Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to show cause on why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele should not be allowed to contest the …
Read More »CBN Governor Can Run For President, Ozekhome Tells Court
Merged Photos of Mike Ozekhome SAN and CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to order that he “cannot be hindered, stopped or precluded from participating, voting or being voted for at the convention …
Read More »BREAKING: Varsities to remain shut as ASUU extends strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) early Monday morning extended the ongoing strike by 12 weeks. The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja. A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government …
Read More »Lagos residents protest Eko DisCo’s ‘outrageous’ billing
Tinuade Sanda, MD, EKEDC Residents of Ebute-Metta in Lagos State on Sunday protested against the “outrageous estimated billing system” by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the residents trooped out into Apapa Road and moved to Oyingbo, at about 4.00 p.m., to …
Read More »2023: Emefiele keeps mum as 3 groups purchase APC nomination form for CBN Gov.
LAGOS. 06/05/21. Ahead of the 2023 presidential race, three different groups have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Form for the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The groups, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, said Emefiele …
Read More »Oil Producers Don’t Have Capacity To Replace Supply From Russia, Says OPEC
OPEC Secretary General, Mohammed Barkindo/Twitter The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has stated that the loss of crude oil and other liquids exports of more than seven million barrels per day from Russia could not be replaced. This is just as the Organisation has revised the demand for crude oil …
Read More »ASUU Says FG Funding ‘War Entrepreneurs’ Instead Of Education
Artwork describing ASUU strike merged with federal government meeting with lecturers Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday said a smarter way to preserve the future of Nigeria is for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to fund education and stop the over two months old strike, instead putting all …
Read More »BOLA OLADUNJOYE: The Breath of Fresh Political Air Eti-Osa 2 Needs in the Lagos House of Assembly Come 2023
In an era where economic hardship and constantly rising cost of living has become a hydra-headed problem for the teeming mass of average Nigerians, the only true way forward towards actualizing the goals of a true democracy is by electing competent leaders who will truly represent the electorate with a …
Read More »Abia: Journalist, Okoro Uchenna declares for Arochukwu assembly seat, picks APC forms
With the promise to offer quality representation, Okoro Uchenna Kalu, a young journalist and former banker, has declared his intention to represent Arochukwu State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly in 2023. Kalu, who obtained the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination forms for the constituency seat at the …
Read More »My NGO shared 200 vehicles, not me – Malami
Cars shared by Malami Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s attorney general and minister of justice, has said it was his foundations that shared 200 Mercedes and Toyota SUVs to long-term workers of the NGOs and not officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi. In an interactive session with journalists on …
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