Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared that he has no apologies for his criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies. Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the main opposition party, had criticised the President’s policies in the wake of the #EndBadGovernance protest saying he is implementing policies that are inflicting hardship on the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion Bill. The development followed the outrage which trailer the bill. Abbas announced the withdrawal of the bill on Wednesday in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Musa Krishi. The introduction of the bill, which contains some draconian penalties for those…
A social critic, Aisha Yesufu says she will choose to spend 20 years in prison than sing the new national anthem, which she described as President Bola Tinubu’s anthem. Her statement comes after a report emerged that a Bill, sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and now awaiting the second reading, proposed a 25-year imprisonment…
The Take It Back Movement, a rights advocacy organization behind the just concluded EndBadGovernance protests, has threatened a fresh nationwide demonstration over the controversial bill on the national anthem. A bill seeking to penalize Nigerians who refuse to recite the national anthem is currently on the floor of the House of Representatives. The bill which…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has enjoined other organisations, private individuals and groups to emulate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its support of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The union made the call in a statement signed by NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye and made available on Wednesday in Ibadan,…
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has refused to compel the famous Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja to admit an admission-seeking applicant, Master Aondo Terdoo Caleb as a student of the College. Rather, the Judge invoked Order 26 Rule 8 of the Court to direct the authorities of the College and the Federal…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has said that all the alleged corruption cases filed by the APC National Chairman, Ganduje, residing at the State High Court, have been carted away by the violent Protesters. Kano State High Court of Justice was among hundreds of other places vandalized and set ablaze by the End…
A member of the House of Representatives, Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide has advised the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, to take urgent action to reduce accidents on Nigerian roads. Olajide made this declaration while reacting to yesterday’s road accident that occurred in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. No fewer than sixteen people lost their lives as a result…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen on Wednesday reacted to the controversial Counter Subversion Bill, which he sponsored in the house. Tajudeen argued that similar legislation obtains in other climes with varied appellations, citing the United Kingdom, Spain, India, Turkey, Canada, and Australia, among others. The Speaker stressed that the Bill does not…
Nigeria’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has said the United Kingdom-funded National Health Service will struggle to survive without Nigerian medical professionals. Pate disclosed this while speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Tuesday. The Minister spoke on the heels of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the…
