Author: Asionye Augusta

Seven officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence officers, Niger State Command, were killed in the course of duty. Haruna Bala Zurmi, the State Commandant, made this discovery when addressing press on the command’s actions for the year. The command has lost seven individuals who were on official duty in the last year, he stated. According to Zurmi, the command has received 1,578 cases and recovered approximately N56.987 million from various crimes committed in the last year. He went on to say that the funds confiscated from criminals were returned to their rightful owners. He explained that the instances…

The National Assembly has transmitted the 2022 budget to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The Federal Government’s budget was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, respectively, lifting the overall estimates from N16.391tn to N17.126tn. The oil benchmark was lifted from $57 per barrel to $62 per barrel. The budget would be transmitted to Buhari on Thursday, according to Senate President Ahmad Lawan. According to a correspondence from the Clerk to the National Assembly, Ojo Amos, to the Presidency, which our correspondent saw on Tuesday, the budget was transmitted on…

On Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences to his South African colleague, Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as South Africans, following the death of Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu. This is according to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, captioned ‘Buhari mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu.’ On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari expresses condolences to President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africans, and the global Christian body, particularly the Anglican Communion, on the passing of Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, 90, on Sunday, December 26, 2021, Adesina said. President…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has reacted to the missing ₦3.1bn in the Ministry of finance. The group urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his good offices to direct Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN,  who is the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to investigate allegations that over N3 billion in public funds are missing, mismanaged, or diverted from the Federal Ministry of Finance. The charges, according to the organization, are documented in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s yearly audited reports for 2018 and 2019. According to SERAP, anyone suspected of being responsible should face prosecution as appropriate,…

Muazu Sambo has been sworn in as the Minister of State for Works and Housing by President Muhammadu Buhari. The brief ceremony took place soon before the National Security Council meeting in the Executive Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Sale Mamman, the previous Minister of Power, was succeeded in the Federal Executive Council by Sambo. After screening, the Senate confirmed Sambo’s candidacy as a minister-designate on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Speaking to State House Correspondents following his inauguration, Sambo committed to living up to the President’s trust and to work hard to serve Nigerians. He felt elated,…

Three Senior Advocates of Nigeria have criticized Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering that all personnel in her office go on indefinite leave. They claimed that the President’s wife behaved illegally since she lacked the authority to issue such an order and that only the Head of the Federation’s Civil Service, Folasade Yemi-Esan, was authorized by law to do so. Separate interviews with newsmen were conducted with the three senior lawyers, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Lekan Ojo, and Ifedayo Adedipe. Those who work with the President and his wife, they claim, work for the people of Nigeria and are…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, delivered Christmas gifts to his estranged wife, Prophetess Naomi, hours before a divorce notification leaked on social media, according to one of the monarch’s aides. Though the Prophetess was claimed to have departed the palace before the divorce notice was posted on social media, it was later revealed that Ooni wrapped Christmas gifts for her and sent them to her. We were instructed to package the Christmas gifts on Wednesday, and they were delivered to her in the afternoon. We delivered the gifts before the second day of the music festival in Lagos.…

Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, has allowed free BRT buses, Bus Rapid Transit lines on December 25, 2021, which is Christmas, and January 1, 2022, which is New Year’s Day. This was announced in a statement signed by Engr. (Mrs.) Abimbola Akinajo, Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority. According to the statement, the free commuter bus services are being provided to Lagosians in the spirit of joy, love, and peace that the festive season represents. According to her, the administration led by Sanwo-Olu is committed to guaranteeing the implementation of the Strategic Transport Master Plan…

The Boss Mustapha-led Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 ordered that indoor religious gatherings should be limited to 50% while adhering to all public health standards. This means that the yearly crossover services hosted by religious organizations across the country are in jeopardy. This was contained in a statement signed by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and made accessible to journalists on Thursday in Abuja. It is a time when religious organizations, particularly Christians, assemble to pray and praise their Creator in preparation for the gift of a New Year. Depending on the religion, the services…

The Federal Government has proclaimed Monday, December 27th, Tuesday, December 28th, and Monday, January 3rd, 2022 as public holidays to commemorate Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day, respectively. Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, made the announcement on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates Christians and all Nigerians at home and abroad on this year’s Christmas and New Year celebrations. This was said in a statement issued on Wednesday by Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior. It was headlined, ‘FG declares public holidays for Monday, January 27th, Tuesday, January 28th, 2021, and Monday, January 3rd, 2022.’…