The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has pleaded for urgent donations to provide humanitarian services for victims of the recent flooding in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno. The flood on Tuesday displaced many residents in the Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin areas of Maiduguri, following the collapse of the Alau dam, which has been at full capacity for the…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called for the immediate arrest and investigation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Godwin Emefiele, for violating public service rules by his alleged involvement in the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The National Publicity Secretary…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed allegations that senators were paid $15,000 bribe each to approve the state of emergency declaration in Rivers state. President Bola Tinubu had, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in Rivers state, citing the prolonged political crisis and vandalisation of oil installations. The Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has urged the Borno State government to fish out those who killed Ezekiel Bitrus and demolished a church- Ekilisiya Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) to justice. In statement, spokesman of the forum, Dr. Isuwa Dogo called on Governor Babagana Zulum to honour his promise to dispassionately look into the issue in…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said Tinubu gave the approval for Bawa’s suspension to allow for a proper…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the economic and structural reforms initiated since his inauguration are now yielding tangible benefits for citizens. The president stated this in a broadcast on Wednesday, marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. He said his administration inherited “a near‑collapsed economy” marred by “decades of fiscal policy distortions and misalignment that…
