Mixed reactions have trailed the confirmation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the federal government has resumed the payment of subsidies on the premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol through the backdoor. Recall that during his inauguration on May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu announced an end to petrol subsidy,...
•Adolphus Wabara The Peoples Democratic Party has confirmed the appointment of a former President of the Senate, Adolphus Wabara, as the substantive chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees. Also, a former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, was appointed as the BoT Secretary, replacing former Minister of Special Duties Kabir Turaki. Thi...
•Godwin Emefiele A deputy director in charge of Branch Operations in the Central Bank of Nigeria, Onyeka Ogbu, today, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama that he was aware of a $6.2 million payment request for international election observers. The former governor of the bank, Godwin Emefiele, is standing trial on [&h...
•Gunmen The Ekiti State Government has confirmed the abduction of students, teachers, and a driver in the Emure-Ekiti area of the state but vowed to ensure the victims are rescued. The Frontier had earlier this afternoon reported that gunmen had abducted six pupils and three teachers of a private school and their bus driver while […]
•Rocio Galvez and Luis Rubiales Disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will be banned from the game for three years, world football governing body FIFA confirmed today after rejecting his appeal. “The Appeal Committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the principles enshrined under … the ...
All the 21 local government chairmen and 239 councillors in Kogi have vacated their offices following the expiration of their three-year tenure yesterday Thursday, December 14, 2023. The state Commissioner for Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs, Barr. S.M Ozigi Deedat confirmed the exit of the council chairmen and councillors in a statem...
•Edison Ehie A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has confirmed Edison Ehie as the authentic speaker of the Rivers state House of Assembly. Edison Ehie is one of the four lawmakers in the camp of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Ehie was suspended and removed as leader of the House by his colleagues in the wake […]
•Akeredolu Ondo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Rasaq Obe, has told the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, that he has confirmed forgery of the signature of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Governor Akeredolu has been recuperating in Ibadan, Oyo state since his return from medical vacation, reports The Nation. Supporters of...
•Adepoju President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). She reportedly made the disclosure while addressing men and officers of the service at a routine parade yesterday, adding that her decoration would soon be made public, reports ...
•Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan Amid the raging debate on the N5bn presidential yacht to be procured by the federal government, as captured in the 2023 supplementary budget submitted to the National Assembly, the Nigerian Navy yesterday affirmed that it had taken delivery of the yacht. The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-V...