Amid the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests, Burna Boy has denied receiving any gift or support from politicians, including former Governor Nyesom Wike. He stated: “No politician has ever given anything. Go ask Wike where the land him give me or which…
Court declines Emefiele’s travel request
An FCT High Court has refused an application by the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to be granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a medical checkup. Justice Hamza Muazu on Tuesday…
EFCC places ex-Gov Bello on INTERPOL watch list
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has placed former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on INTERPOL’s watch list in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria. Recall that the ex-Governor had earlier been put on the watch…
Protesters storm EFCC HQ, want Matawalle’s probe reopened
Dozens of protesters from Zamfara State have occupied the entrance to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling on the commission to reopen investigations on the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The protesters under…
‘You left me to face all manners of mockery,’ Betty pens tribute to Akeredolu
Betty Akeredolu, wife of the former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has described her late husband’s departure as leaving her to face all manners of mockery from his “so-called friends”. Tribune Online reports that late December, 2023 that the…
Aiyedatiwa declares 2-day holiday for Akeredolu’s funeral
The Ondo State governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has declared Thursday, February 22nd, and Friday, February 23rd, 2024, as public holidays in the state. The holidays, according to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, is…
Breaking: EFCC re-arraigns Emefiele, ex-CBN gov pleads not guilty
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was on Friday arraigned at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on 20-count bordering on alleged corrupt practices and forgery. Dressed in an ash coloured pair of trousers and…
Breaking: Court allows Emefiele to travel out of Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the request of a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to travel out of Abuja. The court, however, said Emefiele must remain in the country. In his bail terms,…
Rivers elders reject Tinubu’s intervention, say decisions executive rascality
Rivers State elders and leaders including a former Governor, Chief Rufus Ada-George, and former Deputy Governor, Gabriel Toby, have rejected President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking the state. The elders expressed worry that the intervention may have…
Shekarau dumps PDP
Former Governor of Kano state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has finally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. The media Aide to the former governor, Sule Ya’u Sule, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Tuesday.…