Police, netizens trade words over IGP secretary’s ‘N1m’ Samsung phone, luxury watch
Muyiwa Adejobi, the public relations officer of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), says it is ridiculous for Nigerians to believe that officers can not afford expensive phones. Adejobi, while responding to a query on his X handle, on Saturday, said netizens need to be “straight and be objective” when questioning police officers’ source […]
Gunmen abduct CAC members ‘travelling for burial’ in Ondo
Some members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo state capital have been abducted. The Ondo police command confirmed the abduction on Saturday. The church members were reportedly travelling for a burial ceremony when they were attacked and abducted by gunmen at Ifon in Ose LGA of the […]
Omo-Agege: Tribunal judgment unexpected, but we keep hope alive
Ovie Omo-Agege, a former deputy senate president, said the judgment of the Delta state governorship tribunal which dismissed his case against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is unexpected. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sheriff Oborevwori, the PDP candidate, as the winner of the Delta state governorship election held on March […]
Tribunal affirms Umo Eno’s election as Akwa Ibom governor
The Akwa Ibom electoral petition tribunal has affirmed the election of Umo Eno as the governor of the state. In a judgement delivered on Friday, the tribunal dismissed the petition marked EPT/AKW/GOV/01/2023 instituted by Albert Bassey and his party, the Young Progressives Party (YPP), which challenged the election of the Akwa Ibom state […]
Newspaper Headlines: Atiku merely on fishing expedition, Tinubu tells US court
News reports on the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) shunning a last-minute meeting with the federal government over a proposed indefinite strike dominate the cover pages of the dailies. Source: Top Stories
Planned strike: NLC adamant, shuns meeting with FG
The meeting between the federal government and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) scheduled to hold on Friday to prevent the looming nationwide strike by the union failed to take place. Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, and Simon Lalong, minister of labour and employment, were at the presidential […]
Abdullahi Sule: CBN will use NNPC’s $3bn loan to stabilise naira — but Cardoso needs time to plan
Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa state, says the $3 billion loan announced by the National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in August will be used by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stabilise the naira. The naira had weakened to N1,000 per dollar in the parallel market on Tuesday, as exchange rate […]
‘A disservice to Nigerians’ — PDP tackles Tinubu over appeal to stop release of his academic records
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Bola Tinubu’s appeal against the release of his academic records shows he is “concealing” something. Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP, had approached the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to produce relevant documents showing academic information of Tinubu who claimed […]
FAAC: FG, states, LGAs shared N1trn in August — up by N192bn
The federation account allocation committee (FAAC) says it shared N1.1 trillion among the three tiers of government in August 2023. The figure represents an increase of N192.46 billion compared to N907.54 billion in July 2023. The committee disclosed this in a communiqué issued on Friday at the end of its September meeting in […]
Delta guber: I’ll appeal ‘flawed’ tribunal judgment, says Omo-Agege
Ovie Omo-Agege, a former deputy senate president, says he will appeal the judgment of the Delta state governorship tribunal which dismissed his case challenging the election outcome. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sheriff Oborevwori, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the Delta state governorship election […]