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By Femi Alabi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election Peter Obi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against an implementation of the Stephen Orosanye Report in a manner capable of affecting civil servants. Obi said he would have taken the same decision as Tinubu on the strategic plan to cut down on the cost of running government. He said that implementing the Oransaye report is one of the best ways to make governance efficient, cost-effective, and productive Obi commenting on the Oransaye report on his X handle stated that being in opposition does not warrant…

By Femi Alabi. Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said that the “Oransaye report” will not substantially reduce the enormous costs of governance in the country as it does not reflect the current situation in the public service. Falana made this assertion in a statement on Tuesday describing the report as old fashioned. He stated that.rather than downsizing the public service the Federal Government should ensure that the two houses of the National Assembly are merged while the numbers of Ministers, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants are significantly reduced. He said, “The 800-page report of the…

By Femi Alabi Amnesty International Nigeria has said that the reported death off seven people during the distribution of Customs rice recently lend credence to the fact that Nigerians are on the brink of starvation. The organisation on it X handle held that the event of the sale of rice will leave no one in doubt that malnutrition and extreme poverty is silently creeping into Nigeria. “The death of seven persons during stampede at the Nigeria Customs Service Yaba Lagos rice sale point is a chilling reminder that millions of people in Nigeria are on the brink of starvation, widespread…

By Femi Alabi The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has urged the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, offcials to evolve functional strategies and initiatives to tackle corruption and improve governance at the local government level. He made this disclosure on Tuesday, at a two-day national workshop and Official Flag-off of Anti-Corruption Preventive Tools entitled: War Against Corruption at Grassroots holding at the EFCC Academy. Olukoyede represented by the Secretary to the Commission, Mohammed Hammajoda, charged participants to leverage on their collective wisdom, experiences and insights to forge strategies and initiatives to strengthen…

By Femi Alabi The Federal Government has said that the report of a coup was just the figment of the imagination of detractors, whose intention was to destabilise the country and undermine the present administration. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who described it as false said it was now clear that some desperate individuals had resorted to publishing fake news to erode public trust in the government and sow the seed of discord in the country. He noted that government would exercise its rights within the laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria’s to contain criminal actions…

By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Army has rewarded eight of its personnel for rejecting #1.5million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau State. The commander Operation “Safe Haven”, Major General Abubakar while presenting cash reward to the personnel, urged other security personnel to continually exemplify good conduct and bravery in the discharge of their responsibilities. The eight personnel, deployed at OPSH Sector 4 intercepted 30 rustled cows at Bisichi checkpoint in Barkin Ladi local government area of the State. The Army on its Official X handle said,.”The cattle belonging to one Shehu Umar, rustled in Mangu were being transported to…

By Femi Alabi National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged President Bola Tinubu to order a quick investigation into how N20 billion was expended in the Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria (CTIN) . The students’ union, who demanded in a press statement said the alleged misuse, diversion and misappropriation of the funds as implied by the EFCC needs to be probed by an independent investigative panel from the presidency The NANS Senate Leader, Babatunde Akinteye, said, “In June 2016, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) visited the Bank of Industry in connection with the CTIN’s fund being managed…

By Femi Alabi Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has urged Nigerians to stop the blame games, saying until people unite for the common cause called Nigeria, the security issues will not go. He stated that the current hardship in Nigeria did not start with the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Ambode spoke at the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, AAF’s 2024 Leadership Colloquium and Award: Chapter 8, with the theme: ‘Economic Asphyxiation–The Wisdom of Authentic Leaders’, held at Alliance Francaise, in Ikoyi. He held that Nigeria’s problem had a long history, and that the country needs a courageous President like Tinubu…

Gives FG Ultimatum The Nigerian Labour Congress Tuesday night said it would not go ahead with the second day of the two day national protest. The Congress said it has given the Federal Government an ultimatum within which to fulfil its obligations to avert a return to the streets. Workers had filed to many streets of Nigerian state capitals and Abuja today to protest against the state of the country’s economic situation. The Labour, in a communique at the end of its National Executive Council meeting, said the objectives of the protest were achieved on the first day of the…

By Halimah Olamide Popular Nigerian movie maker and actor, Kunle Afolayan, has made a veiled response to controversies surrounding his dance with his daughter which has sparked debates in the last 24 hours. Afolayan was seen in a video dancing with his daughter in a manner many have condemned is unwarranted between a father and a grown up daughter. The video was said to have been made during the after party which took place after the premier of his latest work Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre. But shortly after it went viral, many have disagreed over the appropriateness of…