Governors cannot be prosecuted for allegedly inciting remarks made about the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s naira redesign policy, according to Usman Baba, the IGP. After the national security council meeting that President Muhammadu Buhari presided over on Wednesday, Baba spoke with journalists. Kaduna governor Nasir el-Rufai and Ogun governor Dapo Abiodun have both publicly … Read more
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has decried the destruction of national monuments through the mining activities of Chinese companies in the state and the country in general. Bello stated this while performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Zuma Smart City and Resort in Chachi, behind Zuma Rock, Tafa Local Government Area in the … Read more
Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has dissolved his cabinet ahead of the May 29 handing over. Jigawa State Commissioner of Information Youth Sports and Culture, Alhaji Bala Ibrahim, disclosed this after the state valedictory executive council meeting presided over by Gov Abubakar. He said the dissolution affected the Secretary to the State Government … Read more
A former acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hilliard Etta, has revealed why Senator Orji Uzor Kalu cannot become the President of the Senate. Etta, while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show program on Wednesday, claimed that Kalu didn’t contribute much to the party’s success in the 2023 general elections. He … Read more
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), says it will appeal a ruling by a Federal High Court, Abuja nullifying its powers to impose fines on erring broadcast stations. NBC’s reaction to the Wednesday ruling by Justice James Omotosho is contained in a statement signed by its Director General, Balarabe Shehu Illelah. Omotosho, while ruling on a … Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that Jane Nnamani, the late wife of former Senate President, Ken Nnaman, was kind, compassionate and God-fearing. Jonathan said this while condoling with Nnamani over the death of Jane. The former President, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, in Abuja on Tuesday, described the death … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been assured by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it will not experience cash shortages during the 2023 general election. When INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu visited CBN headquarters on Tuesday, the apex bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made this clear. Fuel scarcity and the dearth of naira … Read more
Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal politician, claims that the apparent indecision of the most recent administration explains the excitement around some of the current administration’s actions. According to xanderetch, President Bola Tinubu’s decision to suspend Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and AbdulRasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and … Read more
The recent MI-171 helicopter mishap involving the Nigerian Air Force that resulted in the deaths of some troops has prompted a response from Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP. Obi, who expressed his sadness over the terrible tragedy, bemoaned the level of insecurity that still embarrasses and costs the country valuable lives and property, … Read more
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the leader of the Senate, has made a plea to all levels of government, particularly the federal government, to establish strong partnerships with states so that investments can be made in the nation’s huge and rich cultural potentials to boost the economy. According to Bamidele, governments’ diversification into the growth of the … Read more