Court adjourns case against Ganduje over creation of four emirates
A High Court sitting in Kano Thursday adjourned further hearing on a suit instituted by the Kano Emirate kingmakers against Governor Umar Ganduje and seven others over the creation of…
Switzerland says mediating in Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis
Switzerland on Thursday announced it was mediating in the crisis in two Cameroon regions where Anglophones have launched an armed campaign for a separate state from the French-speaking majority. “At…
Lagos is fourth most expensive city in Africa, says survey
Mercer, a firm that produces individual cost of living and rental accommodation cost reports for cities, has ranked Lagos as the fourth most expensive city in Africa among those surveyed.…
The wrong way to defend the Naira
A report on Page 33 of the Punch Newspaper edition of June 21st 2019 has indicated that “between April 2018 and March 2019, the Central Bank of Nigeria injected over…
Nigeria without Nigerians?
Today’s reflection was inspired by Buhari’s recent reiteration of the determination of his government to run ‘an inclusive government ’. Speaking recently when he received a delegation from Nasarawa State,…
Scramble for Ministerial Slots leave Southwest APC in tatters
Intense lobby for ministerial slots has exposed cleavages within top members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest, as politicians engage in last minute schemes to outsmart one…
Contradictions as Amosun denies handing over 1000 Ak-47 rifles to Ogun Police
Former Ogun State governor Ibikunle Amosun Tuesday denied handing over 1000 AK-47 rifles to Ogun State Police Command hours to the end of his tenure in May. Backing Amosun, the…
Atiku Stalls Tribunal Hearing over APC Request to Void Petition
The prehearing session in the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari was stalled on Wednesday to…
Court nullifies criminal charges against Gbajabiamila
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Bwari has nullified criminal charge proceedings of the Grade 1 Area Court, Karishi, Abuja, brought against House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, by…
Emir Sanusi: Buhari has put Nigeria on the verge of Bankruptcy
The Emir of Kano, Alhadji Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration of implementing pig-headed economic policies that have put the country on the threshold…