By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied arresting Mr. Godwin Emefiele following his suspension as the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Social media reports on Friday evening alleged that Mr. Emefiele was currently in the custody of the secret police. However,...
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The Police Command in Yobe on Saturday said it arrested a local chief and his two sons over the murder of one Goni Waje in Dako Kangarwa village, Yunusari Local Government Area. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement in Damaturu, named the suspects simply as Jalomi,...
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, José Peseiro, has invited to camp four home-based players alongside 19 foreign-based others for next weekend’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Sierra Leone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will take on the Leone Stars in an...
Gov. Caleb Mutfwtang of Plateau has sworn in Interim Transition Committee chairmen for its 17 local government Areas at Government House Jos. The governor represented by his Deputy Mrs Josephine Piyo during the ceremony on Saturday said that the exercise was necessary to ensure that no vacuum existed in his...
An economist, Prof. Hassan Oaikhenan, has advised the Federal Government to consider a seasoned policy-oriented economist as the next Governor for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), following the suspension of Godwin Emefiele. Oaikhenan gave the advice in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has appointed Prof. Grace Umezurike as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) making her the first female to occupy the position in the state’s history. The appointment was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press...
The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday berated the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department for State Services (DSS) for the alleged invasion of the Gusau and Maradun homes of the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Bello Matawalle. The condemnation is contained...
A financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, says the suspension of erstwhile governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, is a step in the right direction. Unegbu, a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) said this in an interview with the...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of the brighter future of the country in spite of the several challenges the citizens are going through. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja, at a World Press Conference on the...
Going by available information at public domain, Delta State Governor, Rt Hon (Elder) Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, will on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at the Delta State House of Assembly Complex, proclaim and inaugurate the 29 Member-elect of the Delta State House of Assembly. It is equally a statement of...
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, RIPAN, suspects that persons and groups who do not wish the Nigerian economy well, were behind the re-circulation of an old video where the Idiroko Border was re-opened PRNigeria reports that a video trending on social media gave the impression that President Bola...
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) on Friday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure the inclusion of women in the leadership positions at the 10th National Assembly. Mrs Mufuliat Fijabi, CEO, NWTF, made the call in a statement in Abuja. Fijabi lamented the alleged systemic exclusion of female senators-elect...
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has launched a free open heart surgery for patients with cardiac malfunction in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise is sponsored by Saudi Arabia Government in partnership with Muslim World League and Aminu Kano Teaching hospital (AKTH). Flagging...
Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General (C-G), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has ordered Commandants in Niger Delta to rejig their anti-vandal units. A statement by Mr Olusola Odumosu, Director, Public Relations of the corps in Abuja on Friday, said that the C-G gave the order when he...
Nigeria women have tasked First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to use her office in advocating for women inclusion in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The women in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, congratulated the first lady on her assumption of office on Monday. They urged...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday graduated 151 special forces trained in Critical Asset Protection. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao stated this during the graduation of Advance Critical Asset Protection Squad Course 4, at the Regiment Training Center (RTC), Kaduna. Represented by AVM Aliyu...
The All progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the factional Speaker of the Nasarawa House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi as the Speaker for the state 7th Assembly. Dr John Mamman, the state APC Chairman, said this when he led other party officials on a congratulatory visit to Abdullahi on...
Reigning champions Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa on Friday defeated Rivers Angels 1-0 in their final group A game at the ongoing NWFL Super Six in Asaba. A fifth minute penalty kick converted by Glory Edet in the first half ensured victory for the winners, in a game characterised by...
Dr Muda Yusuf, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), says the suspension of Mr Godwin Emefiele as the CBN Governor is not a surprise. Yusuf in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos, said the suspension showed that “President...
A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says the suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele was long foretold. Uwaleke, a Professor of Finance and Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of ...