December 2023
BREAKING: Gunmen Stole Kogi Governorship Election Petitions From Tribunal Secretary – Police
Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen attacked the secretary of the state governorship election Tribunal, Mr David Umar Mike on Monday in Lokoja and made away with sensitive petition documents on the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. The state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, disclosed this […]
Reps committee expresses anger as INEC fails to appear for Budget defence
The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on Wednesday, December 6, expressed displeasure over the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to appear before it to defend its 2024 budget estimates. The chairman of the committee, Hon. Adebayo Balogun said at the budget defence meeting that the commission did not communicate its […]
Osun: Governor Adeleke kicks off dualisation Osogbo, Ede roads
In pursuance of his infrastructure expansion agenda, Governor Ademola Adeleke has launched road dualisation construction activities at Ede and Osogbo while documentation processes are almost completed on planned flyovers across the three senatorial districts. The roads which is a total of 11.17km is part of the multibillion naira Osun infrastructure development plan of the Governor […]
Ooni Of Ife Visits Ex-CBN Gov Emefiele In Kuje Prison
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Tuesday, paid a visit to the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The monarch joined the list of influential Nigerians seeking the release of the former apex bank chief, who has been behind […]
Akeredolu must transmit power to Aiyedatiwa – PDP insists
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has insisted that Governor Oluwarotimi lAkeredolu must hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The opposition party said it had cautioned its elected lawmakers in the House of Assembly against supporting an impeachment move against Aiyedatiwa. The Ondo PDP said the truce brokered by President Bola […]
Iran court orders US to pay $50bn for Soleimani assassination
A Tehran court has ordered the US government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top Iranian general nearly four years ago, the judiciary said on Wednesday. Then-US president Donald Trump ordered a drone strike near Baghdad airport that killed General Qasem Soleimani, 62, and his Iraqi lieutenant Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on […]
Reps Issue Warrant Of Arrest Against CBN Gov, AGF, Others
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has issued a warrant of arrest against the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, for refusing to appear before it to answer questions on the oil sector. The panel also ordered the arrest of the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, and […]
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Okonjo-Iweala makes Forbes’s most powerful women list [see full list]
The Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women for 2023 was released on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. The list includes 100 women who excel in various fields, such as business, media, politics, entertainment, and technology. The list was compiled using four main parameters: spheres of influence, money, media, and impact. Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, the Director-General, […]
2024 budget: Tinubu, Shettima, aides to spend N15.961bn on local, foreign trips
President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and their aides at the Presidential Villa are to spend the sum of N15.961 billion on international and local travel in 2024. The figure is contained in the 2024 Appropriation Bill, now being considered by the National Assembly. The breakdown of the figure showed that President Tinubu would […]