangote expands refinery to world’s largest

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Ɗangote expands refinery

…Pledges 65,000 jobs, fuel stability during Ember months Africa’s richest man, Aliko Ɗangote, has announced an ambitious expansion of the Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, a move that will make it the largest refinery in the world and create over 65,000 new jobs for Nigerians. Speaking during a media briefing at the refinery complex in Lekki, Lagos,  at the weekend, Ɗangote said the expansion reflects confidence in Nigeria’s industrial potential and supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s drive for full domestic refining and…

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