Presidential ambition: PDP calls for Emefiele’s resignation as CBN gov
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the resignation of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, following his speculated presidential ambition ahead of the 2023 general election. Emefiele has been rumoured to be vying for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the next year polls. The PDP, in a...
BBNaija’s Tega: My marriage crashed in 2020
The marriage of one of the housemates in the Shine Ya Eye edition of the Big Brother Naija show, Tega Dominic, has crashed. Tega confirmed the end of her marriage via her Instagram story on Friday. The Big Brother Naija star disclosed that her marriage ended two years ago after one of her fans asked to reveal her marital status to...
Buhari to EFCC: Avoid being used for partisan politics
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, admonished the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to avoid being used for partisan politics or to settle personal disputes. The President, who gave the warning at the unveiling of EFCC’s Standard Operating Procedures, Policies and Manuals, at the State House in Abuja, urged the Commission to focus on serving the nation and entrenching good...
Troops capture terrorists’ stronghold in Sambisa forest, seize weapons
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have captured the stronghold of the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Ukuba/Camp Zairo in Sambisa forest. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made the disclosure via a statement on Friday, adding that the troops also seized weapons from the terrorists. Onyeuko said the feat was achieved on Thursday in a...
Court adjourns ruling on OAU student’s murder case
An Osun High Court in Osogbo, on Friday, adjourned to March 30, ruling in the murder case of Timothy Adegoke, a post-graduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State. The presiding judge and Chief Justice of Osun State, Adepele Ojo, gave the order after listening to the defence counsel’s plea on no-case submission and the prosecution’s reply. Mr...
Osinbajo departs Nigeria for Ghana
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, departed Lagos for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Friday, said the summit would focus on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the region. The vice president will join other leaders...
FG to states: Remove Right of Way barriers for power grid
The Federal Government (FG) has directed affected states to remove Right of Way barriers in order to fast-track the expansion and strengthening of the national power grid. The move, according to the FG, would help to avoid some of the recent disruptions to electric power supply in the country. This was one of the deliberations of the National Economic Council (NEC)...
$418m debt: Court dismisses 36 govs’ suit against FG
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the $418 million Paris Club debt suit filed by the 36 state governments against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. “I do not see any merit in this case on the whole and I hereby dismiss it for lack of merit,” Justice Ekwo said. The...
FG: Nigeria lost $3.27bn to crude oil theft in 14 months
The Federal Government has revealed that about $3.27 billion worth of crude oil has been lost to vandalism over the past 14 months, saying oil theft has become a threat to the country’s corporate and economic existence. This was contained in a presentation by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) during a stakeholders’ engagement on oil theft in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: NATO never 'more united': Biden US President Joe Biden says that Russia's President Vladimir Putin has failed to divide the West with his war on Ukraine. "NATO has never, never been more united than it is today. Putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he intended to have as a consequence...
