THREE days to the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, some aspirants have expressed displeasure over the process adopted by the leadership of the party. The primary is scheduled to be held on Saturday. Seven of the aspirants, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Chief Olusola Oke, SAN, WaleContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, promised harsh consequences for persons who pit themselves against Nigeria’s sovereignty and security. He also said his administration had made considerable gains against banditry and kidnapping through intensified campaigns buoyed by intelligence gathering. “Those who think they can threaten the sovereignty of Nigeria will haveContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to decide on separate applications praying for the restoration of the bail granted to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court, on the said date, will also consider the application that the IPOB leaderContinue Reading
Wema Bank has said that it has removed and suspended about seven fintech partners from its payment gateway platform over fraudulent activities. This is as the bank unveiled an anti-fraud campaign to protect its customers and other Nigerians against fraudulent activities perpetrated by some wallet accounts and fintech partners. AContinue Reading
Ahead of Thursday’s National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, 60 lawmakers opposed to the leadership of the party’s acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, have said that the group is not supporting former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, ex-Kogi State Deputy Governor, Philip Salawu, or any other personContinue Reading
THE Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, on Wedneday, foiled an attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest the immediate-past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, at his 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja residence. The operatives of the anti-graft agency had stormed the street around 9.30Continue Reading
A former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, has denied claims that the Ninth Assembly under his leadership approved the $350m World Bank loan obtained by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, set up a fact-finding committee to probe allContinue Reading
THE arrangements and programme of activities for the final burial of the late former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, have been slated to begin in Awka, the state capital, on Friday. Ezeife, popularly called ‘Okwadike’, was Anambra State governor from January 2, 1992, to November 1993, during theContinue Reading
Policemen attached to the Ilasan Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, Micheal Adeyeye, Biodun Iyiola, Adeleye Dotun, and Habeeb Azeez, for allegedly withdrawing N1.4m from a victim’s account during a one-chance robbery in the state. According to a statement shared by he state Police PublicContinue Reading
The Central Bank governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the recent depletion of the nation’s foreign reserves was used to settle debts owed to international creditors and not to defend the naira as widely claimed. The governor disclosed this at the ongoing International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings held in Washington D.CContinue Reading