Author: Amina Mohammed

Frontline journalist and public affairs analyst, Olawale Olaleye has expressed concern over the latest developments in Rivers State where the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara was denied access to the Rivers State House of Assembly quarters. Fubara who had earlier pledged to implement last week’s Supreme Court judgment, which includes the formal presentation of the 2024 budget had gone to the Assembly quarters on Wednesday morning to re-present the state 2025 budget but was met with a locked gate, preventing his entry. In a post titled ‘Tinubu Rivers Update: Who’ll Tell the President?’, Olaleye, a Deputy Editor at THISDAY newspaper said…

The Naira appreciated Tuesday to ₦1,565 per dollar in the parallel market from ₦1,570 per dollar on Monday. However, it depreciated to ₦1,537 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).  Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to ₦1,537 per dollar from ₦1,528 per dollar on Monday, indicating ₦9 depreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate narrowed to ₦37 per dollar from ₦42 on Monday.

A youth group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Forward Nigeria Youth Mission (FNYM) has hailed the appointment of a chieftain of the party, Omoba Tunde Ajibulu mni as the Deputy Executive Secretary (Services) of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). In a statement on Tuesday, Coordinator of the group, Kehinde Ajisefini said with Ajibulu’s appointment, President Tinubu has once again demonstrated his “knack for placing the right persons in the right positions”. It also said the appointment is a reward for the vital role played by Ajibulu as a member of the 2023 APC presidential campaign council which…

Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Babatunde Tayo, better known as Baba Tee, has admitted that he had a sexual experience with Dara, comedian and skit maker, Ganiyu Morufu, aka Lande’s wife. Baba Tee stated this during a live interview with socialite Esabod and other TikTok users on Sunday. This represents a shift in his stance, as he had previously denied sleeping with Dara and challenged Lande to prove it. Lande had claimed that his marriage to Dara ended after he discovered her alleged infidelity. He also alleged that at least 21 men in the entertainment industry were involved with her. Among…

The Kogi State Government has mourned the passing of former Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Patrick Adaba, aged 79. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo confirmed the death of the elder statesman in a Monday statement. The state government said Adaba was a shining model of leadership, service, and dedication to the progress of Kogi State and Nigeria as a whole. “As Deputy Governor to the late Prince Abubakar Audu, he served with integrity, patriotism and an unwavering commitment to the development of our state. “His contributions to governance, his statesmanship, and his role in shaping…

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has denied claims that he called for the removal of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, insisting that his demand was for a transparent investigation into allegations raised against Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement signed by his media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu on Sunday, Saraki dismissed Akpabio’s assertion that the calls for due process were an attempt to oust a Niger Delta person from office, describing it as “cheap politics and trivialising of a serious issue.” “There was nowhere I suggested the resignation of the Senate President. Rather, I advised that Akpabio should…

A pro-Lagos development group, Agenda for New Lagos (ANL), has raised the alarm over plans to use the court to invalidate the impeachment of Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, as the speaker of Lagos State. The group, in a press release by its Protem Chairman, Kamal Olorunnisola, said the court judgment to make this happen has already been written and would be delivered next Monday after hearing the case instituted by Obasa in the heat of his impeachment saga, tomorrow, Monday, March 10th. In addition to the seemingly unending Lagos Assembly drama, the group claimed that the clerk preferred by Obasa, Mr.…

Edo state governor, Monday Okpebholo has criticized the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, describing it as a “sick” party on life support. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Okpebholo likened Edo PDP to a broken-down car abandoned by its driver after years of reckless leadership. He further stated that the party had become a shadow of its former self, plagued by internal divisions and lacking direction. He said: “Instead of seeking redemption, Edo PDP leaders have resorted to aimless wailing against a government that is steadily gaining the trust of the people.…

The family of late Head of State, Sani Abacha has dismissed former military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida’s claim that their patriarch was responsible for the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Mohammed Abacha, the late general’s first son, described Babangida’s account as “a deliberate distortion of historical facts.” Babangida, in his newly released 440-page memoir, A Journey in Service, alleged that Abacha and his loyalists in the military orchestrated the annulment of what is widely regarded…

The Federal Government has adopted the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun State as a Federal University. President Tinubu approved the adoption on Friday and thanked the Ogun State Government for inviting the Federal Government to take over the school, one of the state’s best educational assets. This was contained in a statement released by the Presidency on Sunday. “It is an opportunity for the Federal Government to honour Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who began the revolutionary free education programme in Western Nigeria and Dr Tai Solarin, who spent most of his life educating our children and impacting…