By Sulaimon Olanrewaju Recent comments attributed to former Governor Ayodele Fayose, alleging that the Federal Government handed ₦50 billion to Seyi Makinde and that the Governor chose to stay silent while saving up the money to support his presidential ambition are not only misleading, they are deliberately disingenuous. Let us be clear from the outset. […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has challenged a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, to provide evidence backing his claim that he received N50bn from President Bola Tinubu after the January 2024 Ibadan explosion. Makinde made the demand following allegations by Fayose that the Presidency released N50bn to the Oyo State governor to manage
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The Federal Government has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the United States’ recent airstrikes against terrorist targets in north-western Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this on Friday, shortly after the US Department of War and United States President, Donald Trump, announced that American forces had carried out strikes on
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned what he described as an “Attack against Christians” in Nigeria, calling for an immediate end to attacks and displacement targeting Christians in the country. Netanyahu made the remarks in his Christmas message on Wednesday, where he said violence against Christians or adherents of any religion is unacceptable and
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said he had already made his first $1 million by the age of 29, at a time when the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Nyesom Wike, had probably just left law school. Makinde made the disclosure during a media chat on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital,
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has stated that he has more than enough experience to serve as Nigeria’s president if the opportunity arises in 2027. Makinde made the comments during a media chat on Tuesday in response to a question about his political ambitions. He emphasised that his suitability for the nation’s highest office is
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has restored electricity to 33 communities in Ukwa West Local Government Area, ending a nine-year blackout in the oil-rich part of the state. The intervention followed the completion of the Power Restoration Project carried out by the Abia State Government through the Abia State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, under
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Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has said terrorists neither honour nor represent any religion, describing them as ordinary criminals who attack innocent Nigerians. Tambuwal said those responsible for violent attacks across various parts of the country are simply taking advantage of soft targets and carrying
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The United States has launched large-scale air and ground strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria, following a deadly attack that killed three Americans, as President Donald Trump said Washington was delivering “very serious retaliation.” US forces hit more than 70 Islamic State targets across central Syria on Friday, days after a December
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Alwan Hassan, has claimed that the majority of ministers who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari abused their offices and should face prosecution if government records were thoroughly reviewed. Hassan made the assertion during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme anchored
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