The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has described the killings in Plateau state as “reprehensible and utterly heartless”. The Islamic body while reacting to the killing of over 260 people in an attack by bandits on communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured depositors of the safety of their funds in the financial institutions. In a statement on Wednesday,CBN’s director of corporate communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, urged citizens not to yield to unverified rumours. The statement encouraged citizens to continue with their usual banking activities. The statement said the CBN is fully…
The news of the demise of Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, early on Wednesday, was devastating. He, his family members and close friends had hoped and prayed hard for healing. No matter how death comes, I have always thought, however expected, no matter the circumstances, it leaves behind pains. Na’Abba was born on September 27, 1958,…
The Nigeria Citizen Watch for Good Governance (NCWGG) has dismissed the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities by describing it as concocted stories aimed at misleading Nigerians. The report by Jim Obazee, the CBN special investigator, had alleged that Godwin Emefiele, former CBN governor, illegally lodged billions of naira…
