The Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has called on security agencies to deal ruthlessly with individuals or groups found to be responsible for the current security challenges bedevilling the state. The governor also warned that his administration will not tolerate the activities of crisis merchants who are bent on fomenting trouble and causing disaffection among…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a term of five years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Senate. “This directive is in conformity with Section 8 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act,…
The House of Representatives has asked the Chief of Defence staff to, as a matter of urgency, deploy Special Forces to Ussa and Takum Local Government Areas of Taraba state to stop the killings by bandits. The house also directed the Inspector General of Police to deploy mobile Police Force to the sections of Takum-…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has condemned those using smear campaign to demand for the sacking of the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mamoud Yakubu. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Kaduna, President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, said those masquerading as campaigners for electoral sanity and accountability in INEC are…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has asked stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to focused on promoting peace and unity in the party to ensure victory in the 2023 elections. The governor stated this on Tuesday after a meeting with the PDP board of trustees (BoT) in Portharcourt. The party had been in crisis…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba have emerged winner of the all chairmanship positions at the just-concluded Local Government election held on Saturday. Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Philip Duwe, State disclosed this on Sunday while declaring the results of the election at the commission’s headquarters in Jalingo. Duwe said a…
