The crisis rocking the Imo State House of Assembly few weeks to the end of its tenure deepened, Thursday, with the resignation of the Deputy Speaker, Ugonna Ozurigbo. The resignation of the Deputy Speaker followed the Wednesday’s suspension of the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Acho Ihim and theContinue Reading
The senate has confirmed Godwin Emefiele for a second term as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate confirmed Emefiele’s second-term reappointment by President Muhammadu Buhari at plenary on Thursday. Lawmakers had instructed the committee on banking, insurance, and other financial institution to summit a report on the renewalContinue Reading
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that his adoption of non-confrontational approach to politics has enabled him to record more mileage in governance, in terms of visible achievements during his first four years in office as the state’s chief executive officer. Okowa, who made the remarks while declaringContinue Reading
Senate Leader, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday spoke on his ambition to become Nigeria’s ninth Senate President. He told newsmen in Abuja that although his mission is to have a Senate and the National Assembly that will work for Nigerians, his ambition is not a do-or-die affair. Lawan, who mayContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, over the financial dealings of the National Assembly. The Nation gathered that apart from demanding records of the financial dealings of the National Assembly, Sani-Omolori was also questioned on the inauguration of the NinthContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Wednesday accused some defeated politicians in the just concluded general elections of being responsible for the current heightened situation in parts of the country. Buratai leveled the accusation in Maiduguri when he received the House Committee on Army led by itsContinue Reading
Twenty-one out of the 27 lawmakers of the Imo State House of Assembly on Wednesday suspended the Speaker, Acho Ihim. The suspension of Ihim came after he had adjourned the ongoing plenary and escaped with the maze after reading a letter announcing the lifting of the suspension placed on theContinue Reading
A Kano State High Court Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as null and void. Justice Nasiru Saminu gave the ruling following a suit by the plaintiff, Hon. Sule Gwarzo, against the Governor and the state government, forContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a five-day trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. Shehu said the trip is at the instance of Salman Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia. “President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the invitation of KingContinue Reading
The senate committee on banking, insurance and other financial institutions has approved of a second term for Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While screening Emefiele on Wednesday, members of the committee dismissed the allegations of stolen N500 billion at the apex bank. Rafiu Ibrahim, its chairman, saidContinue Reading
