Bashir Saidu, the former Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has been arrested by operatives of Operation Fushin Kada, the anti-banditry unit in the state, which was previously known as Operation Yaki. Gists9ja reports that Saidu, a key political ally of El-Rufai, was apprehended on Tuesday on the outskirts of Kaduna State. … Read more
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested Mohammed Bashir Saidu, a former commissioner under the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on allegations of financial misconduct involving billions of naira. Sa’idu, who served as the Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Chief of Staff, and Commissioner of Finance during el-Rufai’s tenure, is accused of money laundering … Read more
Babafemi Ojudu, a former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed how he and others dissuaded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from accepting an offer to serve as Minister of Finance under the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Gists9ja reports that Ojudu shared the account during an episode of the State Affairs … Read more
FCT, Abuja – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has refuted rumours circulating recently that he reached a key agreement with Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso. Legit.ng reports that Kwankwaso flew the flag of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 presidential election while Atiku … Read more
Nigerian activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has reacted to a remark by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, promising to take Nigeria to the promised land. Naija News reports that Tinubu had assured Nigerians of his administration’s commitment to leading the country to the promised land. He made this declaration on Wednesday while addressing a gathering at … Read more
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened up about the challenges his administration faced in attempting to privatise and rehabilitate the country’s refineries. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Channels TV on Thursday, Obasanjo detailed the repeated setbacks that left the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries underperforming and financially draining. Former president recounts involving … Read more
A former National Vice Chairman, North West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has pleaded with Nigerians to vote out President Bola Tinubu in 2027. He, however, stated that this can only be carried out if Nigerians focus on producing a functional political party that respects its own rules. Speaking via a statement … Read more
Economist, Bismarck Rewane has characterized President Bola Tinubu’s 15% inflation target for 2025 as overly optimistic, describing it as “aspirational” and “bullish.” Rewane made the statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning segment of the Sunrise Daily breakfast program on Thursday. Naija News recalls that in his 2025 budget presentation to the National … Read more
Bashir Saidu, former Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has been arrested by operatives of Operation Fushin Kada, the anti-banditry outfit in the state formerly known as Operation Yaki. Saidu, a prominent political ally of El-Rufai, was apprehended on Tuesday on the outskirts of Kaduna State. While the specific reason for his … Read more
Former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has said the Northern leaders did not outrightly reject President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills. Naija News reports that Shekarau made this known in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday. The former education minister stated that the Northern leaders needed wider consultations, as they believed the … Read more