Burkina Faso military junta foils coup plot — second attempt this month
Burkina Faso’s military junta says it has thwarted a coup attempt following information from security and intelligence services. In a statement read out on national television on Wednesday, the authorities said the alleged perpetrators “had the sinister intention of attacking the institutions of the Republic and plunging the country into chaos”. “At […]
Newspaper Headlines: Insecurity threatens November off-cycle polls, says INEC
Reports on Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political group, demanding that former president Olusegun Obasanjo apologises to Oyo monarchs for “ordering them around”, permeates the front pages of Nigerian dailies. Source: Top Stories
Sources: Ex-FIRS boss Nami approved N11bn ‘suspicious’ payments after his exit
After his sudden exit as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami went on to approve N6 billion as payments to several contractors and consultants, TheCable can report. Nami, who was succeeded by Zacchaeus Adedeji, greenlit the payments two days after he was sacked on September 14, according to documents […]
Wike sacks FCTA heads of parastatals, agencies
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has terminated the appointments of the heads of parastatals, agencies and companies under the FCT administration. Anthony Ogunleye, director of press in the office of the minister, announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to Ogunleye, the directive of the minister […]
‘Attempt to ridicule Obaship’ — Afenifere asks Obasanjo to apologise to Oyo monarchs
Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political group, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tender a public apology to Oyo monarchs. During the commissioning of a road project in Oyo on September 15, Obasanjo had ordered the monarchs who were present at the occasion to stand to greet Seyi Makinde, governor of the state. […]
Tribunal upholds Nwifuru’s election as governor of Ebonyi
The Ebonyi governorship election petitions tribunal has affirmed Francis Nwifuru as the duly elected governor of the state. Nwifuru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 199, 131 votes to defeat Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 80, 191 votes. Bernard Odoh, the candidate of the All […]
DSS creates directorate of strategic comms to sustain public engagement
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has created a directorate of public relations and strategic communications to sustain public engagement. In a statement on Wednesday, the secret police announced Peter Afunanya as the pioneer supervising director of the unit. Afunanya joined the DSS in 1999 and was appointed as the […]
Report: Afreximbank approaches oil traders to finance $3bn loan to NNPC
Afreximbank is approaching oil traders to finance a $3 billion loan to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, which is central to the country’s efforts to support the naira. On August 16, 2023, the NNPC secured a $3 billion emergency crude repayment loan to support the naira and stabilise the foreign exchange (FX) […]
Air Force bombs IPOB, ESN hideouts in Imo, Anambra
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the air component of Operation Udo Ka II has destroyed several hideouts of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo and Anambra states. ESN is the paramilitary outfit of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a statement issued on Wednesday, Edward Gabkwet, NAF’s public […]