Ahead of Monday’s inauguration, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make public his assets. SERAP disclosed this on Sunday in a statement by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. The group called on the incoming administration to walk the talk concerning its electoral promises. SERAP added that the … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said that the deadline for the naira swap will not be extended again. Nigerians had asked the CBN to move the deadline for the swap from January 31 to February 10. On Sunday, they did so. Emefiele told journalists in Lagos on Friday that the … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State chapter, has warned that the incoming leadership of the 10th National Assembly, NASS, should not be used as a divisive tool. The Chairman of CAN, Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab stated this in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Hayab said he had been following the developments … Read more
The House of Representatives has summoned the Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya and the Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor over an alleged attack on a Benue lawmaker, Kpam Sokpo. The resolution followed a motion moved by Mark Gbillah on Wednesday. In his motion, Mr Gbillah said the soldiers attacked the lawmaker alongside some … Read more
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
Canadian rapper, Drake won $1.84 million after New Zealander-Nigerian fighter, Israel Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim his Middleweight title. Adesanya produced a brutal second-round knockout to seal a victory over long-term rival Pereira. Recall that the Last Stylebender lost his title to the Brazilian fighter last year. His victory puts … Read more