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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  has strongly discounted media reports alleging money was missing or stolen from its coffers, saying there is no money missing or stolen from the bank. Isaac Okoroafor, CBN Director of Corporate Communications, refuted the allegations in a statement on Sunday while reacting to a spate of reports and audio […]

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday installed the four new Emirs of Rano, Bichi, Karaye and Gaya Emirates, who he appointed after signing a controversial bill into law on Wednesday, saying that court order restraining the State Government from implementing the law came late after letters of appointment had been issued to the new […]

Barely a day after the Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA), approved the amendment of the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs law, paving way for Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to sign the bill into law that creates four new emirates and whittles down the Emir of Kano’s power and influence,  UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday […]

The ongoing scheming, alliances and counter-alliances trailing attempts by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to micro-zone the posts of House Speaker to Femi Gbajabiamila and Senate presidency to Senator Ahmed Lawan continues to upstage the shifting sands of high tide politics that is enmeshed in cutthroat intrigues and backdoor negotiations and horse-trading between strange […]

The main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the court of appeal judgement which upheld Gboyega Oyetola of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Osun State governorship election of September 2018. “Most certainly, we shall approach the Supreme Court for final adjudication on this matter. We appeal to PDP members […]

The prevailing power blackout In Nigeria may last longer than expected the national electricity grid collapsed three times in less than 24 hours. The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Thursday evening confirmed that there was a total system collapse of the Transmission Company of Nigeria national grid on Wednesday afternoon and again collapsed twice on Thursday. […]

The stage was set for the legal tussle for the nation’s highest office after the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Wednesday commenced hearing in the petitions filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, the PDP and three other political parties and their presidential candidates against the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the longest meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the history of his administration at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting which started at about 11.00am, was still on going as at the time of filing this report (9.25pm). […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki that “he is not above the law.” Acting spokesman of the commission, Tony Orilade said in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The spokesman was reacting to a statement, “EFCC Stop Witch-Hunting Saraki” credited to Saraki’s media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu. According […]

For the apolitical, it could seem all exhausting; the furor over the renewed investigations into the expenditure of the Kano State Emirate Council under Lamido Sanusi II and the public shadow-boxing and proxy war between Emir Sanusi II and Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who seems determined to remove the Emir; or splinter the emirate to […]

A Magistrate’s Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday granted a N2 million bail to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, after he was arraigned before the court on a five-count charge bordering on alleged false statements and forgery. He pleaded […]

Angry youths of Gbagyi village in Abuja yesterday blocked the convoy of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo while protesting against alleged seizing of a parcel of land belonging to the community by the Nigerian Army. The youths, who have been squabbling with the army over the land in Tungan Maje area of the Federal Capital Territory, […]