Sowore says the Joshua crash shows the whole system is broken. Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore connected the recent road accident involving former boxing titleholder Anthony Joshua to Nigeria's profound institutional collapse. The 2023 presidential candidate extended condolences to the families of the champion's associates who died, arguing their loss must not be minimized as a trivial side note to a famous survivor. Sowore posted that the widespread focus on this event should trigger national introspection and accountability.
He described these deadly collisions as the grim, everyday truth for a state failing at fundamental levels. He highlighted a total absence of basic emergency care, stating that road safety bodies and police...
Here's the vibe from Akwa Ibom: a local group is telling Abuja to shelve the whole tax plan. The Open Forum, a non-governmental organization based in the state, wants the Federal Government to pause its controversial tax reforms completely. The group's Convener, Citizen Mathew Kofi Okono, made the demand from Uyo, arguing the policy should be suspended until the National Assembly finishes its investigation and all public concerns are addressed. This push comes despite the government sticking to a January start date for the new laws. Okono referenced economist Professor Akpan Ekpo, who called alleged irregularities with the tax document embarrassing, a view the Forum shares. They see the combination of these legitimacy issues and...
That new tax plan needs a serious delay, according to a civic group. The Osun Masterminds expressed worry about the starting date for the federal government's proposed tax reforms, asking President Bola Tinubu to push back the planned January kickoff. The group's leader, Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, commended the work on the reforms but highlighted the nationwide controversy their timing has caused. He pointed to public confusion fueled by allegations that the signed policy document was later altered and by conflicting statements from the committee led by Taiwo Oyedele. The organization argued that citizens must buy into such a policy for it to succeed, calling for wider public discussions before any implementation begins.
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Another official gets a cozy new room at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The Federal High Court in Abuja ordered Bauchi State's Finance Commissioner, Yakubu Adamu, to be held there while it decides on his bail request. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the remand order after hearing arguments from Adamu's senior lawyer, Gordy Uche, and the prosecution lawyer from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Samuel Chime. Adamu and a company named Ayab Agro Products and Freight Company Ltd faced arraignment on six counts related to laundering roughly four point six billion naira.
They both entered not guilty pleas. The charges allege that while Adamu served as a Polaris Bank branch manager in Bauchi, he conspired with others to move and conceal...
Banning mini booze bags solves nothing without real enforcement. Legal expert Liborous Oshoma argues that Nigeria's upcoming prohibition on alcohol in sachets and small bottles under two hundred milliliters is a weak move unless the government actually regulates who can buy and sell it. He made these points during a television interview, stating that the core issue is unlicensed vendors and anonymous purchases. Oshoma praised the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for its persistent stance but stressed that policy implementation consistently fails. He highlighted the agency's past crackdowns on improper pharmaceutical sales and counterfeit drink operations as the kind of aggressive action needed here.
Oshoma...
Well, that's some instant karma served piping hot. Former senator Dino Melaye sent some pointed well-wishes to ex-Attorney General Abubakar Malami as Malami faced a Federal High Court in Abuja. Malami, alongside his son Abdulaziz and another person, pleaded not guilty to a sixteen-count charge centered on money laundering and hiding funds. Melaye reacted on social media, recalling his own past legal troubles when Malami held power, claiming he was dragged into various courts over what he calls bogus cases, even stating Malami took over a police investigation targeting him. The whole post dripped with the irony of the former top prosecutor now sitting as a defendant.
Guess the political gravy train made a holiday stop in Emohua. Eze Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse, the top traditional ruler of Emohua Kingdom and head of the South South Monarchs Forum, fully endorsed the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, as a loyal friend and a leader worth following. He made these declarations during Wike's Christmas visit to Rumuche Emohua in Rivers State. Awuse pledged the complete loyalty of Emohua Local Government to Wike's political direction, stating they would follow him anywhere without needing to be asked. He also threw strong support behind President Bola Tinubu, crediting him with economic improvements like strengthening the Naira and boosting foreign reserves above forty-seven billion dollars...
Talk about a serious case of forgetting that power is temporary. Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of Nigeria's Central Bank, recently made some sharp comments about the situation surrounding Abubakar Malami, the country's ex-Attorney General and Minister of Justice. Malami, alongside his son Abubakar Abdulaziz, was just brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja on sixteen counts related to money laundering, with all parties pleading not guilty. Moghalu pointed to this case as a clear lesson for anyone in Nigerian public office about the fleeting nature of authority. He suggested that holding a government position there has become disconnected from actual skill, any guiding beliefs, or basic principles like honesty...
Turns out Burna Boy really did tell them. The Nigerian Afrobeats star has just smashed the record for the biggest money-making tour by any African artist ever. His I Told Them tour pulled in a staggering 30.5 million dollars total. This massive haul came from selling over three hundred thousand tickets across twenty-two separate performances in both Europe and North America. The tour's financial success was highlighted by a single landmark show at London Stadium, where the concert earned more than six million dollars from nearly fifty-nine thousand fans, setting another record for the highest-grossing one-night event by an African performer.
Breaking down the numbers shows a pretty even split between the two continents. The North...
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