Archive for May 19th, 2023

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, has alleged that Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) begged him for two million dollars. On Wednesday, the Zamfara governor asked the EFCC chairman to ensure that the agency’s probe did not target only outgoing governors but also officials in the presidency. […]

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has challenged Bello Matawalle to write a petition against him if has committed any form of financial infractions.  Speaking with BBC Hausa on Thursday, Bawa asked Matawalle, Zamfara governor, to report any governor who has committed financial crimes to the EFCC. […]

A high court of the federal capital territory (FCT) has granted an order staying the execution of a judgment which suspended Julius Abure as the chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Hamza Muazu, the presiding judge, granted the order on Friday, following a notice of appeal filed by Abure and other defendants in […]

 Yisha’u Ahmed, director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says the scheme is not responsible for the discharge certificate controversy surrounding Peter Mbah, the Enugu governor-elect.  In February, NYSC issued a letter signed by Ibrahim Muhammad, the scheme’s director of certifications, saying the certificate belonging to Mbah was not issued by the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive accountant-general of the federation. Mohammed Ahmed, director of communications, office of the head of civil service, announced Madein’s appointment, in a statement on Friday. The appointment took effect on May 18, 2023. Prior to her appointment, Madien […]

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says the US is aware that Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), lost the presidential election. Keyamo spoke in response to Obi’s comments about the telephone conversation between Antony Blinken, US secretary of state and Bola Tinubu, the president-elect. The […]

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says the world will miss the leadership acumen of President Muhammadu Buhari when he leaves office.  Akufo-Addo spoke on Friday while unveiling two books written on the legacies of Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja. Buhari will leave office on May 29 after serving a two-term of eight […]

Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, says the newly inaugurated VIP wing of the state house medical centre will end health tourism for future presidents. President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the N21 billion presidential wing of the Aso Villa medical centre on Friday. Aisha said the facility would eliminate the need for Bola […]

Subomi Balogun, founder and former chairman of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has died at the age of 89. Family sources told ThisDay that he died in London on Friday morning. A direct descendant of Oba Tunwase of Ijebu-Ode, Balogun held the chieftaincy title of Otunba Tunwase of Ijebuland. He was also […]