Tinubu orders security agencies to find, prosecute perpetrators of Plateau killings
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the recent killings in Plateau state. On Saturday, gunmen killed nine persons and razed six houses in the Sabon Gari community located in Mangu LGA of the state. Jerry Datim, one of the leaders in the community, had […]
‘Abuse of office’: Court adjourns case against Malami to October
A high court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has adjourned the hearing of the case instituted against Abubakar Malami, a former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), over alleged abuse of office. Oluyemisi Adelaja, the presiding judge, on Monday, adjourned the case to October 17 to enable Malami to put up his defence. […]
Court orders EFCC to probe police lawyer in ‘felony’ suit against Stella Oduah
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the arrest and investigation of Ibrahim Mohammed, a prosecution lawyer in a suit filed against Stella Oduah, former minister of aviation. The federal government had preferred an eight-count charge against Oduah. The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/275/23 was filed before a federal high court in Abuja […]
Reps to CBN: Ask banks to stop demanding customers’ social media handles
The house of representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the directive that banks should collect and verify the social media handles of customers. The lower legislative passed the motion during the plenary session on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion sponsored by nine lawmakers. In the […]
Ondo: Akeredolu is NOT incapacitated | He will return to duty soon
The Ondo government says Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state, is not incapacitated and will return to duty soon. The clarification came after Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday said Akeredolu is hospitalised and in a state of “extreme incapacity”. Adamu said this when he met with […]
Olamilekan gets appropriations as Akpabio names chairs of senate committees
Godswill Akpabio, president of the senate, has appointed some senators to chair special committees in the upper legislative chamber. Akpabio also named a chairman of one of the standing committees during an announcement on the floor of the senate on Tuesday. The composition of the committees is in line with order 96 […]
Baba Go-fast is going slow?
For the first time in our history, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported that the British Pound crossed the N1,000 mark. Precisely, one British pound was traded at approximately N1,009 on Friday. Some see this as the success of President Bola Tinubu’s naira float policy. This group of people argue that the CBN […]
FG arraigns PDP’s Adebutu for alleged vote buying in Ogun
The federal government, on Monday, arraigned Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun in the 2023 elections, over alleged vote buying. Adebutu was arraigned at the Ogun state high court alongside nine others. Yemi Sanusi, chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun, had petitioned the inspector-general, […]
Newspaper Headlines: Petrol smuggling persists despite subsidy removal, says customs boss
Reports on petrol smuggling, crude oil theft, and violent attacks in Plateau state, dominate the front pages of the dailies. Source: Top Stories
‘Increase oversight, control money supply’ — Agora Policy advises CBN on taming inflation
Agora Policy, an Abuja-based think tank, has highlighted ways the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) can tame the country’s rising inflation. The think tank — founded by Waziri Adio, former executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) — made the recommendations in its latest report on Monday. The consumer price index […]