Emefiele opens Twitter account, denies buying jets for presidential campaign
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has denied purchasing aircraft to support a campaign for him to contest the presidency in 2023. Online reports had surfaced earlier on Wednesday indicating that the CBN governor had bought “three airplanes” for his presidential campaign, and that he had also been asked […]
Each state should control its resources, says Akinwumi Adesina on restructuring
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says restructuring Nigeria should be focused on ensuring economic viability of states. He said this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture titled ‘Nigeria — A Country of Many Nations: A Quest for National Integration’, at an event to celebrate the 80th birthday of Enoch […]
Ngige: Nigerians would be refugees in Niger, Cameroon without strong leader like Buhari
Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says Nigerians would have become refugees in Cameroon and Niger but for the “strong leadership” of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ngige spoke on Wednesday after his induction as an honorary fellow of the Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Governance (INSLEC) in Abuja. The minister also said without […]
Gunmen attack voters, journalists during LG poll in Enugu
Gunmen, on Wednesday, attacked journalists and voters during an invasion of ward where the local government election in Enugu state was taking place. The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ESIEC) scheduled Wednesday for elections for the 17 chairperson and 260 councillorship positions in the state. Although the elections went on peacefully in parts […]
Constitution amendment: Reps panel makes U-turn, proposes immunity for senate president, speaker
The house of representatives special ad hoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution has recommended immunity for presiding officers of the national assembly and judicial officers. The recommendation was contained in a report laid before the house on Wednesday by Idris Wase, chairman of the committee. Wase is the deputy […]
Chairman from north-central, secretary from south-west — the ‘equitable’ APC zoning el-Rufai spoke about
Ahead of its national convention billed for March 26, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally set the ball rolling by zoning party positions. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday after President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with APC governors, Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna governor, said the northern zone would have the positions the southern […]
Trump praises ‘genius’ Putin over deployment of Russian troops into Ukraine
Former US President Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin for deploying Russian troops into Ukraine. Amid the escalating tension between Ukraine and Russia, on Tuesday, Putin ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what he called a “peacekeeping mission”. The order came hours after he signed decrees recognising the independence […]
Matawalle picks APC senator as deputy governor — after Gusau’s impeachment
The Zamfara state house of assembly has confirmed Muhammad Hassan Nasiha, an All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, as the new deputy governor. Earlier on Wednesday, the state lawmakers impeached Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, the former deputy governor who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The impeachment came shortly after the […]
Zamfara assembly impeaches deputy governor
The Zamfara house of assembly has impeached Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, deputy governor of the state. The state lawmakers impeached the deputy governor during a plenary session on Wednesday. Earlier, the house had received the report of the seven-member committee set up by Kulu Aliyu, chief judge of the state, to investigate the […]
Court orders interim forfeiture of 10 properties linked to Yari
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered an interim forfeiture of 10 properties linked to Abdulaziz Yari, former Zamfara governor. Obiora Egwuatu, the presiding judge, gave the order on Wednesday, following an ex-parte motion moved by Osuobeni Akponimisingha, a lawyer to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). […]