Aformer Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the suspension of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, saying he must face probe on a number of “crimes against humanity.” Fani-Kayode, writing on his Twitter page, noted that Emefiele must be brought to justice for his alleged funding of terrorism, massive…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the new acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Shonubi’s appointment came after the suspension of the immediate past CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, on Friday, June 9. The new acting CBN Governor until his appointment, served as the Deputy Governor of the…
Under the administration of the now suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, the bank never followed the principles of “ways and means” loans and the loans thus jumped from N789.6billion in May 2015 to N22.7trillion in May 2023 under the Muhammadu Buhari’s years, a Nigerian human rights activist, Sesugh Akume has said. In…
The Senator-Elect, Osun West Senatorial District, Akogun Lere Oyewumi has felicitated with Timi Of Edeland, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal Laminisa 1 on the occasion of his 15th anniversary ascension to the throne of his forefathers. Akogun Lere Oyewumi, in a congratulatory statement released on Saturday, described the octogenarian as an embodiment of royalty, very objective,…
Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has advocated strong maintenance culture across public institutions and an end to the so-called ‘Nigerian culture’ in the management of public buildings. Speaking at the commissioning of two separate projects at the Osun State University on Friday, Governor Adeleke bemoaned the usual neglect of public buildings after…
The Reverend alleged that the Borno State and the Nigerian federal governments had given more freedom to the terrorist groups than the innocent Nigerians. A Borno State cleric, Reverend Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, has narrated how he was allegedly attacked by some gunmen who were “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened…
The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has Withdraw Petition against social media blackmailers whoallegedly defamed the newly inaugurated Speaker of the state. This was contained in a release signed by the Osun Speaker, Issued on Friday in Osogbo, the state capital and obtained by SAHEL STANDARD MEDIA. The statement partly…
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has asked President Bola Tinubu to make use of traditional rulers to tackle the issue of insecurity in the country. The monarch spoke on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) to the president at the State House Conference Center,…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi-Ojaja II has disclosed details of his meeting with President Bola Tinubu alongside other traditional rulers. Sahel Standard gathered that the National Council of Traditional Rulers had paid a courtesy visit to President Tinubu at the Villa on Friday. Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Ooni said the…
This new law will empower states, companies, and individuals to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in the country. The Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has signed the 2023 Electricity Act which is a replacement for the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 into a law. The newly enacted law will de-monopolise Nigerian electricity generation,…
