Author: Aminu Imam

Kogi Fulani leader raises alarm over threat, intimidation

Aminu Imam
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Following incessant security threats in Kogi State, the Sarkin Fulani (Ardo) of Yagba West, Kogi state, Babuga Mairali, has raised alarm over alleged intimidation and threat on his life by the authorities. Though it is no longer secret that some Fulani are involved in kidnappings in several states in the North, he said it would be wrong to single out their leaders and use them as scapegoats. According to Babuga Marali, even though the former Bauchi Governor, Isa Yuguda, had intervened by linking him with the Kogi Governor who mediated…

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?Wike revokes land titles belonging to Buhari, Onnoghen, Abbas, others

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Wike revokes plots

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked land titles belonging to former President Muhammadu Buhari, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume. Recall that the Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), in October had threatened to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-Os) of plots of land owned by prominent individuals and corporate organisations in Abuja. In two separate notices published by the FCTA yesterday, the minister revoked the ownership of 762 plots of land in…

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State House budgets ?15bn for SUVs, car tyres, others

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State House budgets

The State House has earmarked ?15.09bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, (SUVs), operational vehicles, and plain cars, and the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. It also proposed a total sum of ?5.49bn as a provision for the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa. These details were disclosed in the newly released 2025 Appropriation Bill by the Budget Office of the Federation on Thursday. Recall that President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 Budget titled: “Budget of Restoration: Securing…

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?angote slashes petrol price to ?899/litre 

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?angote slashes petrol price

…Fuel marketers panic, cancel orders from abroad ?angote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot price of its premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to ?899.50 per litre, causing fear and anxiety among petroleum marketers. The Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, who announced the development in a statement on Thursday, said, “?angote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the price of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) product to below ?900 per litre, in order to provide much-needed relief for Nigerians ahead of the holiday season. “Africa’s first privately-owned…

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H’Reps to present ?705m six-month salaries’ donation to Tinubu

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H'Reps to present

The House of Representatives will, on December 31, 2024, present the sum of ?704.91m to President Bola Tinubu for the use of vulnerable Nigerians owing to the economic hardship occasioned by the removal of the petrol subsidy. Recall that on July 18, 2024, the House resolved to slash 50 per cent of their salaries for six months to address the challenges faced by ordinary Nigerians following the adoption of a motion moved during a plenary session. Following a motion by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, the House, in July, resolved to…

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PDP N’Central stakeholders demand replacement of Damagun in 2025

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PDP N'Central stakeholders

Top stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the North-Central Zone have declared their firm resolve to ensure the zone produces a replacement for the party’s acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, early in 2025. In a communiqué issued after a high-profile meeting, which included two former Senate Presidents, two ex-presidential aspirants, former senators, a serving member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), ex-ministers, four former governors, and the zone’s only serving governor, the stakeholders made their intentions clear.  They revealed that strategic efforts are underway to persuade…

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“Insecurity has declined” – Presidents’ aide, Daniel Bwala claims

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Daniel Bwala claims

The Presidency has reacted to the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), stating that the country has witnessed a significant decline in cases of kidnapping, armed banditry, and cattle-rustling. According to the NBS report, approximately 614,937 Nigerians were murdered in one year, based on surveys conducted between May 2023 to April 2024. The report also disclosed that 2,235,954 Nigerians were kidnapped nationally, with N2.2 trillion paid as ransom, averaging ?2.7 million per incident. Special Adviser to the President on Policy…

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“Senator Tinubu is compassionate First Lady” – Uba Sani

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Uba Sani on Remi Tinubu

By AbdulAzeez Ahmed-Kadir Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani has described Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, as the mother of the nation who is caring and compassionate. The Governor, who stated this in his remarks during the distribution of food items and palliatives for Christmas and New Year, Umaru Yar’adua Conference Centre, Kaduna, said that “Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s life is one totally devoted to the service of humanity. “As First Lady of Lagos State, she initiated many social intervention programmes to uplift the living conditions of the poor,…

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League of Northern Democrats outlines key conditions for tax reform support

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The League of Northern Democrats, (LND), led by its Chairman and former Kano State Governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has set conditions for supporting President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform Bills currently under review in the National Assembly. Speaking at a public event in Abuja, Shekarau stressed the need to address issues raised by a technical committee established to evaluate the proposed Bills.  According to him, the committee’s findings highlight socio-cultural and governance challenges that could have significant consequences if ignored. “The LND views the proposed tax reform Bills as an opportunity…

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?Nigerians paid N2.3tr as ransom in 1yr – NBS

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Nigerians paid ransom

…51.9m crime incidences recorded Nigerians paid a staggering N2.3 trillion in ransom over a 12-month period, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. The figure, drawn from the 2024 Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS), underscores the financial toll of crimes in the country. The survey, covering May 2023 to April 2024, revealed that 65 percent of households impacted by kidnappings paid ransoms, averaging N2.67 million per incident. During this period, an estimated 51.9 million crime incidences were recorded nationwide. The North-West…

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