The African Democratic Congress has criticised the Bola Tinubu-led administration over its plan to spend more than ₦712 billion on renovating the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the expenditure as extravagant and a misplaced priority. The Pundit also reported earlier that President Tinubu, at Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, approved ₦712.3 billion for the upgrade of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, under the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, announced the approval after the Federal Executive Council…
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The Chief Imam of the Kuchibuyi community in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abubakar Yaqub is in mourning after his son, Attahiru Abubakar, was allegedly shot dead by police officers during a land dispute in the area on Saturday. Attahiru died instantly after being hit by a police bullet, while his elder brother, Abass, sustained gunshot wounds and is currently battling for his life at a hospital. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in a statement released Saturday, had stated that the police were responding to a civil disturbance in the area. According to her,…
The Government of Japan has donated road construction equipment valued at about N3.6 billion to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), to enhance the nation’s pursuit of sustainable infrastructure renewal. A statement in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Works, Mohammed Ahmed, said the donation was a significant boost to Nigeria’s infrastructure development efforts. Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, who received the equipment on behalf of Nigeria, described the inauguration of the equipment as a ‘strategic milestone’ in President Bola Tinubu’s road renewal efforts. The inauguration ceremony, the statement said, brought…
2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has restated his vow to serve only one term of four years if elected president, insisting that effective leadership is defined by impact, not time spent in office. In a statement posted via his X handle on Sunday, Obi referenced global figures such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Nelson Mandela, noting that each led with principle and left enduring legacies despite short tenures. “One of the greatest American Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, served only four years, yet his legacy endures as a model of principled leadership. “Another iconic figure, John F. Kennedy,…
Veteran Afrobeats singer, Akande Abolore, popularly known as 9ice, has claimed that the music industry is heavily influenced by spiritual forces, stating that the devil controls music, as he warned aspiring artists to understand what they are walking into. Speaking during an interview on The Nancy Isime Show, hosted by Nollywood actress Nancy Isime, the Gongo Aso crooner reflected on the hidden battles in the industry, spiritual struggles, and his embrace of traditional African spirituality. “I was talking about Grammy, and I wasn’t given, Burna got it. We never get am,” he said, referring to his past desire to win…
British politician and Leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said that she no longer sees herself as Nigerian and does not possess a Nigerian passport. Speaking recently on the Rosebud podcast hosted by Gyles Brandreth, Badenoch explained that although her ancestry is Nigerian and she spent part of her upbringing in the country, she does not identify as Nigerian. “I’m Nigerian through ancestry, by birth, despite not being born there because of my parents, but by identity I’m not really,” she said. The minister, who was born in Wimbledon, London, in 1980, noted that she had not renewed…
The Brazilian female football team have won their ninth continental title. Veteran star player, Marta, rolled back the years with a stunning late equaliser and a brace to inspire Brazil to their ninth Copa América Femenina title, edging Colombia 5-4 in a dramatic penalty shootout on Saturday, August 2, in Quito, Ecuador. Making a sensational return to the national team after her post-Paris 2024 retirement, the 39-year-old came off the bench in the dying moments to rescue Brazil with a 96th-minute equaliser, forcing extra time after Colombia looked poised for a historic first title. It was a night of twists…
The Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) has decried the omission of the names of its candidates from the bye-elections scheduled for August 16, 2025. While describing the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as “unlawful, surprising, and an abuse of power,” the party threatened to challenge it in court. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in Abuja, on Saturday, the party said as a registered political party in Nigeria, the Labour Party was fully aware of its rights as specified in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Acts…
A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, represent a threat to the peace , unity and progress of Nigeria. He called for collective efforts to sack the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. El-Rufai, made the remark during a visit to Sokoto State on Saturday as part of his grassroots mobilisation campaign to galvanise support for the opposition coalition, said the country’s prospects would be at risk if the APC was given another chance. He described the APC as “incompetent and clannish,” warning that the party’s continued stay in…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has condemned the closure of Badeggi Radio station by Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State, describing it a blatant attack on press freedom and democracy. According to the Guild, “This act of censorship and intimidation undermines the fundamental principles of a democratic society, where free press is essential for holding those in power accountable.” Recall that Governor Bago issued the directive during an expanded Niger State APC Caucus Meeting in Minna on August 1. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, was at the event. Reacting in a statement on Saturday,…