Borno Adopts Gubio as APC Consensus Governorship Candidate

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday, presented Engr. Mustafa Gubio, the APC Governorship consensus candidate to Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Governor Zulum, who described the emergence of the candidate as the outcome of extensive consultations across party stakeholders. According to Zulum, the decision reflects a unified position…

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N6.9bn Procurement Fraud: Emefiele’s Arraignment Stalled, Court Adjourns To Aug 23

Emefiele will be arraigned alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro and her company, April1616 Investment Limited. The arraignment of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja over N6.9 billion alleged procurement fraud has been stalled due to the absence of the first…

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NYSC Shouldn’t Be Compulsory – Jega

Prof. Athahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has recommended that the one-year National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) should not be made mandatory. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the NYSC 50th anniversary celebration in Abuja on Monday, he said if any activity should be mandatory, then it should be only…

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