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Friday, 26 January 2024 04:36

Atiku demands explanation for $3.3bn loan obtained by NNPC on FG’s behalf that’ll be repaid with $12bn in 5 years

PRESS RELEASE In what appears to be a landmark economic decision of the Bola Tinubu-led administration, the Federal Government last year, precisely on August 16, 2023 through the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) secured a $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan, which according to the NNPC, was to help give support to the Naira and stabilize the Foreign Exchange market. The curious thing about this transaction is that up till now, the Federal Government continues to keep mum about it, and the only information available to the public on the mega deal is coming only through unofficial sources from the…

Tuesday, 23 January 2024 04:59

Northern senators threaten legal action against relocation of CBN offices, FAAN to Lagos

Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has condemned the relocation of some departments in the Central Bank of Nigeria and the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos State. The senators called on the federal government to consider reversal of the relocated departments or ready to face legal actions. Suleiman Kawu, spokesperson of NSF, made the call in a statement on Monday. The CBN in an internal memo last week announced plans to transfer some of its departments to Lagos on the ground that its headquarters in Abuja is congested with staff. Similarly, the Minister of…

Tuesday, 23 January 2024 04:57

Plateau assembly members sacked by court say they’ll resume legislative duties

The 16 members of the Plateau house of assembly sacked by the court of appeal have resolved to resume legislative duties on Tuesday (today). In November 2023, the legislators who were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were sacked by the appeal court over a lack of party structure. The election of Caleb Mutfwang, governor of the state, was also nullified by the court for the same reason. However, Mutfwang’s sack was reversed by the supreme court on January 12. The apex court had ruled that the appeal court erred in its judgment. Speaking to journalists…

Monday, 22 January 2024 04:49

ACF joins Northern Elders in rejecting relocation of CBN, FAAN offices back to Lagos

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has kicked against plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate their offices to Lagos. The ACF, in a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, described the plans as a ploy to further under-develop northern Nigeria. The CBN had, in a circular issued on January 13, notified its staff about the plan to transfer its key operational directorates to Lagos to “decongest” its headquarters. “This initiative aims to ensure compliance with building safety standards and enhance the efficient utilisation of our office space.…

Saturday, 20 January 2024 04:56

Youths protest Supreme Court’s verdict affirming Sule as Nasarawa governor

A group of youths took to the streets on Friday to protest the verdict affirming Abdullahi Sule as governor of Nasarawa state. Channels Television reported that the protesters burnt tyres at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Lafia, capital of Nasarawa state. They also erected bonfires and blocked a highway that empties into Jos, the Plateau state capital. The activities of the protesters led to the abrupt closure of schools and businesses in Lafia, a town conterminous with the federal capital territory (FCT). BACKGROUND Following a petition by David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Nasarawa…

Thursday, 28 December 2023 04:44

Aiyedatiwa succeeds Akeredolu as Ondo governor

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the substantive governor of the state. Aiyedatiwa was sworn in on Wednesday at the government house, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, after the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo. In his acceptance speech, Aiyedatiwa asked the “people of Ondo State to continue to remember us in their prayers as we continue to emplace good governance in our dear State”. Akeredolu died on Wednesday morning at the age of 67. Before his death, the Ondo governor had been away from the state since June for medical treatment and returned on September 7.…

Tuesday, 19 December 2023 04:47

Tinubu brokers peace between Wike and Fubara on these settlement terms

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) and Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, have agreed to end the political feud between them. According to the resolutions reached at the end of a meeting held with President Bola Tinubu at the State House of Monday, all parties to the crisis in Rivers have agreed that all matters instituted in courts should “immediately” be withdrawn. In the eight-point resolution signed by Fubara, Wike, and other Rivers stakeholders, it was agreed that all impeachment proceedings against the governor should be dropped “immediately”. They also agreed that Martin Amaewhule should be…

Thursday, 14 December 2023 04:36

Rivers Govt explains why House of Assembly building was demolished

Rivers State Government has attributed the demolition of the House of Assembly complex to structural defects arising from explosion and fire outbreak. Joseph Johnson, the state’s commissioner for Information, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. Johnson said that the incident rendered the building unfit for human use, saying that there were visible cracks on the walls and the entire structure looked frail and unsafe for legislative business. He said that professional advice was sought on the integrity of the building, after Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s inspection visit to determine the level of damage. “After the assessment of…

Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:37

Yes, Trump can win the 2024 election. Here are four reasons why

James Oliphant He has been impeached twice, tried to thwart the peaceful transfer of power after losing the 2020 presidential election, faces scores of charges in multiple criminal cases, and his critics warn he is plotting to rule as an autocrat. Yet, Donald Trump could still return to the White House. Trump leads his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination by nearly 50 percentage points in national opinion polls, a remarkable comeback for a one-term president who three years ago appeared vanquished and humiliated. Here are four reasons why Trump could win the November 2024 electionagainst Democratic incumbent Joe Biden:…

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 04:38

PDP tells INEC to declare Rivers lawmakers’ seats vacant for defecting to APC

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seats of the 27 lawmakers at the River House Assembly vacant, for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Monday. Ologunagba said that by leaving the PDP, on which platform they were elected, their seats had become vacant. He said this was by virtue of the provision of Section 109 (1) (g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). “For the avoidance of…

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Monday, 04 December 2023 04:45

Nigeria’s electoral system so corrupt that ‘it's impossible for honest people to contest polls’ - Babangida Aliyu

Babangida Aliyu, a former governor of Niger state, says Nigeria’s corrupt electoral system has made it impossible for honest people to contest elections. Aliyu spoke on Saturday at the annual lecture and general meeting of the Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). The former governor said delegates for primary elections see the nomination process as an avenue to make money. “One of the issues that may erode the confidence in our system is in our election and electoral system, to the extent that some prominent Nigerians are questioning whether democracy is workable in Nigeria,” he…

Thursday, 23 November 2023 05:13

Confusion as appeal court’s CTC judgment affirms Kano gov’s election, yet sacks him

There was confusion in Kano State on Tuesday with the emergence of a Certified True Copy of the Court of Appeal judgment on the state gvernorship election. While the widely reported verdict of the court last Friday indicated that the appelate court upheld the decision of the petition tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa-Dederi, argued that CTC of the judgment showed that Yusuf’s Victory at the poll was affirmed by the appeal court. Isa-Dederi disclosed this while addressing a press conference Tuesday night. He said as indicated in the written judgment, the…

Thursday, 23 November 2023 05:12

Protest breaks out in Kano over Appeal Court ruling sacking governor

Protesters on Wednesday trooped out on the streets of Kano over the judgment which sacked Governor Abba Yusuf. The police tried hard to disperse the protesters who chanted: “We Want Justice.” The lower court had declared 165,663 votes of Yusuf, who contested under the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), invalid on the grounds that they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Last week, an Appeal Court panel had upheld the verdict of the tribunal led by Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023. The governor’s votes were then reduced to 853,939…

Wednesday, 22 November 2023 04:49

3 or 4 judges shouldn’t be able to upturn votes of millions of Nigerians who elected govs, others - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted verdicts of the Nigerians judges on the electoral disputes, saying three to five judges should not overturn decisions made by millions of voters during an election. Obasanjo described the powers vested in the hands of a few judges as “totally unacceptable.” The former President spoke in wake of the ongoing judgements of the Court of Appeal on the electoral disputes arising from 2023 elections in Nigeria. Only last week, three governors were sacked in separate judgements delivered by the judges of the Court of Appeal. The affected governors are, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State,…

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