EFCC Slams N110bn On Yahaya Bello In Fresh Fraud Charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh 16-count charges bordering on fraud against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before an FCT High Court, Daily…
Cabinet Reshuffle Imminent – Presidency
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his readiness to reshuffle his cabinet. The President has also charged the Ministers not to be media shy, but go out to publicise the…
Senate Confirms Appointment Of Kekere-Ekun As CJN
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria after screening. The development comes after President Bola Tinubu wrote the Senate on…
Editorial: Nigeria’s misplaced quest for UN Security Council seat
As the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) gets underway, Nigeria has once again placed its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at the…
The Battle Of Edo State 2024: A Review
A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the…
Tony Elumelu, Cindy McCain, Address Africa’s Youth Unemployment, Hunger Crisis at UNGA79
Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), hosted a reception with Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), to highlight youth unemployment and…
Tinubu Writes Senate To Confirm Justice Kekere-Ekun As CJN
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking the confirmation of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read Tinubu’s letter during…
CBN Raises Interest Rate To 27.25% To ‘Moderate Inflation’
The Central Bank of Nigeria has further raised its Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) by 50 basis points to 27.25 per cent from 26.75 per cent “to moderate inflation” which stands at…
The EFCC, Bello and Ododo: Stranger than fiction
The glory has departed. In the Obasanjo era, politicians dreaded the EFCC. When Ribadu was at the helm, the EFCC didn’t do tales by moonlight. Obasanjo and Ribadu were not…
Mr President, make Nigeria sweet again!
I was in my late twenties when I left Nigeria for America. In that season of life, one US dollar sold for 19 Naira. My salary as a reporter with…