Olamide Oladiji, the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, has called on the people of the state to put Gov Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in prayers for quick recovery. Oladiji, who urged the people not to despair, appealed that rumours being peddled around about the state of the governor’s health should be stopped. The speaker…
The immediate-past governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has said that President Bola Tinubu will not leave him and the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai out of his government because of their role in his emergence as president. He stressed that due to his loyalty, El-Rufai will play a major role in Tinubu’s…
The Labour Party, LP, has condemned the suspension of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, by President Bola Tinubu, stating that he lacks the power to do so. The opposition party described the President’s action as vindictive and unconstitutional, urging him to go after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood…
The Department of State Security, DSS, has debunked reports claiming it has arrested and detained the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Shortly after the Presidency issued a statement announcing Emefiele’s suspension, there have been reports claiming he was immediately arrested by the DSS. The security agency has now taken to…
The immediate-past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for suspending Godwin Emefiele as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Last night, President Tinubu suspended Emefiele and directed him to immediately hand over to the Apex bank’s Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate) Folashodun Shonubi. Reacting to the development, Wike…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, met with traditional rulers and their representatives from across the country at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. This is coming after the president met with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, an assembly of the 36 State Governors, at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. Present at the meeting…
Some election officials have testified against Nigeria’s apex electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission. Three ad-hoc presiding officers of INEC, testified against the electoral umpire and President Bola Tinubu on Friday, saying despite being trained before the 2023 polls, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machine failed to transmit the scanned result sheet of the…
The Electricity Act 2023 has been signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Recall that the act was initially passed by lawmakers in July 2022. The Electricity Act will replace the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005. It provides a framework to guide the post-privatization phase of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI)…
Nigeria’s number one man, President Bola Tinubu has signed a new bill into law. The President signed into law the bill on uniform retirement age for judicial officers. Tinubu signed the bill into law on Thursday. More to follow…
Ex Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that there is nothing stopping a woman from becoming the president of the country. Obasanjo who spoke at the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in Ogun Central Senatorial District, in Abeokuta, stated that Nigeria can gain experience from both genders….