Suspended Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, will be arraigned by the Federal Government before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, over a fresh 20-count charge bordering on procurement fraud. Emefiele will be arraigned over N6.9 billion procurement fraud, conspiracy, and conferring corrupt advantages on his associates, alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro, and her company, April 1616 Investment Limited. The fresh charge comes 24 hours after the federal government announced its withdrawal of the “illegal possession of firearms” charge against him before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday. Emefiele is accused of conferring corrupt advantages…
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President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, unveiled the portfolios for his ministerial nominees The announcement comes after weeks of anticipation and banter on who to occupy what and the suitability of some of the nominees for the ministerial positions. Notable among the appointments is that of the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who was unveiled as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, and Engr. Dave Umahi, who will man the ministry of works. However, President Tinubu retained the position of Minister of Petroleum Resources, just like his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Other portfolios revealed are Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy,…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has expressed concern over the inability of northern children to access immunisation due to insecurity and other factors. The sultan yesterday in Kaduna chaired a strategic meeting with traditional leaders and development partners to chart a way forward. The meeting, organised by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in collaboration with the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, discussed the challenges preventing northern children from accessing immunisation services. In attendance were representatives of the United Children Trust Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), Kaduna State Deputy Governor Hadiza…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, assigned portfolios to ministers designate. Below is who and which ministry they are assigned; Nyesom Wike – FCT Minister Festus Keyamo – Minister of Aviation Adebayo Adelabu- Minister Of Power Adegboyega Oyetola – Minister of Transportation Dele Alake- Minister of Solid Minerals Muhammed Idris – Minister of Information Mohammed Badaru- Minister of Defence Minister of State, Defense – Bello Mattawale Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy – Wale Edun Minister of Works- Dave Umahi Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare – Ali Pate Minister of Agriculture and food security -Abubakar kyari…
Irked by the deplorable state of the DSC/Aladja road, commercial tricycle operators plying the route have sent a strong message to the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori to urgently come and fix the road as their part of dividends of democracy. The angry commercial tricycle operators noted that during the 2023 governorship election, they casted their votes for the governor, as a result, he should urgently come and fix the DSC/Aladja road in Udu Local Government Area. In a chat, the tricycle operators lamented the deplorable state of the road, adding that it has become a nightmare for them traversing…
Amidst rumuor of his defection from the PDP to APC, and his derogatory description of the APC in time past, immediate past Rivers State Governor and now Minister-designate, Chief Nyesom Wike, has visited the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Gnaduje, in Abuja, on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Wike, who deliberately worked against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the February 25, 2023 election, had vehemently debunked allegations that he was ever going to join the APC, describing the move as someone running away from Malaria, which is treatable…
The Nigerian Army on Sunday, suffered casualties as one major, about 10 soldiers and an unspecified number of local vigilantes have been killed by gunmen in Zungeru in Wushshi Local Government Area in Niger State. Eight other soldiers were seriously injured during the gunfight on with the bandits. The Bandits were said to be numbering about 70 and fully armed with sophisticated weapons. Advertisements The soldiers were also said to have fought the gunmen to a standstill, eliminating over 30 of them, while several others sustained gunshots injuries and are currently hiding in the bush as the soldiers were said…
Lagos, the commercial nerve center of Nigeria is set to play host to Catholic Bishops and communication experts across Africa as they gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS). The event which is billed to hold between November 18 to 21, 2023, at the ultra modern facilities of Lumen Christi Catholic TV, Retreat and media Centre, Lekki Lagos according to the President of CEPACS, Most Rev. Emmanuel A. Badejo, Bishop of Oyo Diocese, will be attended by the Bishop Chairmen from each region of Africa, the Standing Committee of SECAM…
A Nigeria lady who insists N17 million naira must be spent in her wedding has ruined her marriage as her husband to be has canceled the proposed wedding. The Nigerian man cancelled the proposed wedding after his fiancee insists on having an extravagant wedding that will cost N17 million. The man, who shared his story anonymously with self-styled relationship counselor, Wizarab, revealed that he got engaged to his lover on Valentine’s day and planned to marry her between September and December, with a N6 million wedding budget. His fiancée, on the other hand, insists on an extravagant wedding that would…
One of Nigeria leading advocacy for transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery, BudgIT, a civic-tech organization has charged the Federal Government to immediately release a transparency and accountability plan to ensure that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 31st nationwide broadcast concerning the nation’s current economic crisis and plans to frontally tackle them achieve the desired goals. The CSO, in a statement issued on Monday and signed by its Communication Associate, Nancy Odimegwu, recalled that the President had, during the broadcast, said that a budget of N75 billion will be allocated from July 2023 to March 2024 to support 75 promising manufacturing…