A coalition of Kaduna youths supporting the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have demanded for the substitution of Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, the party’s Tuesday protested against the governorship candidate in the state. The group accused Hunkuyi for allegedly working for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Hunkuyi was a member of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500, 000, respectively, per week. The apex bank announced this in a circular issued on Tuesday, adding that the policy will take effect nationwide…
The federal government disclosed that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) was responsible for the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the national security council meeting presided over…
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…
Participants at the 2023 Annual Conference of Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON), in Portharcourt, the Rivers state capital. Bishop Enobong Etteh, one of the guest speakers at the occasion. Photo credit: Laura Bismarck and David Ogbolu, participants at the conference.
The deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, has been impeached by the state house of assembly. The impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man investigative panel set up by the Edo state chief judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa. Shaibu was accused of “misconduct, perjury and disclosure of government secrets”. The panel headed…
