The battle for control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the pro-Atiku and pro-Wike camps seems to be getting intense. This is despite this week’s decision of the party’s National Executive Committee (NWC) to still keep Ambassador Umar Ilya Damagum who reportedly enjoys the backing of Wike’s camp as Acting National Chairman until at…
The battle for the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between the pro-Atiku and pro-Wike camps appears to be just beginning, despite the recent decision of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to retain Ambassador Umar Ilya Damagum as Acting National Chairman until at least August or September. In a statement in Abuja yesterday,…
The Nigeria Police Force has taken some steps against a female police officer who served as the aide-de-camp to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. She has been detained by the police. In this latest move, the ADC was apprehended alongside other police officers assigned to 48-year-old Bello and is currently held at the…
The Nigerian naira has lost marginally against the US dollar as it experienced three instances of depreciation against the US dollar in the foreign exchange market. Data from FMDQ revealed that on Friday, the naira weakened to N1,169.99 per dollar, contrasting with Thursday’s rate of N1,154.08. This signifies a decrease of N15.91 compared to the…
Fresh trouble may be brewing in Kogi State due to a move to impeach the Governor, Usman Ododo. This is as a human rights lawyer, Deji Ajare, has urged the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Yusuf, to begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Ododo over allegations of misconduct and abuse of office….
President Bola Tinubu has made some new appointments for one of the commissions of the federal government. The President appointed a new Board for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with immediate effect, as announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The newly appointed board members bring a…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed a total of N1.123 trillion to the federal, state, and local governments for March 2024, derived from a gross total of N1.867 trillion, to bolster various governmental functions. In a statement signed by Mohammed Manga, the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance,…
The former Minister of Defence General Theophilus Danjuma has described Nigeria as a total disgrace and laughing stock to the rest of the world. Danjuma said this on Friday in Nwonyo village in Ibi Local government area of Taraba State during his speech as the Chairman of annual Nwonyo Fishing and Cultural festival. The elder…
Ododo on Wednesday whisked away his predecessor. The EFCC on Thrusday declared Yahaya Bello wanted. The Nigeria Immigration Service had placed him on its watchlist. The IGP had also ordered withdrawal of all policemen attached to him. Deji Ajare, a human rights attorney, has requested Umar Yusuf, Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly,…
Mustapha Rabiu Musa, the son of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has been sworn in to head the state Ministry of Youth and Sports. This cabinet reshuffle by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf also saw the appointment of three other commissioners and changes in the portfolios of several…
