Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna State chapter, Hon. Ibrahim Yaro Suleiman is dead. He died after a protracted illness. The PDP, in a condolence message by Abraham Alberah Catoh, State Publicity Secretary, sympathised with the family, saying that the state Chairman of the party, Hon. Felix Hassan Hyat and the entire State Executive Committee, also extend their condolences to “the immediate family of its first Chairman in the State, Hon. Ibrahim Yaro Suleiman, who passed away after a protracted illness.” According to the statement, the late former State Chairman was an astute politician and elder statesman…
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All things align with President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, as Supreme Court affirms both are legally nominated and elected for their respective offices by dismissing PDPs’ suite to disqualify their inauguration. The Court on Friday dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, seeking their disqualification from the 2023 presidential election. The Apex Court held that the PDP’s suit praying disqualification of Tinubu and Shettima was grossly lacking in merit and dismissed it. Justice Adamu Jauro who delivered the lead judgment slammed a fine of N2 million on PDP for poke-nosing into the internal affairs…
Russia was hit with a wave of sanctions after it sent forces into Ukraine in February last year, but calls have grown from Kyiv and its allies for tougher action against Moscow. The latest embargo by Tokyo follows the Group of Seven summit Japan hosted last week in Hiroshima, where the bloc’s leaders agreed to “starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine”. The new Japanese sanctions include “an asset freeze of Russian individuals and groups, a ban on the export of goods to Russia’s military-related organisations, and a ban on the export of…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has knocked the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision on the increment of the Monetary Policy Rate, commonly known as interest rate to 18.5 per cent amid rising inflation. Segun Ajaji Kadir, the Director General of MAN disclosed this on Thursday in a statement. MAN’s reaction comes against the backdrop of the continued increase of MPR by CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee because it would curtail the country’s rising inflation which stood at 22.22 per cent in April. The Director of MAN stated that the CBN must think outside the box to solve the country’s rising inflation. Kadir…
As President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure whines-down in few days, he on Thursday in Abuja made some demands from President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is successor. Buhari, who noted he had run a good race and finished his course as Nigeria’s president, urged Tinubu to uphold his legacy and make the experience even better for Nigerians. This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesman. According to him, the President said: “I have run a good race; I have finished my course. It is now time for another to take up the baton. “Today, I am so proud to have…
In an attempt to scuttle the inauguration of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29, and in a frivolous manner, Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday slammed a fine of N40 million on a former Presidential candidate, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru. The appellate court ordered the politician to pay the fine of N10 million each to President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation AGF, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, and Tinubu whom he made 1st to 4th defendants in the issue. Justice Jamil Tukur, who read the lead judgment of the three man panel of the court, held…
Grammy-nominated afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has jetted out of the country barely 48 hours after his release from prison. The afrobeat singer who was remanded at the State Criminal, Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on the orders of Yaba Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a police officer in a viral video, was granted bail on Tuesday after spending eight days in detention. Kuti was in court on Wednesday for his trial at the Chief Magistrate Court Yaba, Lagos but the proceedings were adjourned till July 3, 2023, due to the magistrate’s absence. On Thursday, the singer announced…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, handed the transition documents to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Buhari also handed the baton of service alongside the documents at the investiture of the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic on Tinubu and Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger on Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. This is in line with Executive Order 14 which mandates that the transition council issues handover notes containing, amongst other things, proposed policy direction for the incoming administration.
President Buhari has conferred on the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the highest honour in Nigeria, Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, GCFR. Also, Vice President-elect Kashim Settima was decorated as Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON. This unfolded during the investiture ceremony held in Aso Villa, Abuja on Thursday, 25th May, 2023. On Monday, May 29th, Tinubu will be sworn in as the next President of Nigeria, succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari.
The ESPS “Audaz”, a Spanish warship, has docked in Lagos to reinforce the military ties between Nigeria and Spain and deliver defence diplomacy. A statement on Wednesday said the ESPS “Audaz” moored in Lagos port on May 13 to demonstrate the Spanish government’s commitment to the security of the Gulf of Guinea. It noted that Lagos was significant, being Nigeria’s most populated city and the country’s economic centre. According to the Spanish “Foco África 2023” document, Nigeria is a pivotal country in Africa and a key partner of Spain in the region, hence, the importance of the port visit. The…
Facebook parent, Meta on Wednesday began cutting employees in its business groups as part of a previously announced round of layoffs, according to social media posts from impacted workers. Meta employees in operations, project management, marketing, policy, communications and risk analytics announced on LinkedIn Wednesday morning that they had been laid off. The company declined to confirm the reductions were underway, but a Meta spokesperson referred CNN to the March blog post from CEO Mark Zuckerberg announcing that the company would cut 10,000 employees this year and that affected members of the business groups would be notified this month. Zuckerberg previously said the business…
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi has called on creditor nations to forgive debts owed them as monies stolen from third world countries are stashed in their nations which they have used to develop their countries. He said Nigeria and other third world countries should not be allowed to collapse on account of debt overhang, saying that Nigeria’s debt should be forgiven on account of necessity or even with the global economic recession. The lawmaker and former governorship aspirant stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, saying that the incoming administration of the President-elect, Asiwaju…