Makinde approves March 11 for installation of new Olubadan
Seyi Makinde, the Oyo governor, has approved March 11 for the installation of the new Olubadan of Ibadan. The approval was contained in a letter addressed to Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan designate, and signed by Bashir Olanrewaju, permanent secretary, ministry of local government and chieftaincy matters in Oyo. The governor also congratulated […]
Udom Emmanuel sacks chief of staff amid party crisis over zoning
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom, has relieved Ephraim Inyang-eyen of his duties as chief of staff. The decision to sack Inyang-enen was conveyed in a letter signed by Emmanuel Ekuwuem, secretary to the state government (SSG), and dated February 22, 2022. According to the letter, Inyang-eyen was sacked over the need […]
PDP: Buhari’s refusal to sign electoral bill may cause violence
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the delay in signing the electoral act amendment bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari is causing tension in the country. Debo Ologunagba, PDP publicity secretary, said this on Tuesday at a media briefing in Abuja. The opposition party’s spokesman said the “growing tension” has the potential […]
People would be trekking from Lagos to Ibadan if I hadn’t intervened, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says without his rail and road projects, people would be trekking from Lagos to Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The president said by prioritising infrastructure projects, particularly the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and rail line, hardship was reduced. Buhari spoke on Tuesday at the presidential villa while addressing a delegation from […]
‘We are on the same page’ — APC governors agree on convention date, zoning formula
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) say they are on the same page on issues bordering on the national convention and zoning arrangement. After meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, Atiku Bagudu, chairman of the APC governors’ forum, said they are in support of the new date for the party’s national […]
Babatunde Ogunnaike, co-author of national anthem, is dead
Babatunde Ogunnaike, one of the authors of the Nigerian national anthem, is dead. He was said to have died on February 20. He became a co-author of the national anthem after his submission for a competition organised by the federal government, calling for entries for lyrics for the new national anthem, was […]
Court okays NDLEA’s request to detain DCP Abba Kyari for 14 days
A federal high court in Abuja has granted an application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to further detain Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), and six others for 14 days. The NDLEA told the court that the suspects are currently the subject of a drug trafficking investigation. […]
Buhari meets with APC governors amid convention saga
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the presidential villa in Abuja. The meeting is coming amid the rigmarole surrounding the national convention of the ruling party. The party has fixed its convention for March 26 while March 12 was earmarked as the date it […]
N450m Diezani bribe: Sarah Ochekpe, ex-minister, sentenced to six years imprisonment
A federal high court in Jos, Plateau state capital, has sentenced Sarah Ochekpe, the former minister of water resources, to six years imprisonment. Ochekpe was a minister in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. She was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2018 for allegedly collecting N450 […]
UK imposes sanctions on five Russian banks, three billionaires over Ukraine invasion
The United Kingdom (UK) says it is sanctioning five Russian banks and three wealthy individuals. The development is coming after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. Addressing parliament on Tuesday, Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, said the sanction was the “first tranche” and “first barrage” of measures in response to […]