Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , Olayemi Cardoso, has said the apex bank is making steady progress in stabilising the foreign exchange market and tackling inflation. According to a press statement by the CBN on Tuesday, Cardoso stated this when he received a delegation of scholars from the Harvard Kennedy School at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. The visit was part of the scholars’ Africa Trek, which also included stops in Ghana. The delegation comprised 50 students from 19 countries, including representatives from the Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University It marked the…

A last-minute goal from Tawanda Chirewa denied Nigeria victory as Zimbabwe secured a 1-1 draw in their Group C World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Victor Osimhen put Nigeria ahead in the 73rd minute with a well-placed header from Ola Aina’s cross. The Super Eagles seemed to be on track for three points until Chirewa scored in the 90th minute, sneaking past defenders and toe-poking the ball under goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali. Tolu Arokodare, who replaced Samuel Chukwueze in the 59th minute, was involved in the opener. He held up play before passing to Aina, whose precise delivery found Osimhen at the…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the leadership of the National Assembly under the Senate President Godswill Akpabio of corruption. Atiku made the claim during an interview with a TV journalist on the platform of ‘Untold Stories With Adesua’, where he also commented on the state of emergency declaration on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. When asked whether he was surprised about the National Assembly’s ratification of the proclamation by Tinubu, Atiku said: “I was not surprised because I know the leadership is corrupt, no apologies about that. They could do anything, and the Senate President is known…

Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, has cautioned former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, to be mindful of his statements after the former governor claimed that democracy in Nigeria had collapsed. Obi, while speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium for former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja on Monday, said the progress made since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999 had been eroded. He stated, “If you looked at where we are today, it’s like, they (the PDP) started in 1999, laid the foundation. Some people came and took…

Renowned Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has disclosed why he has yet to give an assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. While appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday, Soyinka made it clear that he would only speak when he had something to say. The scholar urged members of the public to desist from work on his timetable for him, adding that he sees no reason for the rush. “People should stop trying to work on my timetable for me. I had not swallowed an alarm clock. “I don’t see why I should put my alarm on…

The Obidient Movement says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is to blame for the lack of confidence by Nigerians in the electoral system. Speaking in an interview, Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obidient Movement says INEC raised the hopes of Nigerians in the build-up to the 2023 general elections by promising free, fair and transparent elections but the same INEC crashed the hopes of the people by conducting elections that were marred with fraud and irregularities. “The people are disillusioned. They have lost a lot of confidence in the electoral process, I tell…

The National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima has said any political alliance against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 will not achieve any result because those spearheading it are now politically redundant. Speaking in an interview, former Vice- President, Yemi Osinbajo, ex- Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai cannot pose any serious threat to Tinubu’s reelection as they lack political influence.  “If by any chance Atiku eventually becomes Nigeria’s President, what he will do to El-Rufai will be a child’s play to what Tinubu did to him, which is making…

The National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima says the eight years of Nasir El-Rufai as governor of Kaduna state brought pain and sorrow for many residents of the state. Speaking in an interview with Sun, Shettima also rubbished the coalition being spearheaded by El-Rufai against President Bola Tinubu, saying it won’t have any impact on the 2027 general elections. “Even if they merge, they won’t have any serious political influence in any party they may join. Let me break it down this way. In the last election, did Nasir El-Rufai deliver Kaduna to Tinubu? The…

Veteran journalist and former presidential media aide, Dr. Reuben Abati says Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State’s attitude showed that he was interested in grabbing the position vacated by the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. After declaring a state of emergency in Rivers and suspending the govenor, his deputy and the state House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu swore in Ibas as the sole administrator of the state with the sole of mandate of forestalling breakdown of law and order in the state. Speaking on Arise TV, Abati who had earlier advised the…

Former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai says President Bola Tinubu violated the order of the Supreme Court by suspending Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and imposing a state of emergency on Rivers State. El-Rufai who made the revelation during a press conference held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre in Abuja said what President Tinubu has done is ‘constitutionally and violently unlawful’. He said “Ladies and gentlemen, the two cases referred to happened during the Obasanjo administration, in which His Excellency, both the vice- president and my humble self were part of. It is…