Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. 3. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 12, 1993, presidential election, up to that time, the fairest and freest election in the country’s political evolution, turned out, ironically, to be the seed that germinated into the prolonged struggle that…
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Ibadan-based chef Temitope Adebayo has declared his desire to take part in a 140-hour cook-a-thon in an attempt to beat the record for the longest cooking session. The chef also posted photos of his Guinness World Record registration and the verification email he had received. According to the images, his 140-hour cook-a-thon was scheduled to start on November 1st, 2023 in Ibadan, Oyo state. This post had me come to raise reaction among online users expressed their feeling over hid intention. Sharing the news, Gossipmillnaija wrote: “Just in: Another chef in Ibadan Temitope Adebayo plans to undertake a 140-hours…
Why Buhari’s Ministers, CEOs Should Sink With Emefiele – Timi Fran …says DSS should arrest DGs NIMASA, NNPCL, NPA, FIRS DGs The Department of State Services (DSS) should urgently arrest and prosecute heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs of the Federal Government under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, demanded on Sunday. According to Frank who was reacting to the suspension and arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele by the DSS, the request became necessary because they were all known…
The suspension and subsequent arrest of Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) might not be the end to the saga surrounding the apex bank administration. Punch Newspaper added that top directors of the CBN would be interrogated in the coming weeks as part of a comprehensive probe of Emefiele’s administration as directed by the president. Reports also have it that senior officials in the procurement department of the CBN as well as special advisers to the embattled governor will be interrogated by the secret police. A source was quoted to have said: “One of those under…
The sit-at-home order issued by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), costs the state N10 billion every Monday, Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu stated. Mbah addressing on Saturday at a town hall event with state stakeholders. Among the participants at the meeting were the police, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), traditional leaders, students, non-governmental organizations, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). Others are the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), financial institutions, transport unions, and traders unions. Mbah had asked schools and businesses to quit observing the Monday sit-at-home. He noted that the…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the leading sociocultural organization of the Igbo people, has criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele’s suspension and called it “ethnic cleansing.” Emefiele’s suspension did not adhere to due process, according to a statement made on Saturday by Mazi Chima Uzor, Director of National Interest Matters for Ohanaeze. Uzor stated that the development was part of President Bola Tinubu’s administration at alienating Ndigbo from public offices. “This is nothing but a witch hunting directed at the Igbos for no other reason other than they dared to oppose the new administration in the last general…
By Femi Fani-Kayode O Godwin, where are your backers, protectors and soldiers today? You enjoyed the ride and thought it would last forever. Yet now it’s all over. The hunter has become the hunted and the tormentor has become the tormented. The troubler of Nigeria is now the troubled and the source of our collective pain and tears will himself feel pain and shed tears. How great and mighty is our God and how faithful He is to His promise and to His word. O Godwin, with your cheap green tie, fading suit and wry smile you poked your greedy,…
At last, DSS Confirms Emefiele’s Arrest The Department of State Services (DSS) has finally confirmed that Godwin Emefiele, suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is in its custody. Emefiele was picked up by the secret police after he was removed from the top job by a presidential order that came through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. However, in a statement on Saturday, Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the agency, confirmed that Emefiele is in custody. “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the…
DSS Denies Emefiele’s Arres The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied widespread claims that it has the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in its custody. Reports from of Emefiele’s arrest were widely shared online, moments after his suspension was made public on Friday evening. However, in response to the reports, DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya on Saturday said in a terse statement, “Currently, Emefiele is not with the DSS.” The Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Willie Bassey in a statement on Friday, announced Emefiele’s suspension. “President…
A chef identified as Damilola Adeparusi has begun a 120-hour cooking marathon in Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti State. On Friday, videos of her cooking attempt to set a new Guinness World Record cook-a-thon competition went viral. A tweep, Dami Dami, wrote in Pidgin English, “You wan break cooking record you dey off gas for 1hr to pick beans. Who no wise na hin fasting dey stress true true.” Another tweep, Mr. Dapsyn, wrote, “Una no see another record break again than cooking ni? Anyways, Aunty Dami I hear say you off gas to cook pick beans.” “Why did…
On Friday, Naira saw a significant decline in the value of the naira against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, where N472.50 was exchanged for one dollar. When compared to the N469.50 it swapped for the dollar on Thursday, the local currency recorded a 0.64 percent decline. The open indicative rate closed at N471.32 to the dollar on Friday. An exchange rate of N477 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N472.50. The Naira sold for as low as 460 to the dollar within the day’s trading.…
Former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has said he would have able to smack Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso if they had crossed paths at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. On Friday, Kwankwaso met with President Bola Tinubu in Aso Rock, according to Daily Trust. While briefing State House reporters after a meeting with Tinubu on the security situation in Kano State following the demolition exercise embarked upon by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Ganduje expressed displeasure. “I know he is in the building but we have not met. Probably if we met, maybe I could have slapped him.” Ganduje…