North Central receives 20%; CONTRIBUTES 0.00%. North East receives 16%; CONTRIBUTES 0.00%. North West receives 21%; CONTRIBUTES 0.00%. Every month, the 19 Northern states receive a minimum of 57% of 100% of oil revenue to which they CONTRIBUTE 0.00%. South West receives 16%; CONTRIBUTES 3.97%. South East receives 11.00%; CONTRIBUTES 25.07%. South South receives 15.00%; CONTRIBUTES 70.64%. More facts… LGAs in NIGERIA: Nigeria has 774 LGAs. The North has 19 states, and the 19 states have 419 LGAs. The South has 17 states, and the 17 states have 357 LGAs.…
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NTA Correspondent Arrested Over Edo Gov. Okpebholo’s Budget Broadcast Gaffe
In an outrageous turn of events today, an NTA correspondent covering the live broadcast of the budget presentation was arrested after defying a security directive to halt the stream. The incident unfolded when the Governor’s security aides, accompanied by his hype men, demanded that all media outlets shut down their coverage and surrender their cameras. But, in what can only be described as a last-ditch effort to maintain transparency, the NTA correspondent continued the live broadcast, which was later seized upon by PDP loyalists. Truth Live News gathered that the…
Read MoreNwaziri Launches Maiden Album ,”Winds of Change” I n Grand Style.
The official launching of the first music album, “Winds of Change” by Mr Chinedu Nwaziri ,whose stage name is “Chanidu” in conjunction with Ozisa 96.1 FM, recently took place in Owerri, the Imo state capital. The occasion held at a popular hotel in owerri attracted, relations, friends and well wishers, musicians, comedians from far and near. Speaking at the event, the chairman of the occasion, Dr Kelechi Ogbu described, the album launch as a step in the right direction and congratulated, Mr Nwaziri on his album launch and the bold…
Read MoreAftermath,South East Legislators Forum: Strong Efforts Ongoing To secure Nnamdi Kanu’s Release,Says,Kalu
… “We’re fighting..,very soon ,it will happen “ The Deputy Speaker of Nigeria ‘s House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu , yesterday,Thursday,November 12, for the umpteenth time affirmed that strong efforts are still being made to secure the release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra ,IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kalu from detention. Hon. Kalu re-emphasized the commitment in Abuja while meeting with the South East Legislators Forum made up of lawmakers from the five State Houses of Assembly from the South East region led by the Majority Leader…
Read MoreKanu’s Release Won’t Jeopardize Your 2027 Vice Presidential Ambition, AVID Tells S’East Govs
…Calls for pressure on Tinubu By Steve Oko American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID, has urged South East Governors to get serious with efforts to secure the release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, assuring them that contrary to their fears, Kanu’s release would not jeopardize their vice presidential ambition in 2027. AVID in an open letter signed by its President, Dr Sylvester Onyia; and Secretary, Dr Godson Obiagwu, said urged South East leaders to quickly engage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Read MoreLegal Profession Destroying Itself”: J.S. Okutepa SAN Blasts Police For Handcuffing Farotimi Despite Noble Standing
Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), J.S. Okutepa, has strongly criticized the treatment of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who appeared in court handcuffed for alleged cyberstalking and criminal defamation charges. Okutepa described the act as a “shameful disgrace” to the nobility of the legal profession and a severe abuse of the criminal process. In a statement, Okutepa expressed dismay over the celebration of Farotimi’s handcuffing as a supposed triumph of justice. He argued that such actions only highlight the degeneration and lack of integrity within Nigeria’s legal profession. “No…
Read MoreMan who got $4m payout after he was ‘wrongly’ jailed of murder to be sent back to jail after admitting another killing
A Philadelphia man who received a $4.1million settlement from city officials after he served 24 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit is sent back to jail. Shaurn Thomas, now 50, pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to killing 38-year-old Akeem Edwards on January 3, 2023, over a $1,200 drug debt, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The judge at the plea hearing appeared shocked that a man who received millions in settlement money after spending nearly half his life in prison would risk being sent back over a…
Read MoreWHAT OBJ TOLD TINUBU: YOU’RE CONVERTING NIGERIA’S ASSETS TO PERSONAL PROPERTY!
…Nigeria’s not Lagos … By Steve Osuji Voice of a statesman is also the voice of God: Yes, it’s not just the voice of the people that’s the voice of God, as that age-old aphorism suggests. And there’s no doubt that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the last true statesman standing today. Of course, the hallmark of statesmanship is the audacity to say things others only murmur about. Expectedly, Obasanjo didn’t disappoint recently when he called out President Bola Tinubu leaving sweltering words on his back. Tinubu’s canines like…
Read MorePastor, Wife Jailed For 16 Years As Court Ordered Church To Be Closed Down
A Lagos Court has ordered the deregistration and total closure of Temple International Church and jailed the senior Pastor, Harry Uyanwanne and his wife, Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne), for using the name of God and the church to defraud people. P.M.EXPRESS reports that it was the judgment of the Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, which convicted and sentenced the couple alongside Temple International Church for selling a N52m property belonging to a dead woman, late Mrs. Janet Adeola Odemuyiwa and converting it to their own use.…
Read MoreCourt Sends Yahaya Bello To Kuje Prison
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, remanded the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Correctional Centre, pending hearing of his bail application. Justice Maryann Anenih also adjourned hearing in the N110 billion money laundering case brought against Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to January 29 and 30 and February 25 and 27, 2027, for hearing. The judge had earlier refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor, saying it was filed prematurely. Justice Anenih, while delivering the…
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