Not many Nigerians are aware that, by law, the Senate President (the number 3 citizen) automatically becomes Acting President (Ag. number 1 citizen) of Nigeria from 12 midnight of May 28th to 10:00am thereabout of May 29th when a new President and his deputy subscribe to the Oath of Office. Consequently, as Muhammadu Buhari exits…

The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has appointed its National Deputy Chairman Admin, Aransiolpa Kudus as the acting Chairman of RTEAN in Lagos following the National Industrial Court judgement which nullified the Lagos State government’s appointment of a Caretaker Committee, known as Parks and Garages Administrators. Recall that the Lagos State government had…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 24 drug suspects at different locations with various quantities of drugs and psychotropic substances in Kogi state. The Kogi NDLEA Commander, Abdulkadir Fakai-Abdullahi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Lokoja. He explained that the arrests were sequel to the ongoing NDLEA Mop-up exercise as directed by…

Ahead of the May 29 inauguration, Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church has said he will never call Bola Tinubu, his president. The cleric stated this during a webinar titled ‘Building the New Nigeria: The Role of the Diaspora’ organised by the PTB4Nigeria, a diaspora group, which was monitored…

In his last national broadcast before heading home to Daura after his eight years tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to Nigerians for what he called the temporary pains and suffering some of his measures to revamp the economy caused them. He explained during the radio and television broadcast on Sunday morning that they were…

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra state has sacked Usman Alkali Baba as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Justice Fatun Riman of the court declared that Alkali is an illegal occupant of the office he is presently holding.The judge, therefore, declared Alkali’s appointment and continued stay in office as “unlawful and unconstitutional”.…

The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of Murtala Mohammed Way and Apapa Road in Oyingbo beginning from today, Saturday, May 27. The closure of the roads will last till Friday, 30 June, 2023, said Engr. Abdulhafiz Toriola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation in a statement. The government said the closure was in continuity…

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has instituted a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation over what she termed a false and malicious attempt to “paint her as a common criminal”, Saturday PUNCH reports. The matter filed in the Federal…