Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described as malicious his alleged involvement in Bayelsa ministerial nomination. Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan’s media aide in a press statement on Wednesday noted that their attention has been drawn to a strange allegation in the media claiming that former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is seeking to nominate a minister from Bayelsa State for the government of President Bola Tinubu. The statement read, “We would have ordinarily ignored the falsehood, given that neither the authors...

The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has announced that the Ministerial List of President Bola Tinubu will be received by the Senate in the next 48 hours. Senator Bamidele, who stated this at a Lecture to mark his Diamond Jubilee Birthday and Book Presentation in Abuja on Tuesday, said that President Tinubu personally told him on the phone wishing him on his 60th birthday anniversary. “The President called me on the phone around...

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has disclosed the readiness of the Nigerian Navy to partner with the state government to sustain his administration’s efforts to provide security in the state. Soludo gave the assurance when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Navy led by Rear Admiral Umar S.A. Chugali, Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command. The delegation paid a familiarisation visit to the Governor at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. Receiving the team,...

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has granted a bail of N20 million to Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Emefiele was arraigned in court on Tuesday on a two-count charge bordering on illegal possession of firearms. In the first count, he is accused of possessing a single-barrel shotgun (JOJEFF MAGNUM 8371) without a licence, which is contrary to section 4 of the...

2 Banks, Over 100 Shops Sealed For Defying Govt’s Directives The Enugu State Government on Monday sealed up over 100 shops and 2 banks within Enugu metropolis for defying her order by obeying the illegal sit-at-home order already cancelled by the state government. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, Mr. Gideon Onyia Officer in-charge of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, disclosed that 78 shops were sealed at Ogbete Market, 5 shops at SPAR...

…Demands full investigation The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is alarmed by the reported foiled terrorist attack on its presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and other sensitive locations in Yola, Adamawa State. The party stressed that by the confession of the arrested assailants, the plot has the pawmarks of a sponsored attempt on the life of Atiku Abubakar, ostensibly by forces, who are unsettled by his bid to retrieve...