Politics

COURT STOPS CBN FROM RELEASING MONTHLY ALLOCATIONS TO RIVERS STATE GOVT The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers state government. The court held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by Governor Siminalayi Fubara is a Constitutional sommersault and …

HOW TINUBU MARGINALIZED OTHER ETHNIC NATIONALITIES TOFAVOUR YORUBA, BY SAHARAREPORTERS Since his inauguration in 2023, President Bola Tinubu has continued to appoint Yoruba people to key positions, marginalising other regions in disregard of the Federal Character Act. A check by SaharaReporters revealed that sensitive appointments made so far by President Tinubu are lopsided as they mainly favour Yoruba people. The …

BIDEN PHONES TINUBU OVER BINANCE EXECUTIVE, OTHER ISSUES President Bola Tinubu has received a called from President Joe Biden of the United States of America. The call which took place at about 4pm, Nigerian time lasted for about 30 minutes. This was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, while briefing state House Correspondents about the development. …

WHY I CAN’T TRANSFER RIVERS’ COURT CASE TO PORT HARCOURT – CHIEF JUDGE Embattled Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has disclosed why he can’t transfer a suit on Rivers State political crisis to Port Harcourt from Abuja. As the head of the court, he is believed to have the administrative power to move cases the …

APC SUSPENDS FORMER OSUN GOVERNOR, RAUF AREGBESOLA The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over alleged anti-party activities. In a resolution submitted to the APC National Secretariat and addressed to National Chairman Dr. Umar Ganduje, the Osun APC accused Aregbesola of creating divisions within the party by establishing …

GHANA TO IMPORT PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM DANGOTE REFINERY The Ghana National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it is considering buying petroleum products from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery once the facility is operating at full capacity. According to Reuters, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, chairman of NPA, Ghana, spoke on Monday at the OTL Africa Downstream Oil Conference in Lagos. On September 3, Dangote refinery …

REFORMS SHOULDN’T BRING HARDSHIP, LEAD TO DEATH OF CITIZENS – SHEHU SANI TELLS TINUBU “Reforms shouldn’t bring hardship, lead to death of citizens” – Shehu Sani tells TinubuPhoto of Jerry Wright-Ukwu Jerry Wright-UkwuOctober 29, 2024 1 minute read Senator Shehu Sani has advised President Bola Tinubu to be mindful of the hardships Nigerians face as he implements economic reforms. Speaking …

LIKE IN NIGERIA, BALLOT PAPERS SET ON FIRE, STOLEN, THROWN IN GUTTERS IN US ELECTION Ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington were set on fire with incendiary devices early Monday in what authorities believe are connected incidents, police said. The two arson incidents, which occurred near the Oregon-Washington border, are also believed to be connected to a third ballot box …

HARDSHIP: YOUTHS MAY CHASE US OUT OF OFFICE – GOMBE GOVERNOR, CHAIRMAN, NORTHERN GOVERNORS’ FORUM Governors’ Forum has warned members to wake up and tackle poverty, hardship, unemployment and other crises in the North to avoid being removed from office by the youth, whom they described as restive. The 19 Northern Governors have converged in Kaduna alongside traditional rulers from …