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Abubakar Momoh, Minister for Niger Delta Development, has accused Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki of rebranding all the relief items sent by President Bola Tinubu’s government into his name. On Wednesday morning, the minister appeared in a broadcast on Channels TV, and addressed the circulating claims that President Tinubu had failed to deliver on his promise to distribute 20 trucks of rice to some states including Edo. The minister denied this claim, saying that any state government insisting he had not received his share of the relief items was lying. The Bola Tinubu-led government recently announced that it had distributed…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS FEDERAL COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE MOBILIZATION ALLOCATION AND FISCAL COMMISSION   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians as federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC): (1) Mrs. Linda Nkechi Oti -- Abia (2) Mr. Akpan Imo Effiong -- Akwa Ibom (3) Mr. Enefe Ekene -- Anambra (4) Professor Steve Ugba -- Benue (5) Chief Eyonsa -- Cross-River (6) Aruviere Egharhevwe -- Delta (7) Nduka Henry Awuregu -- Ebonyi (8) Mr. Victor Eboigbe -- Edo (9) Honourable Wumi Ogunlola -- Ekiti (10) Honourable Ozo Obumreme…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BOARD OF THE TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following qualified Nigerians to serve on the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund): (1) Alhaji Aminu Masari -- Chairman (2) Senator Sani Danladi -- Member (3) Mr. Sunday Adepoju -- Member (4) Mr. Nurudeen Adeyemi -- Member (5) Mrs. Esther Onyinyechukwu Ukachukwu -- Member (6) Mr. Turaki Ibrahim -- Member (7) Mr. Aboh Eduyok -- Member The President expects the new members of the board of this pivotal institutional vehicle to be dedicated…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed seven new heads for various agencies and programs under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development amid calls by imminent Nigerians to reinstate suspended Minister, Betta Edu. The decision of President Tinubu to Shun Edu and appoint new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ministry was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the President, the appointments are aimed at ensuring the effectiveness of the ministry’s initiatives and providing much-needed relief to Nigerians, especially vulnerable groups. Dr…

Protesters on Tuesday besieged the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, singing the old national anthem with vigour. As the nationwide hunger demonstrations entered the sixth day, the protesters were seen marching to Mr Wike’s residence while holding palm fronds. As they reached Mr Wike’s mansion which was heavily guarded by uniformed police officers, the majority of the protesters sat on the tarred road in front of the house. A police tank was parked in front of the mansion and the demonstrators did not move close to it. They stood afar chanting the Arise-O-compatriots anthem…

A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, says those carrying the ‘Russian’ flag during the nationwide harship protest in Kano are mainly Nigeriens. He said “the foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure at the position of the Nigerian government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by President Bola Tinubu against the military takeover in Niger. The display of the Russian flag during the protest which started on Thursday gained momentum on Monday in Kano, leading to a crackdown on the brains behind the trend. A…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has accused the people of Ogoni ethnic nationality of stalling the East-West Road project. The about 388-kilometre “challenging” road project, which began in 2006 during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, is meant to connect the states within Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. It has remained uncompleted to date. “The East-West Road would have been completed under my tenure as the minister of Niger Delta Affairs under the last administration, but some stakeholders, particularly of Ogoni extraction, led a delegation to meet with the then President Muhammadu Buhari to inform him that they did not want the Ministry…

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement with the use of its flag by a group of protesters in northern Nigeria. Protesters were seen marching on the streets, carrying Russian flag and chanting slogans, while others held placards with various messages. Russia, a global power with significant geopolitical influence, has been accused of involvement in recent political upheavals in several West African countries, including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. This has sparked concerns about external interference in regional affairs. But in a statement on Monday, the embassy emphasised that Russia does not interfere in the internal affairs of…

The House of Representatives has dissolved the ad-hoc Joint Committee on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd.(NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Rep Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the committee would be succeeded by a newly constituted ad-hoc committee with the same mandate. The committee was tasked with the job of investigating the importation of adulterated petroleum products, non-availability of crude oil for domestic refineries and other critical energy security issues. He said that…

Nigerian Police Announce Arrest Of Producer  Of Russian Flags For Protesters In Kano The Police Force Headquarters in Abuja has announced the arrest of one Ahmed Tailor, alleged to be the distributor of Russian flags to protesters in Kano State. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known on the police media WhatsApp platform, said Ahmed Tailor was arrested with seven Russian flags in the state. Adejobi said, “Ahmed Tailor arrested in Kano today with seven more flags. He is one of the sponsors of treasonable felony, flying Russian flags and calling for anarchy in Kano, Nigeria at…