•Governor Ahmed Aliyu The Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has relieved nine district heads of their appointment over alleged insubordination, aiding of insecurity and land racketeering. The district heads were those of Unguwar Lalle, Yabo, Wamakko, Tulluwa, llela, Dogon Daji, Kebbe, Alkammu, and Giyawa, reports Daily Trust. The state gover...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Dennis Otuaro as Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Otuaro will be replacing Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), who had served as Interim Administrator of the programme since September 2022. Otuaro’s appointment was announced yesterday evening in a statement by Special Adviser ...
•Sacked Governor Uzodinma The All Progressives Congress National Working Committee has sacked Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, as Chairman of the Edo State Gubernatorial Election Committee. A revised list issued today and signed by Suleiman Argungu, National Organising Secretary of the party, announced Cross Rivers State Governor Bas...
•President Nana Akufo-Addo Ghana’s president removed his finance minister in a sweeping reshuffle today ahead of December elections where an economic crisis looks set to take centre stage. Ken Ofori-Atta will be replaced by lawmaker Mohammed Amin Adam, according to a presidency statement. The long-serving finance minister, in office since 2017...
•Sacked Coach Rui Vitoria Rui Vitoria has been sacked as Egypt head coach after the African football giants hopes of a record-extending eighth Africa Cup of Nations triumph were dashed last week, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced. In a statement, the EFA board of directors “thanked Portuguese manager Rui Vitoria and his staff,”...
•CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dissolved the boards and managements of Titan Trust Bank, Union Bank, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank. The decision to dissolve the boards was taken after a meeting between Yemi Cardoso, Jim Obazee, the special investigator on the activities of former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefi...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has sacked the chief executives of the Federal Competition and the Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement late yesterday, saying the dismissal of Babatunde Irukera as the FCCPC EVC/CEO and Alexander Ayool...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has sacked the six Managing Directors and Directors-General of parastatals in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. This was disclosed in a statement today by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale. The affected directors include the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian A...
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, has nullified the election of Hon. Emmanuel Ukpongudo, member representing Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives. The tribunal declared the declaration and return of Hon. Emmanuel Ukpongudo by INEC was done in violation of clear provisions of the Electo...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election. The three-panel led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye allowed an Appeal by Yusuf Datti and averred that the tribunal was ...