Diri, Ododo, Uzodinma Receive Certificates of Return from INEC
Following the conclusion of last Saturday’s governorship elections, Governors Douye Diri and Hope Uzodinma of Bayelsa State as well as Kogi State governor-elect, Usman Ododo, have received their certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Bayelsa, and his running mate, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, were presented with […]
President Tinubu Cancels 40% IGR Deduction from Federal Universities
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled the plan to automatically deduct 40% from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. President Tinubu who was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, stated this at the 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI). The President in his speech as the Visitor to the […]
Emefiele Remanded in Kuje Prison: Read Full List of Charges leveled by Federal Government
The High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory has remanded the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the Kuje Prison pending the determination of his bail request. The court made the ruling in a 6-count charge case filed by the Federal Government against Emefiele on allegations of procurement fraud. The […]
Trouble for NNPP, as Court of Appeal Sacks Kano Governor Abba Yusuf
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has for the second day in a row sacked a siting governor that emerged from the 2023 general elections. This time, court the upheld the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal which sacked Kano state Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). In its judgment on […]