President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the extension of free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, aka Metro Rail, for the next six months until December. President Tinubu gave the approval while delivering his address at the inauguration of the operations of the Abuja metro rail in Abuja. Recall that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had earlier announced free train rides for two months, to ease the burden of commuting for residents of the FCT. But the President appealed for the extension to offer hope to the people of the FCT and give them reasons to celebrate “Our…
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by Paul Mumeh Hate or love him, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani; former Governor of Enugu State does not pretend to be who he is not. He takes his stand based on personal convictions and holds on tenaciously to it no matter whose ox is gored. It does not bother him even if he stands alone . Nnamani sauntered into the murky waters of Nigerian politics albeit strangely, arguably though against all known political traditions. He entered the game without a financier or godfather. He had practiced his trade [medicine] successfully as a medical Doctor in the United States of America where…
Members of the joint session of the National Assembly sang the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ for the first time at the marking the Silver Jubilee of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. The singing commenced after the President signed the National Anthem bill 2024 into law, and spoke to the members of the National Assembly. The Senate and the House of Representatives had previously passed the legislation to replace the national anthem from “Arise, O Compatriots” to “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” at separate sittings. Here are the stanza of Nigeria We Hail Thee: Nigeria, we hail thee, Our own dear…
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, has bemoaned the role of some lawyers and the courts in the conflicting injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate crisis. Two courts in Kano State have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the Kano Emirate tussle. Justice S. A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano on Tuesday ordered the eviction of the reinstated emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II from Gidan Rumfa palace. However, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of Kano State High Court issued a separate order, restraining the police, the State Security Services (SSS) and the Nigerian Army from evicting, harassing…
By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Hon Abas Momoh Jega, a former commissioner of works during the tenure of Professor Osariemen Osunbor as Governor in Edo State and one of the strong People’s Democratic Party’s leader in the state has resigned from the party. Hon. Jege, also a former member of the state House of Assembly, in his letter of resignation said “deceit and total disregard have become the current order of the day within the party, I found it extremely difficult to continue to belong to such an assemblage of persons.” In his letter addressed to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward…
…says Gov Otti providing visionary leadership in Abia … By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Former Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday, commended the efforts of the President Bola Tinubu-led government in tackling security challenges in the country. Speaking with journalists shortly after he was confirmed as Patron of the Edo State Journalists Forum, Abuja, Shaibu said in terms of security, the performance of the present administration in the country was relative. According him, the situation is not as bad as it used to be, noting, “I can bet that it’s gradually stabilising. I can tell you that the…
Some Nigerians have expressed outrage over the bill President Bola Tinubu signed into law on Wednesday morning. The bill, which was simultaneously introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives last week, received an accelerated consideration and passage. The speed with which both chambers of the National Assembly considered and passed the bill at a time Nigerians are facing more pressing issues occasioned by rising inflation and security challenges, has been criticised. While launching the National Anthem at the National Assembly, Tinubu commended the lawmakers. “Please, let’s continue to collaborate and build our country. We have no other institutions…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the chief judges of the Federal High Court and the Kano State High Court over the recent legal turmoil surrounding the Kano Emirate. CJN’s summons follows the issuance of conflicting interim injunctions by the two courts. This situation has resulted in creating uncertainty and tension within the state. The coordinate courts conflicting rulings have aggravated the current legal and political disputes over the Kano Emirate, compelling the CJN to intervene to restore order and coherence. The crux of the matter is the status and authority within the Kano Emirate, resulting in…
President Bola Tinubu says his victory in the 2023 election could be attributed to his stint in National Assembly during the aborted Third Republic. Tinubu represented Lagos Central District on the platform of the Social Democratic Party during the botched third Republic. He served as a Senator from December 5, 1992, till November 17, 1993, when the Third Republic collapsed following the seizure of power by Gen Sani Abacha from the Chief Earnest Adegunle Shonekan-led Interim National Government. Tinubu, who spoke at the inauguration of the old ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ anthem at a joint sitting of the Senate and…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this during the joint plenary attended by Tinubu. The President’s final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise O Compatriots.” The old National Anthem bill was given express clearance by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Details later…