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Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has dissociated himself from campaign posters published on social media indicating that he is in the race for the 2021 governorship contest in Anambra State, saying whether or not he will contest the election in November 2021 has not cross even his remotest contemplation..   […]

Worried by the intractable pig-headed strategy of dollarization of the economy, which has affected the amount of money available for distribution among the three tiers of government, governors of the 36 states have resolved to demand that going forward; the federal government should pay their allocations and those of the local governments from the Federation […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has discounted widespread rumors of any rancor between her and her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, which allegedly forced her to stay away from the country for an unusually extended period.   Mrs Buhari, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via a British Airways flight told state-owned Nigerian […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to prepare for strike on Oct. 16 if negotiation breaks down again with Federal Government. In a circular sent to state councils, signed by its General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC said this was a notice in case the proposed negotiations slated for Oct. 15 with […]

The 2020 Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday is full of unrealistic and ill-advised assumptions as well as false data and manipulations, Uche Secondus, national chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Saturday. This is the latest in a torrent […]

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Mr Olajide Oduyoye as the new General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The LASTMA Public Relations Officer, Mr Olumide Filade, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday.   Oduyoye replaced Mr Olawale Musa, who has since been […]

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster and Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq has denied her rumored planned marriage to President Muhammadu Buhari, dismissing it as fake news. Social media has been awash with claims that President Buhari will be getting married to Farouq because Mrs Buhari has been away for months. Mrs Buhari left the country […]

A 300-page report by the committee set up by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to find solutions to banditry and other security challenges in the state has indicted top military officers and traditional rulers for complicity in the spate of violence that has killed over 6, 000 people in the last 10 years. Chaired […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday barred all ministers and heads of federal agencies from travelling abroad pending their defence of the 2020 budget before the National Assembly. A statement issued in Abuja by Willie Bassey, Director Information, Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the order was with immediate effect. “The suspension […]

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) yesterday alleged that the Federal Government has been mounting undue pressure on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, to accept a list of judges selected by the presidency to sit on the presidential election petition appeal tribunal. At a press conference held on the alleged plot […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and four others who served under him as commissioners. This decision followed two preliminary reports presented by two different ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 buses purchased by Ambode and to […]