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In November, President Bola Tinubu presented his first appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, as the president of Nigeria, proposing to spend N27.5 trillion in the 2024 fiscal year. The budget is about N6 trillion higher than the N21.83 trillion approved by former president Muhammadu Buhari for 2023. RipplesMetrics has reported the trends of increasing budget …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to publicly instruct the former governors who are now serving as ministers in his administration to stop collecting life pensions, exotic cars and other allowances from their states while they serve as ministers. SERAP urged him to “instruct the former governors to immediately return any pension and allowances that …

The Coalition Against Separatism, Banditry, and Terrorism (CASBAT) has described the recently concluded Joint Task Force Commanders Conference as potentially the turning point in the fight against terrorists, bandits, and other criminals.  CASBAT’s Country Representative, Dr. Abidemi Moses, commended the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa for the innovation, describing it as the much-needed catalyst to drive the military …

Dear Mr. President, I extend my warmest greetings to you and hope this letter finds you in good spirit & health. It is with a sense of profound optimism and admiration that I pen down these words. My fascination with your strategies and mystique knows no bounds, and my respect for you is truly phenomenal. My attachment to your story …

Simon Ekpa The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Saturday, accepted the apology over the defamatory report against him (Ejiofor) by Simon Ekpa through a media outlet- Anaedoonline. The report was tagged “South East Insecurity: Simon Ekpa Writes Embassies in Nigeria Asks them To Deny Ifeanyi Ejiofor Visa,” and published on August 15, 2023. …

The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso on Tuesday sacked the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, approved the appointment of the United States-based Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor as the new Soun on September 2. He was installed to the throne on September 8. The stool became vacant following …

Students of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic in Ogun State have cried out accusing the management of the school of alleged extortion. This was after the polytechnic released a circular obtained by Ripples Nigeria that the authorities had mandated the payment of a fee of N2,000 naira as payment for the Computer Based Tests (CBT) in their second semester examinations. The institution’s …

The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday as date to deliver judgment on the appeal filed against the election victory of President Bola Tinubu. READ ALSO:Supreme Court dismisses Smart Adeyemi’s appeal on Kogi APC governorship primary The presidential candidates of the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar respectively will on that day know their …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has told Governor Ademola Adeleke to enjoy his four-year tenure as he will be booted out of office in 2026. The National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru, who gave Adeleke the charge in Osogbo on Saturday at a reception organised for him by the Osogbo Federal Constituency, declared …

An umbrella body of Bloggers and Vloggers, Contents Creators Association (BAVCCA) has commended the Group Chief Executive Officer, (GCEO), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, (NNPCL), Engr Mele Kyari, over the repositioning of the organisation. This was in an address read by leaders of the association during a press conference held in Abuja over the calls to sack Kyari by some …