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The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has declared an end to sit-at-home in the state effective from Monday, June 6, 2023, saying such orders were restricting creativity, entrepreneurship, and productivity in the state. He, however, expressed government’s readiness “to engage in dialogue with people, who have genuine grievances towards bringing lasting peace and security to Enugu State”. This was even as he called on President Bola Tinubu to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to quicken the much-needed healing process in Nigeria. Mbah made the declaration while listing out the decisions reached at the end of his first security council…

A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, is currently being interrogated at the zonal command office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in Ilorin, Kwara State, over an alleged laundering of N4billion, The PUNCH has gathered. Impeccable sources privy to the development told The Punch that Fayemi arrived at the EFCC facility at about 9:40 am on Thursday. In May 2023, Fayemi had through his lawyer, Adeola Omotunde, SAN, pleaded with the EFCC to allow him to present a book in honour of the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 19, before honouring the agency’s invitation for questioning…

The President, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, met with the Service Chiefs led by the Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, at the State House in Abuja. He met with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya; the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba. The meeting is the President's first official engagement with the service chiefs since assuming office on Monday. See photos below:

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the incumbent speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as his Chief of Staff. This was confirmed to PMNews by Olanrenwaju Smart Wasiu, the chief of staff to Gbajabiamila. Smart stated that Gbajabiamila was appointed by the president after several hours of meetings and consultations. The decision to pick the Gbajabiamila was said to have been made by the president after evaluating all possible candidates aspiring for the post among his loyalists. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who was yet to receive his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), would have to…

Former Special Adviser to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina is set to assume the role of Executive Vice Chairman at The Sun Newspapers starting from September 1. Adesina, who previously held positions as the Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, disclosed this during a recent interview with The Crest. Senator Orji Kalu, the company’s founder, approved the appointment According to Adesina, when he expressed his intention to leave The Sun newspapers, Kalu advised him not to resign, offering him the opportunity to return if he didn’t enjoy his government role or even after serving for…

Deputy Governor of Abia State, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu has assumed duties at the Office of the Deputy Governor, Government House Umuahia. Emetu was received on Wednesday by members of staff of the Office of the Deputy Governor and had a brief interaction with the staffers. Governor Alex Otti and his Deputy, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu were sworn in on Monday at the Umuahia Township Stadium by the Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Agbai. While addressing the staffers, Emetu reaffirmed the preparedness of Dr. Alex Otti to tackle some of the challenges confronting the state. A statement from the Office of…

Nigeria’s Tax-to-GDP ratio which, in the last 12 years, hovered between 5% to 6% rose to 10.86% by the end of 2021. The new ratio was communicated to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), via a letter signed by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, on the 25th of May 2023, following a joint review by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the FIRS, using data from 2010 to 2021. The revision took into account revenue items hitherto not previously included in the computations; particularly, relevant revenue collected by…

Barely 13 days to the expiration of the 9th Senate, Senators Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South) and Ayo Akinyelure (Ondo Central) on Wednesday dumped their political platform, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Urhoghide and Akinyelure, who announced their resignation during plenary, however did not announce the party they will defect to. The Senators’ notices of resignation were contained in separate letters read by Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary. Though Urhoghide and Akinyelure were silent on the party they will join henceforth, the Deputy Senate President who read the letters urged them to join the ruling All…