Author: Aminu Imam

Presidency refutes claims of National Honour for A’isha Yesufu

Aminu Imam
Presidency refutes

The Presidency has denied viral reports suggesting that prominent activist Aisha Yesufu and over 30 others were recently awarded national honours by President Bola Tinubu. A’isha Yesufu, who gained national prominence for her influential role during the 2020 #EndSARS protests, was reportedly listed among recipients in a document that circulated widely on social media. The list sparked intense public debate, particularly among supporters of the current administration. However, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Friday dismissed the report as entirely false. “The story on…

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Wike’s FCTA to build new multi-billion naira INEC headquarters in Abuja

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Wike’s FCTA to build

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), led by Minister Nyesom Wike, is set to begin construction of a new headquarters for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to perform the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, as part of activities marking his second year in office. The multi-billion naira project will be located in Maitama, an upscale district of the capital city, and will be fully funded and executed by the FCTA under the supervision of Minister Wike. Though the exact cost has not been…

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H’Reps summon Edun, Cardoso over audit infractions, Fiscal Act breach

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H'Reps summon Edun, Cardoso

The Joint House of Representatives Committee on Public Account and Public Assets have invited the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso to appear before it on Monday June 16, 2025, over allegations of non-compliance with the provisions of Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007. They top government officials are also expected to answer questions on the internal control weaknesses identified in the 2021 reports by the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation. In a letter signed jointly by the Chairmen, House Committee on…

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NiMet predicts 3-day rain, thunderstorms from Saturday

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NiMet predicts

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), in its weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja, has predicted early morning thunderstorms accompanied by rain starting from Saturday to Monday across Nigeria.  Early morning thunderstorms are expected over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Adamawa states in the northern region. Thunderstorms with rain are anticipated over parts of Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, Sokoto, Gombe, and Bauchi states later in the day. “In the North-Central region, early morning thunderstorms are expected over parts of Benue, Plateau, Niger, the Federal Capital Territory, and…

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FG bows to pressure, suspends Agric Ministry’s prayer, fasting plan for food crisis

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FG bows to pressure

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has suspended its controversial plan to hold national prayer and fasting sessions as a response to the worsening hunger crisis in Nigeria. In an issued press statement signed by the Assistant Information Officer for the Director of Information, Ezeaja Ikemefuna, yesterday, the ministry said that the ongoing prayer sessions were merely an internal initiative by the Human Resource Department to address staff well-being, and were not a policy directive. The spiritual programme, revealed in a leaked circular dated June 11, 2025, had…

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“It’s a fantasy expecting magnanimity toward critics from a sitting President” – Ojudu

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Ojudu

A veteran journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, has joined the growing public reaction to the list of honorees recently unveiled by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to mark Democracy Day.  Many Nigerians have questioned the omission of certain key figures who played significant roles in the fight for democratic governance, including those who made immense personal sacrifices. Ojudu, who is also a former senator who co-founded the influential TheNews magazine in 1993. Of the five core editors behind TheNews and its sister publications—credited with shaping the media resistance to military rule—Ojudu is the…

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Atiku, el-Rufa’i warned against moves to stop Tinubu’s 2027 re-election

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Atiku, el Rufa'i warned

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i have been warned to desist from any alleged plot to undermine President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s chances of securing re-election in 2027. The warning came from the Coalition of Niger Deltans for Equity and Justice (CNDEJ), a socio-political group in the South-South, which accused the northern coalition linked to both leaders of attempting to truncate the South’s rightful opportunity to complete an eight-year presidential tenure. In an issued statement signed by its spokesman, Prince Meshach Bebenimibo, and issued in Warri, the…

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“Nigeria now reaching stability, after fuel subsidy removal” — Minister Idris

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Minister Idris reiterates

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to economic renewal and strengthening democratic values, as Nigeria marks 26 years since the return to democratic rule. In an interview with Forbes Africa to make Democracy Day, Idris defended President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, which includes the removal of fuel subsidies and the unification of foreign exchange rates; two major policy shifts in Nigeria’s recent economic history. In an issued statement yesterday signed by his media aide Rabiu Ibrahim  the Minister was quoted as saying:…

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Afenifere demands new Constitution before 2027 Elections

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Afenifere demands

The Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere has renewed calls for restructuring Nigeria and adopting a new Constitution before the 2027 general elections.  Marking Democracy Day on June 12, the group urged the Federal Government to implement the 2014 National Conference recommendations to promote true federalism and reduce centralised power. Afenifere’s leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, stressed the need for ethnic autonomy, equitable resource control, and a governance system that reflects Nigeria’s diversity.  Afenifere maintained that the over-centralisation of power in the presidency and the country’s dependence on crude oil revenue are unsustainable. The…

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“What we have in Nigeria is civilian rule, not full democracy” – Fayemi 

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Fayemi on democracy

Former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said Nigeria remains short of full democratic status, twenty-six years after returning to civil rule. Fayemi made the comment during an appearance on a television programme held to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. According to him, while elections have become part of the country’s political calendar, Nigeria is yet to fully embody the core principles of democracy. “We must not confuse the conduct of elections with the practice of democracy. What we got in 1999 was the right to elect leaders, but that…

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