Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says some unscrupulous elements whose interests are alien to majority rule have been working assiduously to derail the country’s hard won democracy. Speaking while declaring opened the 48th edition of the National Council on Information And National Orientation on Friday in Kaduna, Sani accused them of manipulating Nigerians and…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, to retract alleged defamatory statement issued against him. Onanuga had alleged that supporters of Obi are behind the proposed nationwide protest against economic hardship…
An Abuja Federal High Court has put on hold the state congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party in Kaduna following a suit filed by five aggrieved members of the party. The congress is scheduled for Saturday at the International Trade Fair Complex along Zaria Road, Kaduna. The aggrieved party members obtained an exparte…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for better understanding and regulation of cryptocurrencies. The Director General, Lamido Yuguda, stated this at the 2021 first post-Capital Market Committee (CMC) virtual news conference. Yuguda said the SEC was in discussion with the CBN to understand better…
The federal government on has announced a N5 billion palliative for each of the 36 states of the federation, including the federal capital territory (FCT), to cushion the biting effect of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, announcement this on Thursday in Abuja while addressing State House correspondents at…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s off season governorship election in Kogi state, Usman Ododo, has been declared the winner. Announcing the results of the election in Lokoja on Sunday night, the Returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Johnson Urama, said Ododo polled 446, 237 votes to defeat…
