By Abiodun Sanusi The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency traced the sum of N7 billion suspected to be proceeds of money laundering, to a religious organisation. Speaking during a public engagement on youth, religion, and the fight against corruption, as well as the launch…
…Says action threatens operational efficiency of NNPC Ltd Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 General elections and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent directive for Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take over the responsibility for crude oil sales from Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. In…
BY BUSOLA ARO Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has praised the decision to transfer revenue of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to the apex bank. Moghalu’s comment followed the announcement by Olayemi Cardoso, governor of CBN, that NNPC and the ministry of finance have agreed to…
Written by Clement Kubau Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar (GCFR), is a democratic model that should be celebrated not only in Nigeria and Africa but globally, and the United Nations should honour such an individual with an ambassadorial title using them as a model for other countries to learn their approach to…
By Law Mefor Three influential opposition figures have hinted at the coming of a mega party that will challenge the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general election. These are Prof. Pat Utomi of the Labour Party, a former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and…
By Sami Tunji The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has approved about 499 licences for the buying and selling of solid minerals in Nigeria in 2023. This development was revealed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, during his address as the keynote speaker at the Business Day Solid…
By Law Mefor A democracy without opposition is like making an omelet without breaking eggs; or, a bird flying with one wing or one clapping with one hand. Yet, the fact is there is no opposition in the nation’s so-called democracy. Opposition political parties simply exist as platforms for power grabbers to contest and capture…
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) kicked against the relocation, describing it as a deliberate plot against the Northern region. The dethroned emir of Kano and former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Muhammadu Sanusi has defended the relocation of some departments of the apex bank from Abuja to Lagos by the current…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that, despite pressure, he deliberately refused to release his West African School Certificate (WASC) in the buildup to the 2015 general elections. Buhari was quoted in Chapter 5 of a book, Working with Buhari – Reflections of Special Adviser, Media & Publicity (2015–2023), published by his former media adviser, Femi…
Asagba of Asaba, Prof Chike Edozien, speaks with MATTHEW OCHEI on his centenary anniversary and state of the nation. How do you feel about your forthcoming centenary anniversary? I am very happy to be here alive and healthy to celebrate my 100 birthday. I thank God for the long life but as Bishop Chukwuma said,…
