The Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, has accused a former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, of allegedly using the office of the National Security Adviser to create chaos in the state by smuggling the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, into the state. Gwarzo made the allegation on Saturday morning while […]
Saturday 25 May 2024 Labour eyes N100,000 minimum wage as NEC meets Monday NAHCON airlifts 16,794 pilgrims, Christians to pay N4.9m Sokoto communities where villagers spend 10 hours hunting for water in Niger Republic Edo LP suspends national chairman Abure for anti-party activities Court orders interim forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m assets linked to Emefiele Anxiety […]
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has been suspended from the party in Ward 3 in Arue-Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State for alleged high-handedness and anti-party activities. A letter of suspension dated May 14, 2024, and another letter of ratification dated May 15, 2024, both of […]
President Bola Tinubu has said that the past 12 months have been fulfilling for his administration despite the presence of some challenges that are being addressed frontally. According to the President, his administration has been able to stop Nigeria from bleeding which will propel it to prosperity. Tinubu spoke when he received a delegation […]
The Nigerian Army has dismissed four soldiers, Sani Munzani (24), Abubakar Auwalu (26), Abubakar Sani (23) and Muazu Hassan (22), for allegedly stabbing an official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kingsley Chimetalo, to death in Bida town, Niger State. The suspects were investigated, court martialed and dismissed by 18 Brigade, Nigerian […]
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. The order was contained in a statement on Saturday by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Sanusi Tofa. The governor said Bayero should be arrested for allegedly creating […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, says the offence of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is a difficult one and can only be resolved by a competent court of law. He added that since the matter was already in court, it […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retrenched nearly 200 employees across various departments in a bank-wide restructuring exercise. The latest round of job cuts across several departments, including: Human Resources; Development Finance; Trade and Exchange (including a prominent director, Dr. Hassan Mahmud); Financial Policy and Regulation and Procurement and Support Services (All service […]
The top United Nations court on Friday ordered Israel to halt military operations in Rafah “immediately”, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure on Israel more than seven months into the Gaza war. The International Court of Justice also ruled Israel must keep open the key Rafah crossing for “unhindered” humanitarian aid […]
The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday affirmed the election of Hope Uzodimma as Imo State Governor. The tribunal which gave its ruling in Abuja also dismissed the petition of the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate Athan Achonu. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the three-man panel […]
