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Senator Akpabio, his team Meet Governor Wike [Photos]

Former governor of Akwa Ibom Godswill Akpabio and his group of senators met with governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike. The meeting reportedly took place at Governor Wike’s home in Abuja, according to sources.   Recall that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had Akpabio on its list of candidates for Senate President. Akpabio had previously held the position of Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Additionally, Barau Jibrin was suggested as the Deputy Senate President candidate....

Breaking: Seun Kuti, Afrobeat Artist, Released on Bail: Video

After meeting the Chief Magistrate’s conditions, Seun Kuti, a famous Afrobeat musician, was released on bail. Seun Kuti’s lawyers, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN) and Kunle Adegoke (SAN), announced earlier today that the musician would likely be released on Tuesday as directed by the Chief Magistrate. He was released pending administrative approval after meeting all bail requirements. WATCH: Moment Detained Afrobeat Musician, Seun Kuti @RealSeunKuti Was Finally Released On Bail pic.twitter.com/BgOpuq6ggl — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) May 23,...

The operating licences of 132 microfinance banks, three finance companies, and four primary mortgage banks have been revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Atlas Microfinance Bank, Bluewhales Microfinance Bank, Everest Microfinance Bank, Mainsail Microfinance Bank, Nopov Microfinance Bank, Ohon Microfinance Bank, Premium Microfinance Bank, and Statesman Microfinance Bank are among the affected Microfinance banks. In addition, there are other microfinance institutions like Manny Microfinance Bank, Reality Microfinance Bank, Osina Microfinance Bank, Zikado Microfinance...

Buhari requests N16 billion refund for Borno

In order to reimburse Borno State Government for N16 billion, President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve the issuance of promissory notes. Tuesday’s plenary session featured the reading of Buhari’s letter of request by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The President claimed that the refund was intended to cover the costs of federal roads that the government of Borno State had begun to build. The following is an excerpt from the letter: “The Honourable...

Former UK Prime Minister Blair offers to collaborate with Tinubu

Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, has said he is ready to help Bola Tinubu’s new administration win election. According to a statement made by a spokesman for the office of the president-elect, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Mr. Blair made the commitment on Tuesday when he visited Mr. Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja. The former prime minister stated that the Tinubu administration would be a willing partner of the Tony Blair Institute for Global...

Just In: Abbas, Kalu, 30 lawmakers meet with Adamu

Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu, the two APC leaders running for the House of Representatives leadership positions, travelled to Abuja on Tuesday to meet with the party’s National Working Committee. They were accompanied by about 30 other members-elect. Three white Coaster buses hauled the lawmakers, who included Joint Task Committee members and supporters of the current Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, to the meeting’s private location at around 2.18 p.m. Following the announcement of the zoning arrangement...

The Labour Party has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court decision in Kano that invalidated Alex Otti’s bid for governor of Abia State in the March 18 governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Labour Party were the targets of the court’s decision in a case with the case number FHC/KN/CS/107/2023 that was filed by Mr. Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim. The court found that the selection procedure that produced Alex Otti, the...

Breaking: Buhari inaugurates N19.6bn Customs Headquarters in Abuja

Today, May 23, 2023, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), inaugurated the newly constructed Nigeria Customs Service Corporate Headquarters in Abuja. PUNCH informs This commissioning comes after the President on Monday officially opened the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, which was founded by Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group.   At a news conference in Abuja on Monday, the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, revealed that...

Breaking: Tribunal combines the petitions of APM, Obi, and Atiku

On three different petitions that sought to overturn the results of the 2023 presidential election, the Presidential Election Petition Court provided a pre-hearing report on Tuesday. The trial schedule was also presented by the court.   Justice Haruna Tsammani, the five-member panel’s chairman, read the pre-hearing report, which included the declaration of the court’s decision to combine all the petitions into a single case for hearing. Tsammani then declared that the petition’s hearing would start...

N2bn vote buying: Adebutu sues Malami, others, demands investigation into police interim report leak

Oladipupo Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 Ogun State governorship candidate, has asked the police to investigate how the interim report of an unfinished investigation was leaked to the press. Adebutu asked how the police interim report reached the media without completing the investigation. However, the governorship candidate confirmed that he sued Abubakar Malami, Usman Baba, Yusuf Bichi, and Abdulrasheed Bawa over allegations of vote buying. “It is just a petition,” Afolabi Orekoya told our...