Kingsley Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has characterized Godwin Emefiele as the worst governor of the national bank. According to Moghalu, Emefiele failed to ensure Naira…
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INEC issues certificates of return to 16 Plateau members-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday awarded certificates of return to 16 Plateau State House of Assembly members-elect. The members-elect were declared the winners of the March 18 elections after…
I will not regret fighting for Nigeria during civil war – Babangida
General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), former military President of Nigeria, claimed on Saturday that he had no regrets about participating in the country’s civil war from 1967 to 1970. Babangida made the remarks…
Gunmen kidnap medical doctor, many others while travelling for Christmas
A medical doctor and his son have reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen in Otukpa, Benue State, along the Enugu-Makurdi Federal route. On Saturday, it was learned that the travelers were kidnapped on…
JUST IN: Emefiele regains freedom from Kuje prison
Godwin Emefiele, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting his bail condition. Emefiele was reportedly freed on Friday, December 22,…
Rivers crisis: How PDP leaders stopped Fubara from resigning – Ex-PANDEF scribe
Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, the National Coordinator of the South-South Leadership Forum, has stated that the intervention of some PDP leaders prevented Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike from resigning before the leadership feud…
BREAKING: Labour Party drops appeal against gov Fubara, hints on ‘deal’
The Labour Party (LP) has dropped its petition opposing the election of Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 election. The LP had disputed Fubara’s…
Ondo: Acting gov, Aiyedatiwa, suspends Akeredolu’s appointee
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the acting governor of Ondo State, has temporarily suspended Bola Alabi, the head of protocol to the sick Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. This came after the House of Assembly declared Mr…
FAAC shares N1.08trn to FG, states, local govts
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) distributed N1.088.783 trillion in November revenue to the Federal Government, States, and Local Government Councils (LGCs). This is according to the communique published by the FAAC…
Wike presents N17.109bn 2024 FCTA budget to National Assembly
On Friday, Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, presented the N17,109,746,531.00 National Appropriation Bill for 2024 before a joint session of the Senate and House FCT committees. This is the…