Author: Amina Mohammed

The National Youth leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party, Auwal Musa‍, has described the EFCC investigation on the former Kano State Governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, as a political witch-hunt. He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna that the action was instigated by some political rivals to tarnish Kwankwaso’s image. “I challenge EFCC to come out with facts on the allegations, otherwise, we consider it as an attempt to witch-hunt and victimise him,” he said. The leader further argued that there was no justification for EFCC to commence investigation of Kwankwaso from 2015 to 2023 as…

Panama left the USA’s hopes of qualifying for the Copa America knockout rounds hanging by a thread on Thursday after scoring a shock 2-1 victory over the host nation. A stormy Group C battle in Atlanta saw both sides finish with 10 men as Panama came from behind to snatch a victory which reignites their Copa campaign after an opening loss to Uruguay. The game turned on a moment of madness in the 18th minute, when US winger Timothy Weah was sent off for striking Panama defender Roderick Miller in the face in an off-the-ball incident spotted by VAR. Although…

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has slammed governors for establishing state universities they cannot fund. He also alleged that most governors duplicate universities in their states to get a piece of the pie that is the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund. Osodeke, who made the allegation in an interview on Channels Television’s ”The Morning Brief” programme yesterday, said: “Any governor today establishing a university is eyeing TETFund as a source of funding.” He said though TETFund was established as an intervention fund for public universities, politicians and civil servants now saw it as…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode says former US president, Donald Trump literally murdered President Joe Biden in the presidential debate held on Thursday might. He said based on the outcome of the debate, Biden stands no chance of being re-elected in the forthcoming presidential election. He wrote “Donald Trump literally MURDERED Joe Biden in their 90 minute encounter last night. It was a horror show for the Dems and it ended in the total and complete massacare and annihilation of their feeble, ailing, mumbling, weak, disconnented, stuttering, verbally incomprehensible, mentally vacant and utterly lost presidential candidate. I believe the…

Nollywood actress, Sharon Ooja, got married to her lover, Ugo Nwoke, in Abuja on Thursday. Sharing videos from the traditional wedding on her Instagram page on Thursday, the actress revealed the face of her lover. She wrote, “Introducing the King of my heart, my absolute King!” Some celebrities present at the wedding include Nollywood actresses Funke Akindele, Bisola Aiyeola, and Jemima Osunde. Big Brother Naija host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey, were also present, among others. Ooja had stated in 2022 that she would not publicise her man because she believed there was no need to seek validation…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has indicated that the Senate would consider approving the purchase of a new presidential jet if a request is made by President Bola Tinubu. Akpabio clarified his stance during Thursday’s plenary session in response to criticisms on social media regarding his earlier remarks about the aircraft acquisition. However, Akpabio said that there has been no formal request presented to the Senate seeking approval for the acquisition of a presidential plane. He said: “We care about the president and we care about the Nigerian people. We will approve things that will benefit the Nigerian people. “We will…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos. The officers were sighted in a viral video assaulting the staff of the hotel in an early morning sting operation in Lagos. The operation yielded a sizable number of suspects who are still being profiled. The EFCC’s boss has also ordered detailed investigations of the operation carried out at the hotel and assured that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against any of…

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has received the Most Courageous Governor of the Year Award from a Lagos-based newspaper, This Nigeria. According to a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the award was presented during the 2024 annual lecture and awards ceremony marking 25 years of continuous democratic governance. The accolades were bestowed following a meticulous evaluation by a panel of adjudicators appointed by the newspaper’s leadership, who assessed the performance and qualities of all 36 state governors in Nigeria. “Governor Yusuf was declared the winner of the Courage in Leadership Award category in the…

The House of Representatives on Thursday, June 27, resolved into an executive session to deliberate on the request from President Bola Tinubu to extend the life span of the capital component of the 2023 budget and the 2023 supplementary budget to 31st December 2024. It will be the third time the life span of the capital component of the budget will be extended. Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley China had argued that while it is legally ok to extend the capital component of the budget, it is morally wrong to have about four budgets running simultaneously. He argued that…

Police in Kenya fired tear gas at small groups of demonstrators in the capital Nairobi on Thursday, AFP journalists saw, a day after President William Ruto agreed to scrap contentious tax hikes and called for dialogue following deadly protests. The protests this month — led largely by young, Gen-Z Kenyans — caught the authorities off-guard, as Ruto’s government ricocheted between taking a tough line on the protests and issuing entreaties for dialogue with the demonstrators. Dozens of protesters made their way to Nairobi’s central business district on Thursday, with soldiers deployed and police in anti-riot gear blocking access along roads…