Author: Festus Adeloye

A total sum of 1.3 trillion naira has been Disbursed to the federal , state and local government areas for the month of July. The revenue distribution was announced at the August 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Abuja. A communiqué issued by FAAC stated that from the 1,358 trillion naira total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received a total sum of N431.079 billion and the State Governments received total sum of N473.477 billion. The figure comprises a distributable revenue of 161 billion naira Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N582.307 billion and Electronic Money Transfer…

Renowned Professor of History and African Studies, Toyin Falola, says the President Bola Tinubu government has failed to address the major triggers for the #EndBadGovernance protests that reverberated in most states in Nigeria earlier in August. The septuagenarian professor at the University of Texas was a guest on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television on Friday. He said the protesters were charitable to announce their protests weeks ahead, giving the government time to map out strategies to stifle the impact of the rallies. Falola, however, said the Tinubu administration should fear spontaneous and uncontrollable…

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja after a three-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea. The Gulfstream jet carrying the president touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 6.30 pm on Friday The trip was his 22nd foreign trip since taking office about 15 months ago. Tinubu was received by top government officials including his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, among others. While in the Central African country, Tinubu and his Equatorial Guinean…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the State Civil Service Commission to ensure that no Information and Communications Technology staff in the State Civil Service is promoted without obtaining certification from the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria. The CPN is a legal entity established by Decree No. 49 of 1993, charged with controlling and supervising the computing profession in the country, in partnership with the Nigeria Computer Society. Fubara issued the directive while speaking at a dinner organised for delegates of the 2024 International Conference of the Nigeria Computer Society at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday night.…

Chinese firm Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian Airbus A330 aircraft that were detained in France following a court order from a Paris judicial court. The firm had previously seized a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ, and an Airbus A330-243 belonging to the Nigerian federal government. These aircraft were stationed at Paris-Le Bourget and Basel-Mulhouse airports. In a statement issued on Friday, Zhongshan Fucheng explained that it decided to release one of the seized jets as a “goodwill gesture” in anticipation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s upcoming meeting with…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, set aside a lower court order barring the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus; the sacked Rivers Governor, Celestine Omehia; and a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara, from attending the party’s meetings. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, in three separate judgements, unanimously upheld the appeals filed by the three aggrieved party chieftains. The appellate court held that it found merit in their appeals. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja had issued an order barring Secondus, Omehia,…

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) is set to take place on September 11, 2024, at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. This year’s event will highlight notable music videos, artists, and songs from the past year. The VMAs will commence at 8:00 p.m. ET, with red carpet events preceding the ceremony. The date has been adjusted to avoid overlap with the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The nomination list includes prominent artists such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Megan Thee Stallion, alongside emerging talents like Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. Key Nominees:…

Five people who allegedly supplied ketamine to “Friends” star Matthew Perry to exploit his drug addiction for profit have been charged about his overdose death, United States officials said Thursday. The actor died at his luxury Los Angeles home in 2023, sparking an outpouring of grief from fans around the world. “These defendants took advantage of Mr Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry, but they did it anyway. “These defendants were more interested in profiting off Mr Perry than…

Kamala Harris is expected to take on companies unfairly jacking up prices as she sets out her economic agenda Friday in her first major policy announcement as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. The vice president, who replaced President Joe Biden atop the ticket last month, has been carried by surging enthusiasm, bolstered by new government figures this week showing inflation cooling. More Americans now trust Harris to handle the economy than her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a new University of Michigan poll, the first time in this election cycle that the former president has been behind on the…

A fire outbreak occurred in the early hours of today, Friday, at a seven-storey building on Sanni Adewale Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area. This was made known in a statement by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye on X.com. Adeseye, said the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service received a distress call at 05:17 hours and promptly responded with firefighters from Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations, arriving at the scene by 05:33 hours. Adeseye confirmed that the situation is under control, and no casualties have been reported. Preliminary investigations suggest that…