Gombe NNPP chairman dumps party for APC
The Gombe State chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Abdullahi Umar, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. The NNPP has taken the main opposition status in the state House of Assembly, as it has taken over from the Peoples Democratic Party which has four in the 24-member house. The Gombe NNPP, through its […]
Supreme Court upholds Agbu as Taraba PDP gov candidate
The Supreme Court on Friday put an end to ligations challenging the candidacy of Col. Kefas Agbu (rtd) as the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Taraba State. One of the governorship aspirants, Prof. Jerome Nyameh, had instituted a case against Kefas challenging the process that brought him as the candidate of the party. The […]
BREAKING: Nigerians Wont Lose Old Naira Notes After Deadline-Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele says Nigerians wont lose the old naira notes after the February 10 deadline. Emefiele said this after meeting with the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Tuesday He said while the old notes cease to be legal tenders after the expiration of the deadline, Nigerians can […]
Angry Kano residents pelt Buhari’s convoy during visit
Angry residents of Kano came out in droves to protest the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission federal government projects in the state. This is coming a few days after a similar incident occurred in Katsina, the president’s hometown. According to reports, protests are connected with the current hardship Nigerians are facing due to […]
BOLA TINUBU’S SELF-IMMOLATING STRATEGY
By Moses E. Ochonu Tinubu’s strategy from the very beginning was wrong. Perhaps it was a product of his arrogant entitlement ideology of emi lokan (it’s my turn). He wrote off the Southeast and South-south and put all his proverbial eggs in the northern basket. He went all in, gambling that the north would deliver […]
Politicians are threats to Nigeria’s unity, says Obasanjo
As the campaign for the 2023 general election heats up, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern about the looming dangers to Nigeria’s democracy and unity posed by ‘political mischief’ orchestrated by politicians and political parties. The former president said this on during the weekend in a statement while felicitating the Federal Government College, Kaduna, […]
Buhari arrives Kano amid tight security
Security has been beefed up in parts of Kano metropolis in readiness for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state to commission eight development projects. According to the News Agency of Nigeria armed security personnel deployed by the Police, the Civil Defence Corps, the FRSC and the state’s Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), were seen […]
Dele Jegede in Conversation with Prince Yemisi Shyllon
By Toyin Falola In this last piece of the 3-part series emanating from the Toyin Falola Interviews with Prince Yemisi Shyllon, we will examine salient issues brought forward during the conversation between Professor Dele Jegede and the guest. It is a befitting coincidence that the dissection of this section of the interview session will begin […]
BREAKING: CBN Extends Deadline For Old Naira Notes To February 10
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till February 10. This was made known in a statement issued on Sunday by the apex bank. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, said the new deadline is February 10, 2023. The bank also gave a grace period till […]
Plateau police command demand apology from APC campaign council
The Plateau State Police Command has debunked a recent statement reportedly issued by the Spokesperson of the All Progressive Congress ‘Generation Next Campaign Council’ Shittu Bamaiyi, where he claimed that the Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, CP Bartholomew Onyeka and other heads of security agencies reportedly showered accolades on the gubernatorial candidate of the […]
