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NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has requested that Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja withdraw from his ongoing trial over alleged $4.5 billion and ₦2.8 billion fraud. Emefiele’s legal team, led by Olalekan Ojo (SAN), accused the judge of bias and urged him to recuse himself from further proceedings. The request was made during Monday’s hearing at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. Justice Oshodi has adjourned the case until February 26, 2025, to rule on whether he will step down. Emefiele is facing 19 counts, including abuse…
Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu has out-rightly denied allegations leveled against him by the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai. DAILY POST recalls that the former governor, who was interviewed on Arise TV on Monday, alleged that the NSA was behind a plot to tarnish his reputation. According to El-rufai, Ribadu is nursing presidential ambition to succeed President Tinubu in 2031, stressing that the decision of the NSA is to eliminate any potential competition from the North. However, clearing the air, Ribadu in a statement he issued on Monday night, denied the…
Chief of Staff and other top government officials have been suspended. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has suspended three senior officials from his administration, over poor performance. The affected individuals include his Chief of Staff, Abdullahi Usman Gbatamagi; Director General of Protocol, Abdullahi Yerima; and Chief Details. The decision was announced during a State Council meeting held at the Government House in Minna.The suspension, which takes immediate effect, will last for one month. The Governor instructed the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, to issue official letters to the suspended officials without delay. Sources say the move came…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Zamfara State has commiserated with traders and management of the Gusau Central Market, following the unfortunate fire outbreak that destroyed many shops and caused significant loss of valuable goods on Sunday. The party stated that it was relieved that there have been no reported casualties, noting the unfortunate incident has left many traders in distress. The party said it stands in full solidarity with them and their families during this challenging period. The message is contained in a statement issued by the State publicity secretary of the party, Haliru Andi, and made available to…
Black Market Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate in Lagos and FCT today, 24 February 2025. NewsOnline Nigeria has obtained the official naira black market exchange rate in Lagos and FCT, Abuja today including the Black Market rates, Bureau De Change (BDC), and CBN rates. According to Bureau De Change (BDC) sources in the Ogba and Ikeja axis of Lagos state, the exchange rate for a dollar to naira at the Parallel Market (Black Market) is N1590 on Monday, February 24, 2025, players bought a dollar for N1585 and sold it for N1590. Bureau De Change (BDC) sources in Gwarimpa and Gwagwalada in FCT buy…
President Tinubu has allegedly ordered Sanwo-Olu, Akande, Ambode, and Osoba, among other APC bigwigs, to resolve the Lagos Assembly crisis amid pressure for Mojisola Meranda to resign. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that in a last-minute effort to resolve the Lagos State House of Assembly leadership crisis, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on key figures within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to mediate the situation. According to The PUNCH, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alongside former governors Chief Bisi Akande (Osun), Chief Olusegun Osoba (Ogun), and Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), convened a high-level meeting at the Governor’s Lodge in Marina, Lagos, on Sunday. Other attendees included…
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has threatened to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State. The government appointee said he and his supporters would leave the party should Abdullahi Abbas or anyone like him be reinstated as the Chairman of the party in Kano State. Ata made this known during the Fagge party caucus meeting held at the Federal Secretariat in Kano on Saturday. He alleged that the Chairman’s utterances were the reason why God took off power from the party despite a clear win in the…
Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Industries Limited, has revealed that his refinery has enough Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, in storage to sufficiently meet the local needs of Nigeria. The billionaire businessman was speaking after a tour of the refinery complex by a Zambia Government delegation, led by the country’s Minister of Energy, Mr. Makozo Chikote. Dangote disclosed that the oil refinery has “more than half a billion litres of petroleum and over 600 billion Naira worth of products in its tanks”. He said, “As we speak right now we have more than half a billion litres. “The refinery is…
Wike has dared PDP NWC and the party Leadership over their stance on South-South Zonal Congress. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike on Saturday dared the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging their stance on the South-South zonal congress. Recall that the members of the PDP, who are loyal to Wike, conducted the South-South PDP Zonal Congress on Saturday in Calabar, Cross River State, despite a court order against the exercise. Recall that a High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, had issued an interim injunction preventing the…
Former Military President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), may have stirred the hornet’s nest with his open confession on Thursday, February 20, that the late Chief MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, which he eventually annulled. Babangida, during the launch of his autobiography, titled: “A Journey in Service,” had said: “Although I am on record to have stated after the election that Abiola may not have won the election, upon deeper reflection and a closer examination of all the available facts, particularly the detailed election results, there was no doubt that MKO Abiola won the…