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Thursday, 09 May 2024 04:47

Criticism mounts over Lagos-Calabar coastal highway amid Umahi-Atiku clash

The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, and the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, have raised concerns about the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. This comes as Works Minister, David Umahi, engages in a verbal spat with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, over the project. The LP called for transparency from President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) regarding the motives behind the project. Afenifere urged a halt and review of the project to ensure adherence to due process. Umahi accused Atiku of promoting politically motivated falsehoods to discredit the procurement…

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 04:52

Presidency rebukes Atiku over allegations on Lagos-Calabar highway contract

The Presidency has responded to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's allegations regarding the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway contract, dismissing his claims and questioning his moral authority to raise concerns about conflicts of interest. Atiku had accused President Bola Tinubu of favoritism in awarding the contract to Hitech Construction Company due to alleged ties between the company's owner, Gilbert Chagoury, and Tinubu. He also raised concerns about the demolition of buildings for the highway project. In a statement, the Presidency refuted Atiku's claims, emphasizing that he lacks the moral high ground to question conflicts of interest given his own business dealings during…

Monday, 06 May 2024 04:57

Atiku: Having Seyi Tinubu on the boards of companies belonging to Chagoury shows that Lagos-Calabar highway contract is personal project of the president

Atiku Abubakar, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for 2023, has voiced strong criticism against the handling of the Lagos-Calabar Highway project, alleging personal interests overshadowing national priorities. In a statement released by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku condemned the lack of proper notification regarding the demolition of properties in the Oniru corridor, including parts of Lagos State's landmarks, for the construction of the Coastal Highway. Atiku pointed fingers at President Bola Tinubu and Gilbert Chagoury, owner of Hitech, the project contractor, suggesting their close ties as the driving force behind the project's hastened progress. He raised concerns…

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 04:45

Overwhelming majority of Nigerians have lost confidence in INEC, survey reveals

Yiaga Africa, a prominent election observation group, reveals in its latest report that only 23 percent of Nigerians have faith in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Titled "Electoral Trust Restored? Nigeria's Electoral Process One Year after the 2023 General Election," the report offers a thorough examination of the post-election landscape. Surveys conducted by Yiaga Africa unearthed widespread distrust in INEC following both the general and off-cycle governorship elections. Despite INEC's technological advancements like the BVAS, citizens remain skeptical about the umpire's ability to conduct fair and transparent elections. Urging immediate action to restore public confidence, Yiaga Africa emphasizes the…

Monday, 29 April 2024 04:44

Tinubu and his team have no capacity to solve Nigeria’s economic problems - Suswan

Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Benue State and current lawmaker representing Benue North-East Senatorial District, has expressed skepticism about the ability of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to transform Nigeria's economic landscape. Speaking on Channels Television's Newsnight program, Suswam criticized the government's economic policies, asserting that they have failed to address the country's economic challenges. According to Suswam, the economic policies implemented by the current administration have not yielded positive results and have instead exacerbated existing problems. He cited the removal of fuel subsidy, currency floatation, and increases in interest rates and electricity tariffs as examples of policies that…

Thursday, 25 April 2024 04:49

Probe of El-Rufai begins as Kaduna Assembly orders for financial documents from Finance Ministry

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has requested the Ministry of Finance, Kaduna State to submit comprehensive details of all financial transactions during the tenure of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who governed the state from 2015 to 2023. The demand comes in connection with an ongoing investigation into the finances, loans, and projects awarded under El-Rufai's two-term administration. Governor Uba Sani, El-Rufai's successor, alleged that he inherited a significant debt burden, which has impacted the state's ability to pay workers' salaries. Following Sani's allegations, the State Assembly agreed to probe El-Rufai's administration, leading to the inauguration of a fact-finding committee.…

Friday, 12 April 2024 04:53

At cost totaling the 2024 budgets of the 36 states plus FCT, Lagos-Calabar project is ‘highway to fraud, waste’ - Atiku

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has described as wasteful and a highway to fraud the claim by Works Minister Dave Umahi that the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will tentatively cost N15.6 trillion. Atiku also knocked Umahi for altering the project’s initial plan after Gilbert Chagoury’s Hitech had been awarded the contract without any competitive bidding. He said, “Umahi had announced that Hitech would fully fund the project, and based on this, there was no competitive bidding. He (Umahi) then said that Hitech could only raise just 6% of the money for…

Thursday, 11 April 2024 04:47

Voters in many countries lose faith in democracy, poll shows

Voters in many countries are suffering a crisis of faith in their democracies and institutions, a survey by a governance watchdog showed, painting a bleak picture in a year in which more than half of the world's population holds elections. With the United States, India, Britain and the European Union going to the polls in 2024, the report published on Thursday by the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) offers a sombre snapshot of the perceived health of many democracies. The results show that voters in 11 of the 19 countries surveyed, which included the U.S. and India,…

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 04:51

The error of electing Tinubu as Nigeria’s president won’t be repeated in 2027 - Northern Elders

Northern Elders Forum has said that the northern region regrets voting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. The elders noted that the mistake of voting for the president who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 outing has taught the north a lesson. The forum recently came hard on the President when it lamented the growing insecurity across the country. The elders said the recent abduction of Kuriga school children in Kaduna indicated that the present goverment has failed to protect Nigerians just few months in office. In a chat with The Guardian…

Tuesday, 09 April 2024 05:00

Edo gets new Deputy Governor, after Shaibu’s impeachment

Sequel to the impeachment of Philip Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State, a new deputy governor has been sworn in. He is Godwins Marvelous Omobayo. Omobayo was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Daniel Okungbowa at the new Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City. The swearing in ceremony was performed in the presence of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Secretary to State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie; State Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi; Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku traditional rulers mainly from Akoko-Edo local government area, and other top government functionaries. Speaking…

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024 04:59

‘Misled by his poorly informed aides’, presidency slams Atiku over comments on Lagos-Calabar highway project

The presidency has chided Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, over his recent comments on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. In a statement issued at the weekend by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, Abubakar alleged that the 700-kilometre highway project was awarded to Hitech Construction Company Limited (Hitech) owned by Gilbert Chagoury. The former vice-president said President Bola Tinubu prioritised personal business interest over Nigerians in the handling of the project. He alleged that Chagoury is a business partner of Tinubu. Abubakar said the federal government has not revealed the expenses associated with the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. He added that the…

Monday, 08 April 2024 04:52

Atiku provides reasons why FG’s Lagos-Calabar highway construction is yet another Tinubu’s self-enriching project

Former Vice President Atiku Abubukar has expressed apprehension about the proposed Lagos-Calabar highway project restarted by President Bola Tinubu.In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibeh, Atiku said the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway plan should have commenced from Calabar if it were genuine, and not another project intended to merely cajole the people. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general election lamented that the road project looked dubious, with all the hallmarks of a white elephant project. Atiku alleged that the Tinubu administration had again revealed its penchant for shady deals. The statement said, “This…

Sunday, 31 March 2024 04:54

‘A wholly incompetent guy who abandons state to sleep in Abuja’, El-Rufai’s son blasts dad’s successor who spoke about inherited huge debt

A son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has attacked his father’s successor, Uba Sani, over his complaint about the loans burden he inheritted from Mr El-Rufai. Governor Sani said his administration was finding it difficult to pay workers’ salaries because of the repayment of the state’ huge debts. The governor said the administration inherited $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the administration of Mr El-Rufai. Mr Sani lamented that due to the rise in the exchange rate, the state is now paying back almost triple what was borrowed by the previous administration. Reaction In an…

Thursday, 28 March 2024 04:43

LP re-elects Abure as national chairman despite INEC’s absence at convention

Labour Party (LP) has announced that it has reserved its 2027 presidential ticket for the party’s leader, Peter Obi. This decision was made at the party’s National Convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday, where the embattled party chairman, Julius Abure, was re-elected alongside seven other party executives, including the National Secretary, Umar Faruk Ibrahim. The communiqué signed by Abure and Ibrahim also stated that Abia State Governor Alex Otti has the right of first refusal for the Abia State Governorship ticket should he decide to seek re-election on the party’s platform. The LP convention, which was held in…

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