POLITICS

Senators from the northern region of the country have expressed their opposition to the proposed relocation of certain federal agencies from Abuja to Lagos. Additionally, they raised concerns about perceived imbalance in the distribution and allocation of resources in the 2024 budget, asserting that it disadvantaged the North. The Central …

Following the spate of killings and kidnappings across the country, Saturday Vanguard got some retired generals of the Nigerian military to bare their minds on the unending menace and what should be done to tackle the scourge. The retired Generals and their equivalent in the Navy and Airforce agreed to …

The Chairman of the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, raised the alarm about the craze for gratification and bribes among the commission’s investigators, noting that he had a process in motion to fish them out. Olukoyede made this disclosure on Thursday in his New Year …

Governor Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, said the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) certificate of a mining company indicted for Tuesday’s explosion in the Bodija area of Oyo State showed some foreign names as owners. Makinde, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday night, also said the …

The Presidency has refuted media reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is planning a cabinet reshuffle. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this disclosure on Sunday evening during an interview on TVC’s programme, Politics on Sunday. There have been media speculation of a …

The Edan is a Yoruba Ogboni cult symbol, an emblem of membership in the Ogboni society. It is a cylindrical duality of male and female brass figures with iron stems attached to it. Mostly joined at the top by an iron chain, the edan is said to signify old age, experience, knowledge, and wisdom. …

Renowned senior lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has said that rather than being sacked, Former CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Babatunde Irukera, should be sent a letter of commendation for turning around the agency. Falana stated that the use of the word “dismissal” was also …

Chief Economist, Senior partner at SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje said Nigeria may have to borrow to service debt in 2025 if the federal government does not take serious precautionary measures. Alaje stated this during an interview with Arise Television on Monday. He said, “You look at the debt profile today …

President Bola Tinubu has asked the nation’s security chiefs to ensure that there is conclusive victory against the myriad of security threats assailing the country. Addressing security chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies at a Presidential Security Briefing at the State House, in Abuja, on Friday, President Tinubu said while …

Sierra Leone on Wednesday charged former President Ernest Bai Koroma with treason and other offences for his alleged role in what authorities have called an attempted coup on November 26, authorities said. Koroma, who led the West African nation from 2007 to 2018, had previously been questioned, with authorities saying …