UncleSam's BLOG news In a bid to maintain electoral integrity, operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested three individuals suspected of vote-buying in the ongoing Edo State governorship election The arrests occurred in the Egor Local Government Area of the state around 10:00 am. EFCC officials took three suspects, …
Read More »Edo Guber: I will not take a bribe, even if it’s 1 billion Naira – INEC National Commissioner for Edo, Prof. Rhoda Gumus
The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Edo, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, has said that she will not collect any bribe to upturn the results of the state governorship election. While speaking on Channels TV, Gumus boasted that no one would dare approach her with a bribe because of her reputation. In …
Read More »We are 100 Per Cent In Support Of Damagun, PDP NWC — Makinde
Amid threats to the continued tenure of Iliya Damagun as acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared 100 percent support for the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Damagun. Makinde made this declaration at the groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrade of …
Read More »Tinubu’s Govt Inherited Hardship From Buhari’s Administration – Emir Of Minna
The Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, has stated that the current economic challenges faced by Nigerians were inherited from the Buhari administration. He made this assertion during a sensitisation event on federal government intervention programmes organised by the Office of the Minister of Information and National Orientation, held in …
Read More »Maiduguri Flooding: Atiku Pledges N100m In Rebuilding Borno State After Disaster
The purpose of our visit has already announced by the Master of Ceremony. I want to let you know that whatever affects Borno, as you said affects me. It is in that capacity therefore Your Excellency, that we have come here with my delegation as mentioned or announced to commiserate …
Read More »Ryan Wesley Routh, The Suspect Of Trump’s Second Assassination Attempt
The 58-year-old man accused of pointing an AK-47 at former President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon has a prolific arrest record that spans several decades. Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested shortly after the incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Authorities said Secret Service agents fired …
Read More »Nigeria Immigration Service releases Omoyele Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has been released by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) after being detained at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Sowore’s detention was due to a watchlist issued by the Department of State Service (DSS), which ordered his arrest upon arrival in …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: DSS arrests Omoyele Sowore at Lagos Airport
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, upon his arrival at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Sowore, who had been in the United States with his family, was taken into custody immediately after his flight landed on Sunday.Prior to his arrest, …
Read More »How FG Spent $2.78bn On Debt Servicing In First Seven Months Of 2024
The federal government of Nigeria spent a total of $2.78 billion on debt servicing in the first seven months of 2024, data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed. These figures were disclosed in the CBN’s recent ‘International Payments Data’ report, which also showed that Nigeria recorded $1.18 …
Read More »Shettima, Lokpobiri, NNPCL MD meet over fuel price hike
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, directed Vice President, Kashim Shettima to summon the Minister of State, Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri; Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, and the National Security Advisor, NSA, over the recent petrol price hike and its scarcity across the country. Also at the …
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