Reps Queries Tinubu’s Minister For Spending N45m On New Year Party, N20m On Saπitary Pads The House of Representatives on Wednesday interrogated the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye over the non-payment of N1.5billion to contractors in spite of the fund release in Abuja. The lawmakers led by Rep. Kafilat Ogbara, Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs also queried the Minister for spending unrelated expenditures which include N45 million for a New Year party, N20million for sanitary pads and N1.5million for vehicle fuel. According to the News agency of Nigeria, Kafilat said that the investigative hearing was aimed at uncovering…
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Man Arrested With Human Skull, Bones In Abuja Planned To Sell Parts For N600,000 A man identified as Nuhu Ezra has been arrested with a human skull and bones in a community in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. It was learnt that the suspect was arrested at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement signed by Josephine Adeh, FCT Command Police Public Relations Officer, which said the police acted on credible intelligence in trailing and arresting the suspect. She disclosed that the suspect said he found the human skull and bones in the bush while hunting in…
Nigerian Man Kills Mother Over 5am Smoking Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Man Kills Mother Over 5am Smoking The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 23-year-old man simply identified as Samson for stabbing his aged mother to death in Obiaruku, Delta State. Samson’s arrest was confirmed by the spokesman for the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe to journalists on Wednesday. In a video posted on X by a user identified as Ose, Samson was captured with the knife he allegedly used to kill his mother. The body of the deceased lay in a pool of blood.…
Tinubu Closed His Doors To Ministers, NASS Members; Ndume Fire At President Over Hardship, Hunger Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume has accused President Bola Tinubu of preventing ministers and National Assembly members from having access to him to discuss burning issues regarding the hardship Nigerians are experiencing. Ndume said the inability of Tinubu’s administration to address the hardship occasioned by the rising cost of living and food scarcity was a cause for concern. The lawmaker disclosed this during an interview with BBC Hausa. He said: “The major problem with this government is that its doors are closed, to the extent…
El-Rufai’s Son Sends Stroπg Warniπg To Tinubu Over 2027 Election, Tells President What Will Happen To Him Bashir El-Rufai, son of the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has sent a cryptic message to President Bola Tinubu over his reelection in 2027. Bashir specifically said that nobody is too big to be elected out of office by the people, warning that it will happen with no consequences. He said that people should forget all the intimidations flying up and down, saying they should be patient. In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Bashir seemingly referred to Tinubu,…
Police DPO Lands In Big Trouble Over S3xual Assault, Harassment Of Female Officers The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of New Owerri Police Division at the Imo State Police Command, CSP Abideen A. Salawu, has been accused of constantly s3xually assaulting, harassing and intimidating policewomen at the division and female members of the public who report cases at the division. A member of the Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) at the World Bank Housing Estate in Owerri which is within the jurisdiction of the New Owerri Police Division, Chief Ogumba Onyeaghala, made the allegations in a petition to the Chairman of…
Only Three Of 22 Airports Viable —FAAN The managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, says only three of Nigeria’s 22 international and domestic airports are commercially viable. Kuku, who was a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief breakfast show on Tuesday, said 19 of the nation’s airports are being subsidised as they do not get passenger traffic commensurate to their operational cost. She said the majority of the 22 airports managed by FAAN require an upgrade of critical infrastructure: the terminal areas, the landside as well as the airside. The FAAN boss said…
Like Kenya, Fear Grips Nigerian Senate, Sends Strong Message To FG Over Food Crisis, Hardship The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday engaged in a panic debate on hunger and hardship facing the citizens across the country, fearing attack and revolt from the hungry and angry Nigerians. The debate followed a motion, titled: “Urgent Need to address Food Insecurity and Market Exploitation of Consumables in Nigeria ”, sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi Steve representing Kogi West Senatorial District and co-sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume Mohammed representing Borno South Senatorial District. Senator Karimi raised the alarm that prices of food and consumables were…
American Company Establishes Cooking Stove Plant In Nigeria Peter Scott, Global CEO of BURN Manufacturing, says his company plans to build a cooking stove manufacturing facility in Ogun. Mr Scott said this during a Tuesday visit to the presidential aide on climate action Ajuri in Abuja. Mr Ngelale said the visit was sequel to an initial conversation with Mr Scott and the construction of the plant in Ogun, which would be an upgrade to the company’s assemble-only plant in Kano. “As clean cooking has become more of a national focus, as not only a wealth-creating opportunity but also as a…
FG Set To Sack Foreign Affairs’ Permanent Secretary , List His ‘Offences’ Over S3xual Harassment Some officers of the federal ministry of foreign affairs have accused Ibrahim Lamuwa, permanent secretary in the ministry, of “multiple cases of s3xual harassment and other infractions”. In June, Simisola Fajemirokun Ajayi, a married female aide of Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, accused Lamuwa of s3xual harassment. Lamuwa has since denied the allegation, claiming that he turned down Ajayi’s request to pay her bills during an overseas trip. However, in a letter dated July 3 and addressed to President Bola Tinubu, the employees, under…