Civil society groups numbering about 120 have set aside Monday, June 12, to protest petrol subsidy fraud and the hike in fuel prices since the announcement of the subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu. The groups said they had observed the hardship and anarchy that the transfer of the cost […]
Politics
69 posts
The Department of State Services is likely to approach the court on Tuesday to obtain an order to keep the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, in its custody for as long as his interrogation will last. A source in the DSS confided in one of […]
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Saturday declined the request by the Labour Party, LP and its candidate, Peter Obi to serve specific written questions on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, related to its plans, preparations and conduct of the 2023 presidential elections. The questions, known […]
A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, was filled with emotion on Saturday when he spoke at the valedictory session of the Senate. He sought to establish his love for the country and the progress of all but wondered why many saw what he said as hypocrisy. According […]
A video of security operatives surrounding suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at an unnamed airport is currently trending on social media. In the video, the longest serving CBN governor in history was seen dressed in a native attire and a matching cap. A Toyota Hilux vehicle […]
The Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja on Saturday struck out an application filed by the flagbearer of the Labour party, Peter Obi, which sought to extract answers from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, regarding its claim that ‘technological glitches’ prevented electronic transmission of the 2023 presidential election […]
The department of State Services, DSS have arrested Godwin Emefiele, the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. His arrest is coming shortly after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered his suspension and directed that he immediately hands over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor in charge of […]
President Bola Tinubu is set to address the nation on Monday, June 12, in commemoration of Democracy Day. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume who disclosed this at a world press conference in Abuja on Friday, revealed that this year’s Democracy Day would be a low-key affair […]
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in the February 25 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje at the Aso Rock. Kwankwaso was one of the opposition presidential candidate that contested […]
Tolu Ogunlesi, a former aide to President Buhari, says he is curious to see if former President Olusegun Obasanjo, will summon boldness to write any letter to President Bola Tinubu. In a tweet shared on his handle this afternoon, Ogunlesi recalled the time Obasanjo in the past ‘’used and abuse […]