Politics

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has once again filed a lawsuit against the President Muhammadu Buhari led Government over allegations of corruption.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the suit was in connection with ‘his failure to probe allegations that over ₦3bn of public funds are missing from the Federal Ministry of Finance, and to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible and the recovery of any missing public funds’.

In a statement issued on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said there have been allegations by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation …

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has insisted that the North would produce Nigeria’s President in 2023, insisting that those clamouring for a power shift are doing so for their selfish desires.

Mohammed maintained that the claim that power must shift to the Southern part of the country in 2023 is meant for the All Progressives Congress (APC), and not the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).

He submitted that the North still has four years left, based on the arrangement of the PDP.

Mohammed disclosed this when a Contact and Consultation Committee he set up for his presidential ambition submitted its report …

The Anambra State Governor-Elect, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has decried the influx of drug barons and internet fraudsters known as Yahoo boys into the political arena in Nigeria.

According to Soludo, the criminals are rushing into politics to avoid being arrested by security operatives or being asked questions.

The Economics professor made this claim while speaking on Saturday at the first graduation of the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance Pioneer in Abuja.

Soludo submitted that many Nigerians now see politics as a big business rather than a call to service.

Soludo said oil money has ‘destroyed the social fabric’ …

Ahead of the upcoming National convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is slated to hold in February, the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has revealed that the party is watching the body language of the President for directions.

Governor Abiodun revealed that the party is confident that the President Muhammadu Buhari will give necessary guidance to ensure that equity and justice is reflected within the party’s zoning formula.

The Governor expressed this view after a visit to the President at the State House in Abuja on Friday.

He was accompanied by a broad delegation including former governor …

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed that Lagosians will miss his government if he is not allowed a second term as the governor of the state, in the forthcoming 2023 gubernatorial elections.

He made the statement yesterday while speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme of Channels Television which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

He also said the Lagos State Government was making strides to meet the expectations of the citizens.

According to him, he would do everything possible to ensure that his administration finishes strong at the end of his first term.

‘I …

An Aide to the former Governor of Lagos State and and APC Presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has opened up on the real reasons why his boss travelled to London, United Kingdom on Thursday.

The views expressed by the aide runs contrary to to the views held outside by Nigerians who believe that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is actually in the UK for medically related reasons.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that social media have been awashed with reports of Tinubu’s travel to London, with some saying he has gone to rest and others …

Nigeria’s incumbent Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, claimed the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has done more what the United States government is struggling to achieve.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Fashola made the comments in Kano during a conversation series of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to him, the current government has done more than all the previous governments when it comes to infrastructure.

He alleged that the People’s Democratic Party was known for stealing public funds to invest in bigger countries but that the APC brought back the stolen funds …

The Federal Government has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has requested the sum of three trillion naira (₦3,000,000,000,000) as fuel subsidy for 2022.

Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, made this disclosure while speaking to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.

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‘In 2022, because of the increased crude oil price per barrel in the global market, now at $80 per barrel, and also because NNPC’s assessment is that Nigeria …

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has charged Nigerians to choose wisely in 2023 by electing people that have the required physical and mental capacity to run the affairs of the country.

The governor gave the advice at the 65th birthday anniversary and thanksgiving service, as well as launching of a ministry by the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Samson Ayokunle.

Makinde, at the service held at Oritamefa Baptist Church, Ibadan, urged the aged politicians jostling to contest elections to have a rethink.

The governor congratulated the CAN president on his birthday and the launch of …

Russian authorities have announced that they on Tuesday added jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to a list of ‘terrorists and extremists’, in a move that has been interpreted as desperation to clampdown on the opposition.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Navalny and several of his allies, including key aide Lyubov Sobol, appeared Tuesday on a database of banned individuals compiled by the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring).

According to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation — which was declared extremist and shut down last year — nine other Navalny allies were added to the list on Tuesday.

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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday launched the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology for Nigeria’s Digital Economy.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the President also directed all security institutions to immediately fashion out ways of leveraging the new technology to enhance security in the country.

He disclosed that the Federal Government will take full advantage of the opportunities provided by5G for the economy, security, and well-being of the nation.

He spoke at the presentation of the national policy on 5G, approved at the Federal Executive Council meeting.

Buhari also allayed fears over the health …