Former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said the Naira redesign programme was approved by former President Mohammadu Buhari. Emefiele stated this in response to the publication of the report of the Private Investigator into the affairs of the CBN, Mr. Jim Obazee, which claimed that there was no presidential approval for…
The five South East governors, traditional rulers and captains of industry across party lines are expected to converge on Abia state this week for the unveiling of the Peace In South East Project initiative. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the Chairman of the Media and Communication Committee of the Project, Mary Ikoku said, all…
A mammoth crowd on Sunday welcomed Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State back to the North-West state. Governor Yusuf had been away from the state amid the legal tussle over his position. The Court of Appeal sacked him as the Kano leader and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Nasiru Gawuna as the winner of…
NOBEL Laureate and academic, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he would reserve all his observations about President Bola Tinubu’s administration until one year into his tenure, in May 2024. Soyinka described this as a personal policy of his, saying this one-year delay gives the President enough time to “make up” for lost grounds. Soyinka said this…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to remain steadfast and hopeful despite the hard times they are experiencing. Akpabio, in a Christmas message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, expressed optimism that the pains, which Nigerians are going through due to the removal of petroleum subsidy, was for the…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Christians in Nigeria on the Christmas Day celebration, assuring them of his administration’s commitment to alleviate their sufferings. Tinubu in his Christmas message to Nigerians on Sunday expressed optimism that the nation will witness a new dawn of prosperity. He appealed to them to remember the security agencies who put…
Senior pastor of the Transformation World Ministries, Francisca Emmanuel, claims that it is biblical to be a ritualist rather than just kneeling and praying. According to Ekweanaedo News Emmanuel stated this in one of her recent sermons that surfaced on social media @officialfranciscaemmanuel. The cleric who reportedly claimed she is a ritualist, noted that one…
Nigerian Comedian/actor Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule also known as Okey Bakassi has spoken about how he was assaulted at an event in Owerri, the Imo State. Speaking via his Instagram handle on Saturday, the comedian disclosed that he was invited to MC an event was assaulted when it was time to take pictures with the celebrant….
Gas explosion at a market situated at Council Bus Stop along Egbeda-Ikotun Road, Alimosho Local Government Area, of Lagos State claims goods and properties worth millions on Saturday. A statement by the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident, noting that the agency had received an emergency call around…
Eleven persons have been registered dead in a motor accident in Taura Local Government, Jigawa State. Spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident. He said the very sad incident happened on Saturday 23rd December 2023 at about 1200hrs, when two vehicles had a head-on collision at Kwanar Gujungu…
