GODWIN Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is currently at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, whose vehicle entered the villa at 2:30pm, inspected a parade by the Guards of Honour. He was later received by Vice-President Kashim Shettima; Emefiele; Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL); speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar. Wale Edun, former Lagos Finance Commissioner; and James Faleke, a House of Reps member, were also at the villa. In his…
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THE Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and his running mate in the February 25 poll, Datti Baba-Ahmed attended the Presidential Election Petitions Court hearing on Tuesday in Abuja. Though Obi had attended a number of proceedings in the past few weeks, Datti-Ahmed attended court proceedings for the first time on Tuesday, a day after the inauguration of the candidate, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President. The Labour Party is expected to call just one witness today. The party had previously said it would call 50 witnesses to testify against the victory of Tinubu, and will need seven weeks…
WHEN new leaders are sworn in, especially in this part of the world, the spotlight, as expected, is always on the men. But looking back at history and in contemporary times, women have played important roles in their husband’s administration. In Nigeria, the wives of the president and the vice president are people whose actions or inactions rub off on their husbands. While there may be controversies over their constitutional roles, one can’t wish away how important they are to the new administration. Remi Tinubu has largely been in the public eye and Nana Shettima is also not new to…
FOUNDER of Daar Communications Plc, AIT TV company, High Chief (Dr) Raymond Dokpsesi is dead aged 71. Dokpesi died on Monday, May 29, 2023. According to a statement issued by his family and signed by his first son, Raymond Dokpesi (JNR), they described the deceased businessman as beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many, who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of High Chief Raymond Aleogho Anthony Dokpesi (Ezomo of Weppa-Wanno Kingdom) who passed away on May 29th, 2023. High Chief Dokpesi was…
NIGERIA’s new President, Bola Tinubu says the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended. He said the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more so, subsidy payment is no longer justifiable. “The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared in his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square on Monday after he was sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President. He promised a “unified exchange rate” and vowed to rid Nigeria of terrorism and criminality. “Security shall be top of our administration,” he said, adding that he will reform security architecture, invest more in security personnel, better training and…
BOLA Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as the 16th Nigerian President. He mounted the podium alongside his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Former President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha Buhari stood behind Tinubu as he took oath of office at exactly 10:37am. Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, was inaugurated as 16th Nigeria’s President on Monday, May 29 at the Eagle Square in the nation’s capital city, Abuja. Earlier, Kashim Shettima took the oath as Vice-President as exactly 10:28am. “I, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari GCFR has conferred on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq with the Commander of the Order of the Niger CON award. This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter- Governmental Affairs on Sunday May 28, 2023. Umar Farouq is among 75 recipients who received the prestigious National Honours. The CON Award is for her resilience and headlong confrontation of humanitarian crises in the country from August 2019 to May 28th, 2023 including poverty, Covid-19 pandemic, flooding, internal displacements, refugee crisis, youth unemployment, statelessness, fire…
THE Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima on Saturday has addressed concerns that he and his principal, Bola Tinubu, have an agenda to islamise Nigeria. Since Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate last year, there have been divergent views by different groups and individuals with some alleging that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) could be a ploy to Islamise Nigeria. But speaking at a lecture in Abuja forming part of the events around Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, the incoming Vice President allayed such fears, saying there was no agenda to Islamise Africa’s most populous…
FORMER Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged President-elect Bola Tinubu to be a uniting force in Nigeria. He gave the charge in Abuja on Saturday during the presidential inauguration lecture ahead of Tinubu’s swearing-in. Kenyatta believes since elections are over, the onus lies on Tinubu to unite every Nigerian irrespective of religion, tribe, political and other affiliations. “The contest is now over and the hard work of building a prosperous and unified Nigeria now begins,” he said as a keynote speaker during the event. “Upon assuming the office of president, you would be wise to transcend from the tactical politics…
WITH the presidential inauguration just two days away, the Senate is convening an emergency session. It is unclear at the moment what the upper chamber intends to handle during this session. Lawmakers are gradually trickling into the chambers but the Senate President is yet to arrive. This is the second time in the 9th Senate that an emergency session is convened. The first was during the COVID-19 pandemic to approve funds to address the pandemic. From the just released order paper, the major proposed legislations for consideration today are the 2022 supplementary budget amendment bill and the CBN Act amendment…
THE Federal Government has declared Monday, May 29, 2023, as a work-free day for all workers in the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement on Friday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Shuaib Belgore, said this is to commemorate the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. He enjoined Nigerians to continue to support and promote democracy through adherence to the rule of law. He enjoined Nigerians to continue to support and promote democracy through adherence to the rule of law. The statement partly read, “The Minister felicitates with all Nigerians on the momentous occasion, commending…
A FLIGHT belonging to Nigeria Air has touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. This newspaper had reported that the flight which took off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was getting set for the journey to Nigeria’s capital city. Two days ago, Daily Trust had reported how the promise that the national carrier would fly before the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure had not been kept. Apparently reacting to the report, Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, had said insisted that Nigeria Air would fly before the tenure of Buhari ends. Speaking in a Channels Television interview, Sirika…
VICE-PRESIDENT Yemi Osinbajo is expected to lead a team of “distinguished experts” in observing the general elections in Sierra Leone on June 24, the Commonwealth Group has said. According to a statement published on its website Thursday, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, confirmed that Osinbajo had accepted her request to chair the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG). The Secretary-General is said to have constituted the observer group upon invitation from the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone. “Prof Osinbajo is a Professor of Law and one of the nation’s leading legal experts, serving as Vice President of Nigeria since May 2015,” the…
THE Supreme Court has dismissed PDP’s suit challenging the alleged double Nomination of Kassim Shettima. The Apex court agrees with the lower courts that the PDP lacks the locus Standi to institute the case. Justice Adamu Jauro who read the Judgement, added that the PDP acted as meddlesome Interloper and a busy body as it is an internal affair of the APC. A sum of Two Million Naira was awarded against the PDP, even as the suit was dismissed for lacking in merit. The Justices further held that the attitude of the appellant (PDP), amounts to misleading the court, describing…
A PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has accused some officials and politicians working for President Muhammadu Buhari of switching allegiance to President-elect Bola Tinubu. Garba said this while speaking on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) ọn Thursday. He spoke on preparations for the inauguration slated for May 29. He assured that the handing over process will be smooth, adding that it would be a seamless transition. “When former President Jonathan handed over to President Buhari at the Eagle Square on May 29, 2015, there were very embarrassing moments that followed reportedly,” Garba said. “In fact, the former president trended at some…
VICE President Yemi Osinbajo has taken Vice-President-Elect, Kashim Shettima on a familiarisation tour of his wing of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Shettima said he came on the instance of Osinbajo to exchange ideas on how to move the nation forward. Shettima stated that himself and the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu hope to hit the ground running from day one to ensure Nigerians feel the impact of their administration. Earlier on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred National Honours on Tinubu and Shettima. Tinubu and Shettima were conferred with the National Honours of Grand…
PRESIDENT-ELECT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed not to disappoint Nigerians, recognizing the trust and magnitude of expectation and responsibility bestowed on him as he receives investiture as an incoming President. He made the declaration today in his acceptance speech after President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on him the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) at the State house. The President-elect also acknowledged that Nigerians are deserving of a better country, noting that his administration will continue to reach out to President Buhari whenever the need arises. The former Lagos State governor becomes the 16th person to be…
THE Court of Appeal, Abuja has fined a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, N40m for filing a frivolous suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29. The Court ordered Owuru to pay the sum of N10m each to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Tinubu. Justice Jamil Tukur, who read the lead judgment of the three man panel of the court, held that Owuru embarked on a gross abuse of court process by filing a frivolous, suit to provoke the respondents. The…
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, has adjourned to June 19 2023 for the arraignment of Directors in five companies for money Laundering and breach of Public procurement law in relation to a multi-Billion naira contract in the Cargo Tracking Note, CTN. Among those arraigned is the Managing Director of Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmed Salihijo, and his company Velocity Nigeria Limited. The four other companies are, Winslow Logistics, Equal Logistics, Sahams Crystal Investment and Antaser Nigeria Limited. The judge Justice James Omotoso fixed the date after listening to both counsels. The landmark case was instituted by Donnington Limited…
PLANE for Nigeria Air will arrive the country on Friday ahead of commencement of operations, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has confirmed. In an exclusive interview with Channels Television monitored by News Point Nigeria, the minister said that a Nigeria Air aircraft will land in the country in two days as part of processes to commence operations and unveiling of the delivery process. He promised that the aircraft will be unveiled in Nigeria’s colours in fulfillment of all the promises made by the administration in the aviation sector. He, however, noted that the only incomplete item is the aerotropolis,…