Review Jonathan’s last minute appointments, Idada tells Buhari
FORMER Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Brig-General Idada Ikpomnwen, yesterday, admonished President Muhammadu Buhari to review what he described as the last minute appointments made by former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that such appointments infringe on the president’s powers to appoint capable individuals who will drive his reform processes.
Royal fathers win round one as court stops Okorocha, others
Aggrieved Imo monarchs, who dragged Governor Rochas Okorocha and nine others to court have won the first round as an Imo High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Bernadine Ngozi Ukoha, yesterday, restrained the defendants from taking any further action that would impinge on the matter before the court.
Ladoja vs Ajimobi: Tribunal chairman’s retirement stalls sitting
The retirement of the Chairman, Oyo State governorship election petition, Justice F. C Obieze yesterday stalled proceedings on the petition filed by a former governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja against the incumbent governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.
Royal fathers appeal to FG to end killings in Plateau
Worried by the incessant killings in villages in some local government areas of Plateau North Senatorial zone, traditional rulers in the area have appealed to the Federal Government and other relevant agencies to step up efforts at arresting the trend.
FG, states, others owe construction firms N600bn — FOCI
Construction companies in Nigeria, under the aegis of the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI), have expressed concern over the high indebtedness of the Federal Government, state and local governments to the construction industry running into over N600 billion
Naira’ll depreciate if we remove restrictions — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed fears that removal of restrictions imposed on the interbank foreign exchange market will lead to sharp depreciation of the naira.
