Author: Aminu Imam

“I was sacked, not removed by Tinubu” – Ex-Women’s Affairs Minister

Aminu Imam
Ex Women’s Affairs Minister

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Barr. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has said that she was sacked, not removed by President Bola Tinubu. Kennedy’s dismissal in October was part of a cabinet reshuffle that saw four other ministers relieved of their duties, including the ex-Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; ex-Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman; ex-Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo; and ex-Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim. Following their dismissal, the Presidency attempted to downplay the nature of their departure, with Tinubu’s Special Adviser on…

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“Not probing past spendings under Buhari is rewarding corruption” – Shehu Sani cautions Tinubu

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Shehu Sani cautions

Social activist and former federal lawmaker,  Shehu Sani, has faulted the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for claiming that he (Tinubu) is not interested in probing military spending under his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Sani, who represented Kaduna-Central senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly, said the President’s stance was contradictory to his probe of the past activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the apex bank’s embattled erstwhile governor, Godwin Emefiele. Recall that  President Tinubu, during a media chat on Monday had said he wouldn’t probe military expenditure under…

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“Nigeria ignored our warnings about alleged France funding Africa’s terrorism” – Niger President

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Niger President

Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has alleged that France is orchestrating a plot to establish a terrorist base in Nigeria through the Wagner Group, a controversial private military company. In a televised interview on Wednesday, Tiani claimed that his government had shared intelligence with Nigerian authorities about France’s alleged plan to use Wagner operatives to destabilise the region. He accused Nigeria of disregarding these warnings and turning a blind eye to the mercenary group’s activities. “Our intelligence has long indicated France’s intention to utilise Wagner as a tool for…

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FG debunks sabotage claims, terror links in Niger Republic

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FG denies claims

The Federal Government has refuted allegations by Niger Republic’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming that Nigeria colluded with France to destabilise his country. In a statement issued yesterday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the Federal Government described Tchiani’s accusations as “unfounded and a diversionary tactic aimed at covering his administration’s failures”. “These claims exist solely in the realm of imagination. Nigeria has never engaged in any alliance, overt or covert, with France -or any other country -to destabilise Niger Republic”,  the statement read. The…

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2027: ‘Why Atiku can’t be president’ – Okupe

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Okupespeaks on Atiku

…Speaks on alleged gang-up against Tinubu  Former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has said former vice-president Atiku Abubakar cannot win the 2027 presidential election. Recall that Atiku contested the 2023 presidential election under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but lost to Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). His defeat in 2023 was his sixth unsuccessful bid for the presidency. He previously ran for the office in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019 In an interview with newsmen yesterday, Okupe emphasised that the…

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Ndume mocks poverty in South, circulates video of queues at Tinubu’s Lagos residence

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Ndume mocks

The lawmaker representing Borno-South in the 10th Senate, Ali Ndume, has shared a video of long queues of Nigerians waiting for palliatives at President Bola Tinubu’s Lagos residence on Christmas Eve. The lawmaker posted the video on his X account on Wednesday, December 25, wrote: “Queues for presidential handouts at Bourdillon on Christmas Eve highlight a sobering reality. Poverty is a universal challenge that demands collective action and sustainable solutions”. The senator’s comment comes on the heels of three deadly stampedes during palliative distributions in Oyo, Anambra, and the Federal…

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Sokoto: Scores feared killed, as fighter jet targeting Lakurawa bandits bomb communities

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Fighter jet bombing

Many villagers were feared killed, while several others injured, when a fighter jet targeting Lakurawa terrorist group mistakenly bombed two communities in Silame local government area of Sokoto State. According to local residents of Silame, the affected communities were Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa, located close to Surame Forest, which is identified as another hideout of Lakurawa and bandits. A source told newsmen that over 10 villagers were killed and several others sustained varying degrees of injury during the airstrike. The chairman of Silame LGA, Abubakar Muhammad Daftarana, however, confirmed the…

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Northern group faults Nigeria-France bilateral agreement

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Northern group faults

A Northern group, Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative, (NSYEI), has kicked against the seeming “close romance” between France and the federal government under President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, signed by the Director-General of the group, Dr. Abdullahi Idris, recalled that during his recent state visit to France, President Bola Ahmed signed many bilateral agreements with the president of France including on military cooperation and exploitation of Nigeria’s mineral resources by France. “At the moment, our people in the north live in apprehension of…

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“Media chat confirms APC’s insensitivity to Nigerians’ hardship” – PDP 

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PDP on media chat

The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s media chat validates the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s insensitivity and disconnection from the Nigerian people. Recall that during his media chat on Monday, President Tinubu stated that financial discipline has been introduced, with additional funds being allocated to development projects. He also mentioned that borrowing is being utilised to finance infrastructure. However, in an issued statement on Tuesday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, expressed concern that while the APC has failed to explain the savings from the…

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“Nigerians are hungry;Tinubu’s policies making things worse” – Bode George

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Bode George

Elder statesman, Bode George says President Bola Tinubu’s Monday media chat lacks empathy and humanity, stressing that the President, through his statements, is unfeeling to the plight of suffering Nigerians. Drawing inferences from three food queue stampedes which claimed 67 lives in Nigeria last week, George, during a television programme on Tuesday, said: “there is hunger and anger in the land” yet the President continues to insist that his reforms are working while many Nigerians are becoming poorer by the day and businesses collapsing. We are not feeling it, it…

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