Boss Mustapha: Nigeria’s security situation improving — separatist threats have reduced
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says the security situation in Nigeria has improved. Mustapha said this on Thursday while delivering a keynote address in Kaduna, at an event with the theme, ‘Stakeholders Engagement on the Current Security Situation in the North-West’. He said insurgency in the north-east […]
EXPLAINER: Transfer embargo, no contract renewal… how UK’s sanction on Abramovich will affect Chelsea
On Thursday, Roman Abramovich, Chelsea FC owner, was slammed with sanctions by the UK government, as all his assets, including the football club, were frozen over his perceived connection with President Vladimir Putin. Abramovich was penalised alongside six other Russian oligarchs in what the UK government described as a “£15 billion sanction hit” […]
Akeredolu: ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ governors backed Buni to circumvent will of APC members
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, says some “Yahoo Yahoo governors” in the All Progressives Congress (APC) supported Mai Mala Buni, Yobe governor, to circumvent the will of party members. Buni was booted out of office as chairman of the national caretaker committee of the APC after his plan to scuttle the party’s […]
Security vote: Governors fund police more than FG, says Fayemi
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, says the police get more funding from states than from the federal government. The governor said this on Thursday, while commenting on security vote at a panel discussion organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in partnership with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD). Security […]
Lagos-Ibadan train stops abruptly after ‘running out of diesel’
A Lagos-Ibadan train, on Thursday, stopped abruptly after “running out of diesel”. According to a Twitter user, King Isaiah Obadore, who was reportedly on the train, the crew members said the train stopped moving because it had exhausted diesel. “Boarded Train from Ibadan to Lagos. We’re still stuck in the forest with […]
Earnings to take a hit as Nigeria’s oil production drops to 1.25m bpd
Nigeria’s oil production dropped in February to an average of 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd) from 1.39 million the previous month. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) disclosed this in its latest crude oil and condensate production data for February 2022. The report, seen by TheCable, showed that the drop […]
NURTW suspends MC Oluomo indefinitely over ‘misconduct, insubordination’
The national leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has suspended Musiliu Akinsanya, chairman of the Lagos state chapter, over alleged misconduct, insubordination and incitement. The indefinite suspension of Akinsaya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, was contained in a letter signed by Kabiru Yau, general secretary of the national body, […]
THE AFTERMATH: Is a constitutional crisis looming in Ebonyi state?
David Umahi probably didn’t see it coming. Almost three years into his second term as Ebonyi governor and currently nursing a presidential ambition, the tide has turned and he is currently in a legal battle to retain his governorship seat. On Tuesday, a federal high court in Abuja sacked the Ebonyi governor, Eric […]
Tinubu: APC must not become like other parties — we should be democratic and fair
Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be “fair” in its dealings. The presidential aspirant said the party would be able to make more impact on the country if its internal processes are democratic. Tinubu’s comment comes in the wake of the controversial leadership change […]
Russian economy in ‘shock’ over Western sanctions, says Kremlin
The Kremlin says Russia’s economy was experiencing a shock amid ‘unprecedented’ economic sanctions by Western nations. According to Reuters, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, told reporters during a conference call on Thursday that measures were being taken to curb the effect of the war on the country. The United States and its allies […]