The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has told the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to ignore petitions calling for the arrest of PDP leaders in the state from the opposition All Progressives Congress. In a petition to the Inspector General of Police copied to President Muhammadu Buhari, the PDP through its security…
A renowned public analyst and economist, Dr Charles Imole has expressed dissatisfaction over the continued silence from President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele days after the Supreme Court judgment validating old Naira notes till 31 December. Imole’s remark is coming in reaction to the continued suffering by Nigerians following…
At least 35 people, who went on a fishing expedition, have been shot dead by Boko Haram fighters in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.Residents and families of the deceased said they were devastated by the attack and called for more security in the area to save them from attacks by terrorists. The Borno…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday night said it would appeal the court judgment, which ordered that two Nigerians with Temporary Voters Cards should be allowed to vote during the March 18, 2023 governorship and Houses of Assembly elections.The spokesperson for INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this known on Thursday. He said, “The Independent…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards in the forthcoming governorship and state houses of assembly elections which has been slated for March 18. Two aggrieved Nigerians had filed a suit seeking the use of the Temporary Voter Card in…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has presented Bond certificate to contributory Pensioners at the state capital today. According to the Governor’s statement on Thursday, stated that the state is redeeming its battered image due to the bad conduct of the previous government. He continued by apologizing to pensioners for what he…
The Yoruba World Congress (YWC) has enjoined indigenes of Lagos and other residents who are of Yoruba ethnicity not to allow strangers take over the state. The group made the call while addressing a press conference in Ibadan on Thursday. A spokesman for the group, Babatunde Tolase while addressing journalists explained that any attempt to…
The viral report about the Chief Security Officer to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Adekunle Omoyele, operating and running a joint task force to witchhunt political opponents is false and a wicked lie concocted by those afraid of defeat at forthcoming state elections. This was confirmed in a statement signed by Adeniyi Sarafa,S.A. Print Media to the…
BORN into an aristocratic family on March 9, 1934 in the ancient city of Ijebu Ode, Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, albeit trained as a lawyer in the United Kingdom, he is better known as the icon of the country’s Capital market, the pacesetter in entrepreneurial banking and the great living legend of our time. The…
Rasheed Adegoke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in this interview with SOLOMON ODENIY I speaks on the continued disregard for Supreme Court orders on the new naira policy by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele Five days after the pronouncement of Supreme Court that the old…
