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A Kano State High Court sitting in Ungogo on Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government invalid. The presiding judge, Justice Nasiru Saminu, ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the emirs. The state High Court had […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday strongly dissociated the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) from a document calling for the overthrow of the democratically-elected government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued by Navy Capt. Muhammed Wabi, Deputy Director of Defence Information, the DHQ accused a group, “Nigerian Continuity and Progress (NCP)’’ as being […]

Forces against the reappointment of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have stepped up pressure on the Senate to reject his confirmation, with APC former Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank urging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to open investigations into Emefiele’s tenure at the CBN, in line […]

The US Embassy says effective from the close of business on Tuesday, May 14, the US Mission to Nigeria will indefinitely suspend interview waivers for visa renewals, otherwise known as the “Dropbox” process. According to a statement issued by the embassy, all applicants in Nigeria seeking nonimmigrant visas to the US must apply online. The […]

The Kaduna State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Isah Ashiru, filed an application before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday, seeking the recount of the votes cast during the March 9 poll. Incumbent Governor Nasir El-Rufai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner by […]

The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) on Tuesday asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to stop the swearing-in of President Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29, 2019, pending hearing and determination of its petition against the outcome of the 2019 presidential election. The HDP, in a motion of notice filed at the tribunal, said the request is […]

For the umpteenth time, the placard-carrying staff members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday protested at the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata House, Abuja, demanding the President of Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, who chairs the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, to recuse herself from the tribunal, because she is conflicted. The Chairman of the PDP […]

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 2018 gubernatorial election in Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, told the Court of Appeal in Abuja that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to qualify to contest the gubernatorial election was not a forgery; […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, at the presidential villa, Abuja. In photographs released by the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), Sunday Aghaeze, President Buhari and Emefiele were seen shaking hands and smiling in the President’s office. Monday’s visit was the first […]

A District Head of Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano, Haruna Sanusi, has resigned his appointment less than 48 hours after the installation of four new emirs in the state. Sanusi’s resignation on Monday was in reaction to the installation of heads of new emirates by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his loyalty to the Emir […]

In an unprecedented move, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has made bold to directly accuse his predecessor, former President Goodluck Jonathan and his then oil minister, Diezani Alison Madueke of accepting bribes and breaking Nigerian laws to broker a $1.3 billion oil deal eight years ago, according to court filings in London reviewed by […]

The governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has been asked to account for and return the sum of $2.5 Billion allegedly under-declared and under-remitted by the bank under his watch. George Uboh of  Whistleblowers Network in a statement made available to www.www.aso.rocks search engine, Friday, also urged security agencies to arrest the […]