•Oba Owolabi Olakulehin The absence of the Balogun of Ibadanland and Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, from decisive meetings and the inability of stakeholders to see him since the death of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, have continued to generate tension in Ibadan. Oba Olakulehin was expected at the meeting of the ki...
The Supreme Court has scheduled judgments for tomorrow Friday, January 11, on appeals in the governorship disputes in seven states. The states are Lagos, Kano, Plateau, Zamfara, Bauchi, Cross-River and Ebonyi states. It was learnt yesterday that notices of the impending judgments have been sent to parties in the appeals, reports The Nation. Th...
There is anxiety in Jos, the Plateau state capital, and its environs as the Supreme Court sets tomorrow as the judgment day for the governorship election in the state. Governor Caleb Mutfwang had filed an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which nullified his election. A statement from the Office Of Acting […]
•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso If there was a troublous period that characterised 2023, and which most Nigerians will never forget in a hurry, it is unarguably that of the period when Naira scarcity prevailed wherein not a few bankable and non-bankable Nigerians experienced difficulties in carrying monetary transactions by each passing day so much...
Concerns mount in Alade-Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, over the delay in the appointment of a new king for the ancient town. This is just as the traditional kingmakers in Alade-Idanre said the selection process for a new monarch will soon commence, distancing itself from a selection process that violates the […]
•Aiyedatiwa There is tension among the newly appointed caretaker chairmen in the 18 local government areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) that they might be sacked by the acting governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The fear aroused following the freezing of the accounts of the local councils by Aiyedatiwa, reports The Nation. The acting...
All over social media, in the markets, commuter buses, among workers, and ordinary Nigerians and in conversations among kith and kin, there is lamentation. And it is all centred on the terrible financial situation of the nation. Even the intellectuals and other elite are not immune from the effects of the devastating worsening impact of [&hell...