Buhari orders setting up transition panel on Valentine’s Day
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council to oversee the 2023 transition programme. Also, Buhari signed Executive Order No.14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions. The PUNCH report that a key feature of the order is the institutionalisation of a legal framework that would enable a seamless transition...
G-5 govs split, may endorse different candidates on election eve
There are indications that the Integrity Group of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also known as G-5, will disclose their stance on presidential candidates few hours to the February 25, 2023 presidential election. The group of five governors, led by Nyesom Wike of Rivers State had failed to publicly endorse any of the presidential candidates in January as promised. Other members...
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Thursday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have urged the Central Bank Of Nigeria, CBN, to extend the time limit for old Naira Notes. The advice of the international organisations was in line with the Supreme Court ruling against the Friday deadline. 2. The senator representing Delta North in the...
Lagos slashes BRT fare, plans food banks
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, announced a 50 per cent slash in the fare of all state-run commercial vehicles for the next one week. The governor said the measures were to cushion the effect of fuel crisis and cash crunch in the state, while commending the judiciary for the pronouncement on the deadline for new Naira bills. Sanwo-Olu, in his...
Examining Global Report on Human Trafficking
The recently launched global report on trafficking in persons has revealed that for the first time, the number of victims detected globally decreased by 11 per cent, a reduction that is largely driven by low and medium-low-income countries, writes Ugo Aliogo Recently the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) launched its 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in persons,...
Extend old naira notes deadline, 36 Govs beg Buhari
The 36 governors in Nigeria have urged President Buhari to extend the deadline and revisit the CBN cashless policy. The governors, under the aegis Nigeria Governors’ Forum, made the demand in a letter addressed to the President, dated February 6, 2023, and signed by the Chairman of the Forum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, of Sokoto State The NGF, in its letter, said:...
INEC Appeals Osun Gubernatorial Election Tribunal Judgement
•PDP hails electoral body, says verdict tended to undermine BVAS •It’s improper to denigrate judiciary, APC warns The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed against the judgement of Justice T. A. Kume-led Election Petition Tribunal in Osun State on 44 grounds. To that extent, the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended INEC for initiating processes to appeal...
N805m money laundering conviction: Senator Nwaoboshi lands in prison
The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, who has been on the run for months after the Court of Appeal, Lagos, convicted and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment for money laundering, is finally in prison custody. The lawmaker, who was intercepted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at a hospital in...
PRESS RELEASE: AMB. Aminu Majidadi Reacts To The Nullification Of Bwacha As Taraba State Governorship Candidate.
By Danusa Ocholi Chief Executive Officer / National President of Al-Mushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA) and Publisher Capitalwatch Media, Ambassador Aminu A. Majidadi has reacted to the recent ruling of the Supreme Court concerning the candidacy of Emmanuel Bwacha as the Taraba State ‘s governorship candidate under the banner of the All Progressives Congress, by urging the party’s ...
Court orders remand of EFCC chair over contempt — second time in 12 weeks
A high court sitting in Kogi state has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for contempt. R.O. Ayoola, the presiding judge, ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) to ensure the committal order is executed, just as he awarded N10 million against the EFCC. He ordered that Bawa should be arrested and...
