Politics

YOU SACKED ME AS CBN GOVERNOR, – EMIR SANUSI TELLS EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, told former president, Goodluck Jonathan, that he sacked him as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, contrary to the latter’s claim that he was only suspended for investigation into alleged missing $49.8 billion. The monarch jokingly told the former …

APPOINT YAHAYA BELLO MINISTER OF FINANCE – MAHDI SHEHU ON TINUBU’S PROPOSED CABINET RESHUFFLE Political commentator Mahdi Shehu has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello as Nigeria’s new Finance Minister. Shehu made the statement in a viral video posted on the official X handle of NEWS CENTRAL TV, where he was responding to …

PRO-DEMOCRACY OPPOSITIONS ASK NIGERIANS TO JOIN OCTOBER MASS PROTESTS The coalition of civic organisations has asked workers and other pro-democracy Nigerians to join the forthcoming protests against bad governance slated for October. In a joint statement on Thursday, the civic groups maintained that Nigerians need to participate actively in the nationwide protests because of President Bola Tinubu’s failure to address …

SGF AKUME LISTS TINUBU’S ACHIEVEMENTS AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, stated that the current administration has made significant achievements that have positively impacted the daily lives of citizens.He specifically highlighted the introduction of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas initiative, which according to him has alleviated transportation difficulties for …

NIGERIA DID NOT LOSE $49.8B UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION – GOODLUCK JONATHAN Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigeria did not lose $49.8 billion under his administration as stated by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in his new book. Jonathan spoke Thursday in Abuja at the launch of the book titled: “and he is inPublic Policy and Agent Interests: …

IT’S SHAMEFUL, KWARA HAS ILLEGITIMATE COUNCIL CHAIRMEN, COUNCILLORS – SARAKI Former President of the Senate Bukola Saraki said it is a shame that the 16 local government areas in Kwara State now have chairmen and councillors who would be in office without legitimacy and people’s mandate. The statement comes after the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWSIEC, had declared the …

EDO GUBER: I’LL CONTEST AGAIN – OLUMIDE AKPATA Olumide Akpata, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the just concluded governorship election in Edo State, has said that he will continue to contest the number one seat in the state. Akpata stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared …

WHY YAHAYA BELLO WAS TURNED BACK AT HEADQUARTERS – EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday justified why former Governor Yahaya Bello was not attended to at the commission’s headquarters last week. The commission, in a statement on its X account, explained that Bello had played up several antics to garner public sympathy and evade due process. The …

FG FILES FRESH 16-COUNT CHARGES AGAINST EX-KOGI GOVERNOR, YAHAYA BELLOThe federal government has filed a fresh 16-count charge against Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state.The charge, filed before a federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday, borders on alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N110,446,470,089, contrary to sections 96 and 311 of Penal Code Law Cap.89 …

COURT BARS PDP GOVS, NWC, BOT FROM DISSOLVING PRO-WIKE STATE EXCOS IN RIVERS An Abuja Federal High Court has restrained Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors, the National Working Committee, NWC, and Board of Trustees, BoT, of the party from tampering with or dissolving the Executive Committee of the party in Rivers State. DAILY POST reports that members of the Rivers …