The Governor Yahaya Bello-led administration in Kogi State has reportedly ordered chairmen of local governments in the state to compile a list of public school teachers who are not sympathetic to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The order came through his honourable commissioner for Education. Those on the list are …
Read More »I’ve not resigned from PDP – Sokoto deputy gov
Manir Muhammad Dan Iya, deputy governor of Sokoto, has denied resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a viral letter circulating online on Thursday, the Sokoto deputy governor allegedly wrote to his ward chairperson that he has resigned from the PDP. But Aminu Abdullahi Abubakar, the Director of Press …
Read More »Gov. Tambuwal’s deputy dumps PDP, joins APC
Mannir Dan’iya Mannir Dan’iya, the deputy governor of Sokoto State, has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), days before the 2023 general elections. The deputy governor, who is currently the Sokoto Central senatorial candidate of the PDP will be received by President Muhammadu Buhari …
Read More »Old naira notes: Supreme Court has no power to stop deadline – Malami
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation has challenged the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to suspend the scheduled deadline for the use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 Naira notes. Malami, in a preliminary objection he has filed on behalf of the Federal Government, a copy of which …
Read More »Kidnappers demand N150m ransom for C’River commissioner’s release
Gunmen who abducted Prof Gertrude Njar, the Cross River State Commissioner of Women Affairs, have demanded N150 million for her release, after eight days captivity. Agba Jalingo, publisher of Cross Rivers Watch, disclosed this in an update on his official Facebook page. The commissioner was abducted within the Mayne Avenue-Atamunu …
Read More »N805Million Fraud: Nigerian Senator, Nwaoboshi Finally Lands In Prison After Spending Months On The Run
The properties of the companies were also forfeited to the Nigerian Government. The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, who has been on the run for months after the Court of Appeal (Lagos Division) convicted and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment for money laundering, is …
Read More »Wike doles out N70 million to families of 3 slain police officers
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday doled out a total sum of N70 million to families of three police officers killed in an attack at the Rumuokoro flyover bridge, in Port Harcourt the state capital. A police officer who was also injured in the incident …
Read More »Naira, fuel crises: Sanwo-Olu rolls relief packages, slashes BRT, LAGFERRY fares
Sanwo-Olu addressing the media The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday announced the rolling out of relief packages for Lagosians to cushion the effect of CBN’s currency swap and fuel shortage that is biting hard on the people. The governor, in a press conference in Marina announced 50 percent …
Read More »N3bn fraud: Gov. Yahaya Bello’s nephew, 4 others remanded in prison
Ali Bello, a nephew of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remanded one Ali Bello, a nephew of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello after he was arraigned on 18- count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering to the tune …
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