Gambia police, on Monday, forcibly removed the country’s Auditor-General, Momodou Ceesay, from office after he rejected his redeployment as Trade Minister by President Adama Barrow. Ceesay, who has served as auditor-general for nearly three years, was named in a recent cabinet reshuffle but declined the appointment. President Barrow, however, insisted that Ceesay had initially accepted the posting before changing his mind. The standoff escalated when plainclothes officers stormed the National Audit Office in Banjul to arrest Ceesay and install his successor, Cherno Amadou Sowe, the former Director of Internal Audit. Staff of the audit office initially resisted the takeover in…
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A Zambian court has sentenced Leonard Phiri and Mozambican Jasten Mabulesse Candunde to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. The two men were arrested in December after being found with charms, including a live chameleon, which prosecutors said were intended for a deadly ritual. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Fine Mayambu described the convicts as a danger to society. “It is my considered view that the convicts were not only the enemy of the head of state but were also enemies of all Zambians,” he said. The court heard that a fugitive former MP…
President Bola Tinubu and suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, are both expected back in the country today (Tuesday) as Rivers prepares for the restoration of democratic governance on Thursday. Tinubu, who departed Nigeria on September 4 for his annual holiday in France and the United Kingdom, was initially scheduled to be away for 10 working days. However, his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced on Monday that the President had concluded his vacation early and would resume duties in Abuja immediately upon arrival. During his stay in Paris, Naija News reported that Tinubu held a private luncheon with French President Emmanuel…
As Rivers State prepares for the end of its six-month emergency rule on September 18, the government has announced a public lecture scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Port Harcourt. The lecture, themed “Democracy and Good Governance,” is part of the official transition programme back to democratic rule in the state. According to a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Ibibia Worika, the State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), will attend as the Special Guest of Honour. The announcement read, “The Rivers State Government is pleased to announce that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded full implementation of the Electoral Act provisions on electronic transmission of results in the 2027 general elections, warning that it would resist any attempt to manipulate the process or undermine the will of Nigerians. Section 64 (4), (5), and (6) of the Electoral Act 2022 mandates the recording and transmission of election results directly from polling units using the Smart Card Reader (SCR) or any other electronic device approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC had admitted that “glitches” marred the real-time transmission of the 2023 presidential results, sparking outrage across…
The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of trying to score points with Nigerians by vilifying the efforts of the incumbent administration. Morka shared his reservations while reacting to Atiku’s recent submission on poverty and hunger in the country. The former vice president had warned that the country’s crisis risked pushing citizens toward criminality and social unrest. He cited historical examples, including the French Revolution of 1789, the 1917 Russian Bolshevik Revolution, and the Arab Spring, as outcomes of widespread deprivation and government indifference. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today…
A notable chieftain of the Kano All Progressives Congress (APC) and popular singer who is the Renewed Hope ambassador, Jadda Garko, has claimed that the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, sabotaged his chances of a federal appointment. He alleged that the chief of staff’s office told Tinubu that he was dead and buried. Garko, who spoke at a press conference in Kano on Monday, also dismissed rumours of his planned defection from the ruling party, insisting that his loyalty to Tinubu and his policies remains intact. He lamented that his struggles began after he…
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Monday, mocked the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) over claims that his refinery is offering “Greek gifts” to Nigerians. Recall that Dangote had announced lower petrol pump prices in several states alongside a new scheme to deploy compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks directly to filling stations, a move expected to reduce logistics costs. However, NUPENG warned Nigerians against accepting the recent fuel price reduction, alleging that the refinery was undermining workers’ rights, sidelining the union, and pushing drivers into a rival association. Addressing newsmen at the refinery on…
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chieftain, Buba Galadima, has raised serious concerns that the purported move by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to appoint a retired judge known for notoriety as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could plunge the country into civil war. Naija News reports that Galadinm made this known during an interview on ARISE Television’s Prime Time programme on Monday. While calling for vigilance among Nigerians, Galadima emphasised that the nation cannot afford to allow individuals with questionable reputations to head the electoral body. He said, “Come November, there are rumours all over the…
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has refuted claims that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery will displace jobs. Speaking on Monday during a press conference in the refinery, the billionaire asserted that his company is creating employment opportunities. He stated this while addressing the union dispute with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). Dangote said the deployment of 4,000 trucks powered by compressed natural gas is expected to create at least 24,000 jobs across the country. He said, “We have not displaced any jobs; we are creating many more. The CNG trucks will not be operated…
