President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch new designs and replace high value Naira notes had his support. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, by Garba Shehu, Presidential spokesman, Buhari said he was convinced that the nation will gain a lot by doing so….
At the beginning of this dispensation, Igbo politicians made a spectacle of themselves in the Nigerian senate. Within the span of 4 years, the senate had four senate presidents including Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Pius Anyim. You could argue that whoever wanted to oust any Igbo Senate President had more than willing hands among the…
The Nigerian army has warned that anyone caught wearing military uniforms illegally would be arrested and prosecution, in line with the law. The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, (Army) Maj. Gen. Gold Chibuisi, sounded the warning during a media chat with defence correspondents on Saturday night in Abuja. He said while it is unlawful for non-military…
The Kaduna state government has empowered 4,912 women under its poverty alleviation programme – ” A Kori Talauchi”. Ayuba Bello, Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, disclosed this at an interaction with journalists on Thursday at the NUJ press Centre, Kaduna. Bello also said the government had supported 100 food…
The most critical domestic security concern this week centers on Kaduna State, where reports emerged of a coordinated mass abduction targeting Christian worshippers in Kurmin Waje village, Afogo Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area. According to eyewitnesses and local representatives, heavily armed attackers stormed three churches during Sunday services and abducted congregants into nearby forests. Initial…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has emerged winner of the Osun governorship election which held Saturday. The result of the election was announced on Sunday morning by the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Toyin Ogundipe. According to Ogundipe, Adeleke polled 403, 371 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Gboyega…
