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
A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and three others from proceeding with their renewed probe of Senate President Bukola Saraki. Also to be affected by the restraining orders issued on Tuesday by Justice Taiwo Taiwo areContinue Reading
A combined team of security operatives from the Army, Police and Civil Defence have barricaded the premises of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The appellate court serves as the venue for the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Details later… ChannelsTVContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has observed that the relationship between the Executive and the Legislature in the current dispensation has been less than desirable. Speaking at the breaking of fast he hosted for the leadership of the National Assembly led by Senate President Bukola Saraki at the State House Tuesday evening, PresidentContinue Reading
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday dissociated the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) from a document calling for the overthrow of the Muhammadu Buhari democratically-elected administration. Navy Capt. Muhammed Wabi, Deputy Director of Defence Information accused a group, “Nigerian Continuity and Progress (NCP)’’ as being behind the document. Wabi allegedContinue Reading
When he was preparing for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Ekene Franklin Ezeunala said his target was to make a score of 370 out of a possible 400. The SS3 pupil of Meiran Community Secondary School, Meiran, Lagos, made 347 – and he is still happy with himself.Continue Reading
