The Turkish Head of State, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has opposed a military option in Niger and wishes for a quick return to a constitutional order.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A leaked confidential letter from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to a commercial bank has warned banks against granting Naira overdrafts, which are backed by foreign currency deposits.
The Kano State Election Petition Court, has reserved judgment in a petition filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) against the victory of the state governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
Hundreds of protesters led by the Kano Civil Society Organisations, and Northwest Anticorruption Network, stormed the Government House to present a letter of protest to the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf over alleged moves by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria to bribe the election tribunal judges in the state.
The head of the military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani had, on Saturday, said he would relinquish power within three years and warned that any intervention by foreign forces would not be a walk in the park.
ASHENEWS reports that President Bola Tinubu has ordered the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.
The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of 10 million naira as relief package to soldiers wounded during battles in Borno.
According to the National Demographic Health Survey of 2018 (NDHS 2018), Kebbi state had the highest with 66.9 percent, while Nasarawa has the lowest with 14.5 percent.
ASHENEWS reports that the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has warned that the attempts by politicians to undermine the election tribunal cases through corruption, will erode citizens’ trust in Nigeria’s judiciary, and cause anarchy in the country.
As the newly appointed ministers are being sworn in on Monday, their housing allowances may cost the country about N343.25 million yearly.