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<strong>Buhari Set To Sign 2023 Budget On Tuesday – Lawan</strong>

31Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Buhari Set To Sign 2023 Budget On Tuesday – Lawan

The 2023 appropriation bill will on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, be signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to state house correspondents after meeting with Buhari on Friday. This follows the passage of a 21.83 trillion budget for the 2023 fiscal year by the house of representatives and senate. Both chambers of the national assembly increased the budget spending by N1.33 trillion from the proposed N20.51 trillion to N2.83 trillion. President Buhari had proposed a $70 per barrel oil benchmark but the legislators while passing the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF), raised it to $73 per barrel. Other parameters included daily oil production estimate of 1.69 million barrels (inclusive of condensates of 300,...

<strong>Why Some People Don’t Support Me – Peter Obi</strong>

31Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Why Some People Don’t Support Me – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has said that there will be danger if all Nigerians support his presidential bid. Obi, however, stated that those who led the country to its present economic and socio-economic woes were the ones against his ambition. He said this in Enugu, the Enugu State capital shortly after he signed the condolence register of late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, at the National Secretariat of Ohanaeze. Obi said, “What is happening is that some people have different opinions, everybody should not support me and everybody will not support me. In fact, if everybody supports me, there is danger. Some will disagree. See Also: I Warned Obi To Withdraw, Says Arthur Eze Backs Atiku “Some people have ...

<strong>Kogi Confirms Explosion During Buhari’s Visit, Names Suspects</strong>

30Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Kogi Confirms Explosion During Buhari’s Visit, Names Suspects

The Kogi State government has confirmed the explosion which rocked the state during a visit by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. The state government blamed the explosion on “enemies of progress” and misguided politicians”. Recall that an explosion was reported around a community in Okene Local Government Area, LGA, of the State on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at a mosque near the palace of Ado Ibrahim, the paramount ruler of Ebiraland. The development took place while President Buhari was in the area to inaugurate projects executed by the state government. Reports say at least four people lost their lives during the incident while two others were injured. The incident was initially denied by the Kogi commissioner for information, Kingsley Fan...

<strong>Police Suspends Bolanle Raheem’s Killer, MBA Seeks N5bn Compensation</strong>

30Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Police Suspends Bolanle Raheem’s Killer, MBA Seeks N5bn Compensation

The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Thursday ratified the immediate suspension of ASP Drambi Vandi who is suspected to have shot and killed pregnant Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. The development was confirmed by the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement issued after the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, recommended that Vandi be suspended for shooting and killing Raheem in the Ajah axis of Lagos State on Christmas Day. Ani said, “The commission, in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police signed by the acting chairperson, Clara Ogunbiyi, stated that the commission has carefully examined the facts of the case, observations and recommendation with respect to allegations against the officer and granted approval for the suspension of the officer from duty with...

<strong>Breaking: Explosion Hits Kogi Community Amid Buhari’s Visit</strong>

29Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Breaking: Explosion Hits Kogi Community Amid Buhari’s Visit

There was an explosion in a community in Okene Local Government Area, LGA, of Kogi State on Thursday. The development took place at a mosque near the palace of Ado Ibrahim, the paramount ruler of Ebiraland. President Muhammadu Buhari is presently in the area to inaugurate projects executed by the state government. See Also: Police Officer Shoots Lagos Lawyer Dead On Christmas Day The Police spokesperson in Kogi State, William Aya, did not respond to calls and text messages by Cable to react to the explosion. Although TheCable reports that it was an explosion, the Kogi State commissioner of information, Kingsley Fanwo, said, “it was a mere transformer spark which injured one person”. Details later… Source: Cable

<strong>Why Gbajabiamila Should Apologise To ASUU, Nigerians – Falana</strong>

29Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Why Gbajabiamila Should Apologise To ASUU, Nigerians – Falana

Femi Falana, the lead counsel of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila to apologise to the members of the union. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and human rights lawyer also criticized the speaker for denying the agreement reaches with ASUU. Falana in a text to a Punch correspondent said that a member of the Federal Executive Council worked against the efforts aimed at resolving the issues related to the strike between the government and the university teachers. Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, had accused the speaker of deceiving the union into suspending its strike. But several lawmakers on Wednesday defended the speaker. Falana in his reaction said, “It is public knowledg...

<strong>Bolanle Raheem Was Pregnant With Twins, Mother Says</strong>

28Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria

Bolanle Raheem Was Pregnant With Twins, Mother Says

The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer who was shot and killed by a police officer, says the deceased was pregnant with twins. The deceased’s mother disclosed this on Tuesday when Abiodun Alabi, Lagos police commissioner paid her a condolence visit. Recall that Raheem was shot dead on Sunday when she was returning home after Christmas church service with her family. The shooting sparked outrage from members of the public, while the Lagos police command stated that the officer involved has been detained. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba has ordered a speedy investigation and prosecution of the officer involved in the shooting. The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has also promised that justice will prevail. Speaking during the c...

<strong>Why I Refused To Join Politics – Actor Nkem Owoh</strong>

28Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

Why I Refused To Join Politics – Actor Nkem Owoh

Nkem Owoh, a veteran Nollywood actor, has said that he refused to join politics despite pressure from several quarters because he might get to heights where he will succumb to pressure and become infected by the ‘disease’ affecting Nigeria’s political system. Owoh in an interview with Midweek Entertainment described himself as a fearless person, noting that he avoided politics because he likes using his personality to brighten people’s moods. Commenting on the 2023 election, he said, “I will just go and vote. I have tried to reject Nigerian politics in its entirety even though I know there are still some good people inside the polity, but the system is like a diseased mesh. “People have tried to draw me into politics but I know that if I put my head into it, I will be infecte...

<strong>My Wife Gasped For Breath Before Me – Bolanle’s Husband Recounts</strong>

27Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria

My Wife Gasped For Breath Before Me – Bolanle’s Husband Recounts

Gbenga Raheem, the husband of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos lawyer who was shot dead by a police officer on their way back from church service on Christmas Day has recounted his experience. The deceased who was pregnant was shot and killed by an officer attached to Ajiwe police station in Ajah, Lagos State. The shooting sparked widespread outrage, and the Lagos police command has detained an assistant superintendent of police, ASP, and two other officers. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has equally directed a speedy investigation and prosecution of the accused officer. Recounting the incident on Monday, Gbenga said the shooting occurred when he took his family shopping after church service. In a voice recording obtained by Punch from one of the lawyers who paid th...

<strong>I Warned Obi To Withdraw, Says Arthur Eze Backs Atiku</strong>

27Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

I Warned Obi To Withdraw, Says Arthur Eze Backs Atiku

Prince Arthur Eze, a business mogul from Anambra State has said that he warned Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2023 presidential race. Eze said he does not support Obi’s presidential bid because he has seen that the former Anambra State Governor does not have the capacity to win majority votes in the Southwest and in the North. He disclosed these at the 2022 Ofala Festival of the traditional ruler of Ukpo, in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday. The business mogul made the remarks in the presence of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, traditional rulers, women groups, and prominent people of the State. He backed the presidential aspiration of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Atiku Abubakar, noting that h...