Author: Aminu Imam

“I brought you back to life politically”, Wike to Odili

Aminu Imam
Wike to Odili

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, came down hard on ex-Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili, describing him as a ‘rent seeker’ and an ingrate for siding with incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike was reacting to Odili’s recent remark that Fubara stopped him (Wike) from turning Rivers into his private estate. According to a statement on Sunday by his media aide, Leke Olayinka, Wike spoke at a Special Thanksgiving Service organised by factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, at the Church…

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El-Rufa’i slams Reno Omokri as ‘paid political mercenary’

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El Rufa'i slams Omokri

Ex-governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has ridiculed an erstwhile Presidential media aide, Reno Omokri amid the backlash between him and supporters of President Bola Tinubu. VoL reports that the face-face began when el-Rufa’i shared and supported an article by a frontline columnist, Farooq Kperogi accusing the President of recruiting his tribesmen into the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL). In the article, titled: “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC,” Kperogi described as embarrassing the president’s “relentless Yoruba-centric take-over of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, (NNPCL)”, as the Northerners did under…

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Northern politicians ask Tinubu to reconsider tax reform Bills

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Northern politicians

Some northern politicians have advised President Bola Tinubu to respect the position of the National Economic Council on the controversial tax reform Bills. Recall that President Tinubu declared last Monday that the tax reforms had come to stay, ruling out the possibility of withdrawing them from the 10th National Assembly as the governors had demanded. However, Northern members of the 10th NASS, the League of Northern Democrats, (LND), and the Northern Elders’ Forum, (NEF), have expressed dismay with President’s insistence that there will be no reversal on the controversial tax…

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NCC debunks reports of 40% Telecom tariff hike

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NCC logo

…Says its “fake news” The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has refuted recent reports alleging it approved a 40 percent increase in telecom tariffs, labeling the claims as false and misleading. Recall that there had earlier been reports on social media  that the Commission had approved the proposal for a 40% increase in tariffs for services rendered by telecommunications service providers beginning in January 2025. The reports claimed that this will translate into ₦15.40 per minute for telephone calls and ₦5.60 for Short Message Service (SMS). It added that data bundles,…

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Zamfara: Soldiers arrest Turji’s female ammunition courier 

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Turji’s female courier

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF) North-West, ‘Operation Fansan Yamma‘, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau, Zamfara State, yesterday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu was arrested on December 28 alongside her accomplice, a motorcyclist, Ahmed Husaini, in Badarawa area of the Shinkafi LGA of the State. She was found in possession of 764 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and 6 magazines…

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H’Reps mulls separating AGF, Justice Minister’s offices

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H'Reps mulls

The 10th House of Representatives is considering a Bill to separate the offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) from that of the Minister of Justice. The Bill, co-sponsored by two Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers, Mansur Soro (Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency, Bauchi State) and Oluwole Oke (Osun) is receiving legislative input from the House Committee on Constitution Review, chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. Offices of the Attorney-General of a State will also be separated from the Commissioner of Justice, if the Bill scales through. The Bill is seeking…

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Appointments: “2 wrongs don’t make a right” – El-Rufa’i on Tinubu’s alleged Yoruba bias

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El Rufa'i on Tinubu

The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has reacted to United States-based Nigerian professor of journalism, Farooq Kperogi, over his allegations of ethnic favouritism in President Bola Tinubu’s appointments. Kperogi, in an article titled: ‘Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC’, accused President Tinubu of appointing Yoruba people to key positions at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL). According to him, an anonymous source claimed that a certain Bayo Ojulari is being proposed as Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPCL, after the expiration of Mele Kyari’s term. Kperogi also…

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“Publish your assets”, SERAP tells Tinubu, Shettima

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SERAP tells2

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima to ask the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to publish their assets. SERAP also asked the President to encourage his ministers, the leadership of the National Assembly, State governors, as well as the chairmen of Nigeria’s 774 local governments to request the CCB to publish their assets. The body noted that President Tinubu had, during his first Presidential Media Chat on Monday, reportedly pledged to consider asking the CCB to publish his assets. In…

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S’West: Top Yoruba Muslim monarch backs Shari’ah law amid controversy

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Muslim monarch on Shari'ah

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi, has supported the introduction of Shari’ah law in the South-West, stating it aligns with Yoruba traditions. Amid backlash over a postponed Sharia council inauguration in Oyo State, Oba Akanbi argued that Shari’ah has existed in Iwo for over a century, and applies only to Muslims, focusing on issues like marriage and inheritance. The monarch called attention to the presence of Shari’ah-compliant banking systems in the South-West and noted that Sharia law is enshrined in Nigeria’s constitution. He explained that its application is strictly…

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Atiku condemns military honours for President’s son, Seyi

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Atiku condemns

…Calls for probe Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has criticised the military-style parade organised for Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a violation of military tradition. In a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku called the event an ‘aberration’, questioning the legitimacy of the group: ‘Nigeria Cadet Network’, which staged the parade. He noted that the group is unregistered, and that its use of firearms by civilians raises security concerns. Atiku further questioned the legitimacy of the military-like outfit involved, stating that the so-called group,…

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