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Ex-Minister Solomon Dalong slams Tinubu’s administration, calls “Renewed Hope” a sham

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Aminu Imam

The immediate-past Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalong has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of fostering hopelessness, mismanaging political alliances, and failing to justify its economic policies. Speaking during a televised interview on LibertyTV programme: ‘PoliticsNOW’ , Dalong dismissed Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda as a self-serving initiative, arguing that it only benefits the President and his inner circle rather than addressing the suffering of ordinary Nigerians. The former minister accused the government of implementing “insensitive genocidal policies” that have led to…

Northern Elders Forum condemns arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf by EFCC, demands for his immediate release

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has strongly condemned the arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf, a renowned academic and hematology-oncology expert by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as politically-motivated. According to a press statement released by the NEF, Professor Yusuf was taken into custody at his Abuja residence on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, around 4:30 p.m. On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Professor was arraigned before the Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), presided over by Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu. However, the…

2027: “Stop inciting Nigerians against Tinubu, Ohanaeze warns Amaechi

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Apex Igbo socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has responded to what it termed alarming and incendiary remarks recently made by Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the former Governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transport against President Bola Tinubu. According to Ohanaeze in a statement issued by the Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, “in a discourse at an opposition leaders’ conference in Abuja, Amaechi’s outrageous call for Nigerians to resort to “brutal force” in an attempt to snatch power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by 2027, starkly contravene the principles…

CNG flays Prof. Yusuf Usman’s arrest, demands his release

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Warns against stifling free speech The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has condemned the arrest and continued detention of Prof. Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), describing it as an attempt to suppress dissent. In a statement issued yesterday by the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG expressed concern over the detention of Prof. Yusuf, who has been an outspoken critic of the current administration. The Coalition asserted that Yusuf’s arrest was politically-motivated…

2027: Atiku accuses Tinubu of bribing opposition leaders with ₦50m each

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has made serious allegations against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, claiming that opposition leaders are being paid ₦50 million each to whittle-down anti-government actions. Atiku alleged this on Monday in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA), and the National Peace Committee (NPC). The former…

“There’re more Yahoo boys in Govt. than outside” – Peter Obi

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 Aminu Imam

The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused the Nigerian government of harbouring more corrupt individuals than the wider society. Speaking at Nexford University’s 4th graduation ceremony in Lagos at the weekend, Obi lamented that Nigeria is being exploited by public officials who misuse resources for personal gain. Obi, who was the Guest Speaker of the ceremony emphasised the importance of strong leadership, noting that it is crucial to manage the affairs of the country. “For governance, don’t think when we talk about vices, it is only…

Muslim-Muslim ticket: “Tinubu has proven our fears wrong” – Northern CAN

January 26, 2025January 26, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has said that President Bola Tinubu’s inclusive governance irrespective of ethno-religious differences has overshadowed the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the Presidency. Northern CAN Chairman, Reverend Yakubu Pam, who stated this to newsmen in an interview shortly after the meeting of its National Executive Committee in Kaduna, said that it would be good to have a Christian as the Number-2 citizen at the Presidency, for balancing between the two major religions in the country. He…

FG approves establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic in FCT

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic, Gwarimpa, a district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is according to a letter dated January 9, 2025, by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, and addressed to Wike, which was received by the FCT Minister on January 16, 2025. It also requested the FCT Minister, Nyeson Wike to recommend possible sites where the institution will be sited. The proposed institution is expected to promote technological, vocational, and entrepreneurial training. In the letter, the Minister…

Tax Reform Bills: League of Northern Democrats commends Govs.’ Forum, but calls for clarity over ‘derivation’

January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 Aminu Imam

The League of Northern Democrats, (LND), has expressed its support for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s (NGF) recent endorsement of a revised Value-Added Tax (VAT) sharing formula, but raised a significant concern over the definition of the word: “derivation”. In a statement released following the NGF’s meeting with the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, on January 16, 2025, LND acknowledged the NGF’s proposal to allocate VAT revenue as follows: 50% based on equality, 30% on derivation, and 20% on population. This formula, the…

Tinubu’s reforms: “My words taken out of context, sensationalised” – Sanusi

January 18, 2025January 18, 2025 Aminu Imam

Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has reacted to the backlash that followed his remarks on President Bola Tinubu’s reforms, saying that his words were taken out of context and sensationalised. At an event organised in honour of the Late Gani Fawehinmi in Lagos on Wednesday, Sanusi had acknowledged the reforms being made by the current administration but stated that he had chosen “not to help the government”. “I have decided not to speak about the economy or the reforms, nor to explain anything regarding them. If I explained, it…