Author: Aminu Imam

Tinubu rejects NDLEA Bill over crime proceeds clause

Aminu Imam
Tinubu rejects NDLEA Bill

President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2025 into law. The President’s decision not to sign the bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly was contained in a letter read in the Green Chamber during yesterday’s plenary. The President, citing Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), explained that the proposed law seeks to empower the NDLEA to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug-related crimes, a move he said contradicts existing financial regulations. He noted that under…

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PDP leadership crisis deepens, as BoT rejects Damagum’s moves

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PDP leadership crisis

…Court sets date for Secretary tussle hearing The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further intensified following a strong rebuttal from the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) against recent actions by the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, amid an ongoing legal tussle over the position of National Secretary. The BoT, in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, insisted that the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party will hold as scheduled on Monday, June 30, 2025, dismissing…

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‘Nigeria has highest number of citizens without electricity access’ – World Bank 

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W'Bank on electricity

The World Bank, in a latest report, has put the number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria at a whopping 86.8 million, the highest world-wide. The World Bank 2025 report, released on Wednesday, covers 2023, and is titled: “Tracking Sustainable Development Goal, SDG7: The energy progress report 2025”. The report, which puts Nigeria in the lowest position globally, is the third year in a row the country is so positioned, and showed that out of the top 20 countries with weakest access 18 were from sub-Saharan Africa. The…

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$2.8bn AKK Gas Pipeline clears major hurdle, as River Niger crossing completed

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AKK Gas pipeline

…FG eyes support for ailing power projects In a major development, the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project has finally crossed the River Niger, an axis that had seriously hampered the planned completion of the project on schedule. It was learnt that the crossing was done through the deployment of high technology facilities by Oilserv Limited, the contractors handling section A of the critical gas infrastructure. The River Niger crossing had posed one of the most critical engineering challenges in the completion of Nigeria’s ambitious AKK gas pipeline. Initial…

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2027: INEC confirms 110 applications for political party registration

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INEC on party registration

…Reaffirms fairness amid scrutiny The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has confirmed that it has received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking registration as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections – the highest number since 2019. The announcement was made by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during the Commission’s second regular consultative meeting with media executives in Abuja. He stated that the Commission is diligently processing the applications in line with the Electoral Act and INEC’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2022. “As of Monday, 23rd…

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“They are political IDPs” – Tinubu slams Coalition planners

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Tinubu slams Coalition

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lashed out at those behind a proposed political coalition aimed at stopping his re-election bid in 2027, describing them as political ‘internally-displaced persons’ (IDPs). Tinubu made the remarks yesterday while commissioning legacy projects in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The projects were executed by Governor Abdullahi Sule, whom the President praised for prioritising the welfare and prosperity of his people. Commending the governor’s performance, Tinubu said: “Sule is doing well because Bola Tinubu is doing well too”. He also applauded Sule’s prudent use of the…

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PDP leadership crisis deepens, as Damagum reinstates Anyanwu

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PDP leadership crisis

…NWC members push back The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), is once again embroiled in internal turmoil, following conflicting announcements over the reinstatement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary and the fate of the party’s forthcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, at a press conference on Tuesday, declared that the party had resolved to reinstate Anyanwu into the National Working Committee (NWC) after consultations with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  He also announced the cancellation of the 100th NEC meeting originally scheduled for…

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Tinubu’s criticism:‘Elephantine brain, petite size’: Onanuga revives Obasanjo’s scathing verdict on el-Rufa’i  

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Onanuga on el Rufa'i

Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has reignited an old political feud by invoking the biting words of former President Olusegun Obasanjo against ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i. Onanuga shared excerpts from Obasanjo’s 2015 memoir My Watch (Volume 2), in what appears to be a calculated response to el-Rufa’i’s recent public criticism of Tinubu’s administration. During a television appearance, el-Rufa’i had claimed that “God saved me from the disaster called Tinubu’s government” and predicted that the president would struggle to place third in the 2027 elections. Responding…

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Multi-Choice slashes DStv decoder price by 50%  

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Multi Choice slashes

In a bold move to regain its shrinking customer base, MultiChoice Nigeria has slashed the price of its DStv decoder by 50 percent, reducing it from ₦20,000 to ₦10,000. The company, in a statement released on Tuesday and signed by its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, said the price cut is part of a broader campaign aimed at reversing declining subscriptions and delivering greater value to customers. “We want to ensure our customers feel appreciated and have access to the best entertainment every day. The ‘We Got You’ campaign is…

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Pension Scheme: Police officers threaten nationwide strike

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Police officers threaten

…Give July ultimatum  Disgruntled personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have issued a nationwide strike threat over their continued inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which they described as exploitative and unsustainable. The aggrieved officers, in a strongly worded open letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, the leadership of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Police Service Commission, the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) and the Nigerian public, gave the Federal Government until the end of July 2025 to address their grievances or…

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