irony too rich for fiction: some of the same northern political personages who orchestrated Jonathan’s ouster in 2015 now seek his resurrection for their own self-interested political salvation. Nigerian politics, as I’ve said before, is a theatre of paradoxes, with actors whose alliances are often dictated
Author: meridianspy
All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately cancel the Shanono/Bagwai State Constituency bye-election and the Ghari Constituency rerun election in Kano State, citing widespread violence and disrupti
All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to media reports about a decision of a Canadian Court allegedly declared APC as a terrorist organisation.
Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for suspected kidnappers who murdered a young boy after abducting him alongside his two sisters in Amansea
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have dislodged armed herders and recovered an automatic rifle in Benue.
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reiterated his administration’s resolve not to have anything to do with bandits. A statement issued by the governor’s spokesman, Sulaiman Baba Idris, explained the governor’s determination not to negotiate with bandits and engage his government with those responsible for terrorizing the state. Speaking on Thursday, in continuation of his visit to communities recently attacked by bandits, Lawal assured them of his commitment to restoring security and rebuilding affected areas. The governor, according to the statement, visited Kagara, Dan Isa, and Kasuwar Daji in the Kauran Namoda Local Government Area as part of a broader…
Kano State Police Command has imposed a restriction on movement in four local government areas, starting from midnight on Friday until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The Federal Government has cleared over N2tn in outstanding capital budget obligations from the 2024 fiscal year, with a pledge to priorities the timely release of 2025 capital funds. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this on Thursday at a ministerial press briefing in Abuja, where he also declared that Nigeria is “open for business” to global investors on the back of improved economic stability. “In the last quarter, we did pay contractors over N2tn to settle outstanding capital budget obligations. That is from last year,” Edun said. “At the moment,…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign 23 out of the 93 suspected internet fraudsters it arrested at a hotel located within the premises of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has stated that since the introduction of CNG in the country, it has attracted $980m (N1.504trn) investment in 18 months. Speaking during the launch of the Portland Gas Ltd / NASENI CNG Daughter station Auto Conversion And Training Centre in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer of PCNGi, Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi said the sector has seen significant interest from BUA, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) and others spending over N720billion to acquire not only CNG trucks but also 100 water stations. He said this makes it the fastest growing sector in the country today, noting…
marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have asked the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, to either fix the Port Harcourt
naira extended its decline against the US dollar on Thursday, August 14, marking a sustained fall in the parallel market since trading resumed on Monday.