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The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano state working committee, has moved quickly to sack some Ward Party Leaders in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area who suspended the National Chairman of the Party, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje. It was earlier reported that the former governor has been suspended by the party in his ward, but the state committee is having none of that, as it voided the suspension and sacked the executives. Inusa Dawanau, APC Dawakin Tofa Local Government Chairman, told Newsmen that the orchestrators of Ganduje’s suspension were embroiled in anti-party activities. Speaking, he said their records of meetings with the…

An All Progressives Congress (APC) ward in Dawakin Tofa LGA of Kano has suspended Abdullahi Ganduje, national chair of the party and former Governor of Kano State over allegations of corruptions leveled against him. The announcement of the suspension was made by Haruna Gwanjo, who is said to be the leader and legal adviser of the party in the ward. “We decided to suspend Dr. Ganduje from the party due to the seriousness of the allegations against him,” Gwanzo said. He clarified that the former governor needs to address and prove his innocence in the case before his ban can…

Suspected Yoruba Nation agitators, numbering 21, including a lady and two elderly men in their sixties, have been paraded by the men of Oyo State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. They were arrested and detained for their involvement in the forceful invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat on Saturday. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Adebola Hamzat, while addressing newsmen confirmed the arrest of the 21 suspected secessionists and warned other individuals with criminal intent that the state is not for them. He stressed that the offence committed is treasonable felony and confirmed that the investigation is still ongoing.…

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, inflation rate in Nigeria increased to 33.20 percent, compared to 31.70 percent at February 2024. The analysis showed that food inflation skyrocketed to 40.01 percent in March 2024. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 11.16 percentage points higher in March 2024 than the 22.04 percent recorded in March 2023. The headline inflation rate in March 2024 was 3.02 percent, which was 0.10 percent lower than the 3.12 percent recorded in February 2024, according to the month-on-month basis analysis. More to come as stories unfold…

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, through the state’s Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, said Saturday’s invasion of the State Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, by self-acclaimed Yoruba Nation agitators clad in camouflage can be described as an act of terrorism. He berated the act, adding that there are better ways of fighting for what they want other than violence or bloodshed. He further claimed some people are behind it as sponsors and they’ve succeeded in landing themselves in trouble. He said, “Sponsors of the invasion of the Governor and State House of Assembly’s office have succeeded in landing…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed that major fraudulent dealings involving COVID-19 funds, World Bank loan, Abacha recovered loot has been discovered at the ministry of humanitarian affairs. This was contained in a statement credited to Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, who explained that the funds were disbursed by the federal government to the ministry with the aim of executing poverty alleviation programmes. He said the commission’s recent investigation into dealings of the ministry has led to the recovery of ₦32.7 billion and $445,000 The EFCC mouthpiece further added that “suspended officials” of the ministry were linked to the…

In the early hours of Monday, April 15, 2024, according to data provided by the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), Nigeria’s national grid experienced another collapse. It was said to have occured at 2:00am when the grid recorded a never-seen before Zero Megawatts (MW). According to reports, it generated 52.3MW around 7:10 am. This collapse marks the fifth grid malfunction in 2024, and the latest in a long list of collapse over the years, adding to challenges that have long been synonymous with Nigeria’s power sector. Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) nor the DisCos are yet to issue…

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to support and promote the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) to enhance access to higher education in the country. He gave the assurance at the 13th Convocation and Investiture of the third Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, on Saturday in Abuja. The President, who was represented by Dr Biodun Saliu, the Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) said, “We will continue to do this in order to improve quality, access and affordability.” He said the deployment of ODL…

Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has demanded ₦615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. In a conversation with The Punch under anonymity, a leader within the organized labor disclosed that the revised salary of ₦615,000 per month was agreed upon following consultations by the NLC and TUC. The source, who was a member of one of the sub-committees set up by the government to work on getting a new minimum wage for the country, however, said the wage might still increase, following the recent hike in electricity tariff. He said: “We (NLC…

Guaranty Trust Holding Plc, the parent company of Guaranty Trust Bank, a leading Nigerian financial institution, announced on Friday its intention to seek shareholder approval to raise a maximum of $750 million in capital. This is expected to happen during a meeting scheduled for May 9, 2024. This development align with the efforts of other banks to increase capital reserves in order to meet new regulatory targets set by CBN. The Central Bank of Nigeria, in March, announced minimum capital requirements for banks to bolster the country’s financial system and enable lenders to play a more significant role in aiding…