In a June 23, 2020, article titled “Sabiu Yusuf’s Fat Bank Accounts that Shocked CBN Governor” where I revealed that Muhammadu Buhari’s relative Sabiu “Tunde” Yusuf had salted away so much money in banks that even former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, was so alarmed that he advised him to divvy up the money into different accounts, I said, “The stench bomb of fetid corruption that will explode after Buhari leaves office would be so unprecedentedly malodorous it would deaden Nigeria’s collective nasal sensibility for a long time.” At the time, some people thought I was merely being hyperbolic for literary…
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Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime center, acting on a petition at the instance of Hon and Doctor Mrs Seye Oladejo have arrested three suspects in connection with a case of Conspiracy, Cyberstalking, and threat to life. The suspects, namely, Adebukola Kolapo Nnedum Micheal Somtomchukwu and Isaac Akpokighe, all male of ages 27, 25 and 30 respectively are members of a syndicate called Gistlover family, responsible for the daily running of the Gistlover blog, a microblogging platform known for cyberstalking, incitement, blackmail, and sundry, which has over the years been a course for public outcry. Upon arrest, the suspects revealed their…
Despite the country’s growing crisis in the education sector resulting in about 20 million children out-of-school, about 29 states have failed to access N68.73 billion Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) matching grant to boost primary education in 2023. Checks from UBEC showed that the total unaccessed matching grants from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood at N68.73 billion. The Guardian learnt that only seven states, as of December 11, lodged about N10.6 billion counterpart funds. The states include Osun with N1.3 billion; Niger paid N2.6 billion; Taraba’s lodgement was N1.39 billion; Sokoto N1.39 billion, while Enugu,…
In just a matter of hours, we will bid the year 2023 bye bye and we will be ushered into the new year 2024. For the Governor of Oyo state, the year 2023 must be a fulfilling one, most especially, considering the fact that he was able to secure a second term in office in March of 2023. Having secured the desired second term in office, one would have expected the Governor to immediately hit the ground running, having in mind the fact that he, at that point, had very little time to straighten and reshape whatever he wants to…
Dr Tosan Erhabor, Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), has said more than 4,504 medical laboratory scientists left the country in 2023. He said so far a total of 10,697 medical laboratory scientists had left the country. Erhabor told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Federal Ministry of Health is putting together a policy to address the problem. “The total number of medical laboratory scientists that have migrated is 10,697,” he said. He said that the policy when launched would regulate the migration of Nigerian health workers. Erhabor said that the government has reviewed the hazard…
Rt Hon Edison Ehie has resigned as a member representing Ahoada East in the Rivers State House of Assembly and also the speaker of a group of lawmakers. His notice of resignation was contained in a letter dated 29th December 2023 and addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu. “This is to formally notify you of my voluntary resignation as Speaker and Member of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly representing Ahoada East Constituency II with effect from the date of this letter. “I wish to appreciate my colleagues and the people…
For the Algerian journalist, editor and editorialist, playwright and director, novelist and author of short stories, political essayist and activist, Albert Camus, life is meaningless and absurd. To him, it is inexplicable why we live, struggle all through and die. The meaninglessness of life is explained in his book The Myth of Sisyphus where he captures the absurdity of the god, Sisyphus struggling to push a rock up the mountain. The rock is pushed uphill; the rock rolls back in an endless, fruitless fight of forces. It is what human life represents to the writer. You cannot have a full…
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead. A family source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that Akeredolu died in Lagos. SaharaReporters learnt that he was managed by State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad. “Akeredolu is dead; he died in Lagos,” the source said. “They were looking for dialysis machines to be sent to his secret location in Lagos last week.” He was 67 years old. The ailing governor returned to Nigeria in September following a three-month medical leave in Germany and only recently proceeded on another one after he was directed by…
We wait to hear what the fallen former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has to say on the lurid report of a probe of his years at the apex bank. The report was leaked on Friday and is the sensation in town. Emefiele himself is said to have perfected his bail conditions and has been released from prison custody. Whatever it is, we are sure of weeks of circus shows akin to that of Sambo Dasuki. Meanwhile, all manner of epithets are today being used to describe Emefiele. The latest is the scathing attack on him by…
After President Bola Tinubu intervened in the seismic crisis that rocked oil-rich Rivers State last week, one thing and two people unraveled. By their unraveling, pretentious veils were lifted off their faces. They were, the president himself, the nature of Nigeria’s presidential democracy and the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Nigerians distrusted the piece of paper that emanated from the Tinubu intervention. To them, it reeks of the proverbial partiality of one entrusted with the task of deploying their incisors to halve a piece of meat called the “af’eyin pin’ran”. Let me break into granules who the Yoruba af’eyinpin’ran…