Jonathan Asake, governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaduna state says he will provide effective and all inclusive governance if elected governor in 2023. Speaking at an interactive session with the political committee of the state council of the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) on Friday in Kaduna, he lamented the challenges facing the state,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court on Friday held that the anti-graft agency failed to establish…
Defence minister, Bashir Magashi (right) at the 2023 budget defense on Thursday at the National Assembly Photo: Sylvanus Tyoakaa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, said the Naira redesign introduced by the Federal Government has increased the number of governors on their watchlist. Bawa made this known to reporters at the State House after meeting with the President, Muhammadu Buhari. While speaking, the EFCC boss declined to…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is the most prepared and qualified for the 2023 presidency. National publicity secretary of the party, Richard Benson, said this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. According to him, the NNPP has a formidable team in place to change the…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said that he will not run his administration on the basis of religious affiliation if elected president. Tinubu said this on Wednesday at a meeting with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja. CAN had kicked against the APC’s…
