Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has asked for a review of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira swap policy (CBN). Wike told President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday that the policy does nothing to fight corruption or buy votes, as it was meant to do, but has caused Nigerians a lot of trouble. During his … Read more
Speaking after taking the oath of allegiance and office administered by the Chief Judge of the State, Hon. Justice Mosumola Dipeolu, at the M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun used the occasion to announce the release of 49 prison inmates and three condemn prisoners on medical and long imprisonment term. “The Constitution of Nigeria … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for president in 2023, won his polling unit on Saturday. According to Naijaloaded, the former vice president won his Adamawa State polling unit, PU 012, Ajiya, Gwadabawa ward, Yola North LGA. Together with his wife, Titi, he had cast his vote in the morning. The 76-year-old received … Read more
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has condemned the attack on FRSC personnel and operational vehicles in Jos, Plateau. A statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, on Friday in Abuja, said Biu made the remark while reacting to the recent attack on FRSC personnel. He … Read more
Despite ending its strike, there are clear signs that the National Association of Resident Doctors, along with other medical professionals, may relaunch its protest against Prof. Ephraim Ekanem, a neurologist who was abducted on July 13, 2023, at gunpoint. If she is not saved alive, a seven-day deadline set by Dr. Uche Ojinmah, national president … Read more
Prince Siyanbola Oladigbolu, who is running for the position of Alaafin of Oyo in Oyo State, has disputed rumors that he has dropped out of the race, stating that he will not be deceived into leaving the royal race. Om’Oba Siyanbola denied in a Thursday statement he provided to LEADERSHIP that he had met with … Read more
The interim Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has been charged by the lead bishop of the Worldwide Anglican Church (WAC) in Nigeria, Rt. Rev. Seun Adeoye, with developing aggressive plans to combat the country’s security situation. Adeoye also gave him the advice to develop contemporary police models that will make it simple to identify … Read more
A small drama occurred on Wednesday at the well-known Kano Road in Kaduna when a group of beggars refused to accept some old 1,000 Naira bills that a kind stranger had given them. The journalist who saw the scenario described how a young man was approached by three beggars in wheelchairs as he exited a … Read more
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga has condemned what he called intentional mendacious efforts to create an atmosphere of mistrust between himself and the Presidential candidate of the party, Mr Peter Obi. This was contained in a statement he personally signed on Saturday, made available to Xandertech. Edeoga said his … Read more
The search for the abducted caretaker committee chairman of Takum Local Government Council of Taraba State, Boyi Manja, has begun. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abdullahi Usman, who on Sunday made the confirmation to our reporter in Jalingo, said the reinforcement of security operatives, whom according to him, are on the trail of the abductors, … Read more