In the bid to ensure good governance capable of attracting more foreign investments, the people of Bayelsa State have been called upon to reject candidates with questionable character and background from being elected in the Governorship election coming up later this year. Bayelsans were specifically challenged to protect the image of the state by not…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described as “despicable”, Tuesday’s scuffle between operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over the custody of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau, in a statement on Wednesday, called on…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is “slowly” phasing out old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes with redesigned ones. Acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Shonubi, made this known on Tuesday after the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. The apex bank also raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which measures interest rate,…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA) has flagged off the auditing of the remittance, of statutory and non-statutory deductions from the payroll of workers, from year 2010 to 2022. This was confirmed in a press statement signed by the director of press of the office of honourable ministers, Anthony Ogunleye on Wednesday at Abuja. According…
The Osun Light Media has Congratulated the spokesperson to Governor Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed and other newly appointed Special Advisers to the governor. In a congratulatory message signed by the media team on Tuesday stated reads: “With immense pleasure, we write to extend our warmest congratulations to all newly appointed Special Advisers to His Excellency,…
Joy Bishara, a former student of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state, has announced her engagement to James, her American partner. On Tuesday, Bishara took to Instagram to share pictures of her fiancé proposing to her. In an accompanying caption, she said she is excited to spend the rest of her life with…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, re-arrested suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, after a tussle with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Emefiele’s re-arrest occurred on the premises of a Federal High Court in Lagos sitting in Ikoyi after Justice Nicholas Oweibo admitted the…
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been re-arrested by the Department of State Service DSS at the premises of the Federal High Court, Lagos. Recall that DSS earlier in the day, arraigned Emefiele on a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms. Trial judge, Justice Nicolas Oweibo,…
The attention of the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been drawn to the protests by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP of Osun State Polytechnic, OSPOLY Iree over the suspension of the Rector, Dr Tajudeen Adewale Adetayo. The Governor who is concerned about the reaction, urges all to remain calm…
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced that the 2023 edition of the prestigious CAF awards will hold on December 11 in Morocco. This was made known through their official website on Tuesday. Africa’s soccer governing body, however, hinted at the time and host city to be communicated in due course. The awards will…
