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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the N15.6tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project as wasteful and corrupt.He equally slammed the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21bn on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling it a misplaced priority and conduit designed to embezzle public funds.The ex-leader disclosed this in chapter six of his new book, &lsq...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of houses in the right of way of the ongoing road construction in Gishiri, under the Katampe area of the nation’s capital.Wike, who personally supervised the demolition, was seen furiously addressing the community chief saying, “We gave you time.”Some of the residents tried to resist and stop the excava...

“I foresaw the crisis festering for too long before I intervened. We reached an agreement, written agreement, and both parties signed,” said President Tinubu.President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to honour the agreement reached in Abuja and obey the Supreme Court judgement for peace to reign in Rivers.The president said this at a meeting with representatives and leaders...

The House of Representatives has ordered a total shutdown of porn websites nationwide.It directed the Nigerian Communications Commission to enforce the immediate shutdown of the websites in the country.The House gave the directive during a plenary.The lawmakers suggested that the internet providers must block access under the new directive.Member representing the Faskari...

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, escalated her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday by presenting her case at a United Nations forum.Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6 after a heated confrontation with Akpabio over a new Senate seating arrangement, which she claimed was designed to undermine her.Tensions intensified when Akpoti-Uduaghan, on national television, accused Akpabio of pun...

One person has died with three others injured in a tanker explosion on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos.Loaded with Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol, the tanker burst into flames, a situation that forced residents and motorists to scamper for safety.The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the casualty figure in a statement.“Three adult male victims wi...

Power distribution companies have decried the persistent non-payment of electricity bills by the military and government ministries, departments, and agencies, stressing that this is also responsible for the challenges facing the country’s power sector.They also threatened to sue the military following the vandalism of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company by armed Air Force men.The Executive Di...

A pro-Governor Siminalayi Fubara group, Supreme Council for Sim Worldwide, has cautioned against any attempt to impeach the Rivers State governor, warning that such a move could trigger widespread unrest.Addressing a news briefing in Port Harcourt, a leader of the group, Esezi Obilor Rukani, said the 27 lawmakers pushing for Fubara’s removal should reconsider their actions, as the people of Rivers State would resist a...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, against the candidacy of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressive Congress (APC).In the lead Judgement delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, the apex court dismissed Agboola Ajayi’s appeal on the ground that it was filed out of time and that he lacked the right to file the lawsuit being...

Angry youths in Naka, Benue State, on Tuesday, set fire to the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and parts of the Gwer West Local Government Secretariat while protesting the killing of three people.The violence erupted after suspected armed herders reportedly killed three operatives of the Benue Civil Protection Guards at Garuwa community in the local government.The bodies of the victims were broug...