CBN Directors Protest as Cardoso’s Big Girls Consultants Receive ‘Obscene’ Salaries of N50m Naira monthly Senior officials at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have expressed outrage over the hiring of consultants by Governor Olayemi Cardoso, alleging they wield monthly excessive influence and receive exorbitant salaries. The consultants, notably Nkiru Balonwu and Daphne Dafinone, reportedly bypass the bank’s hierarchy, issue directives to directors, and earn far more than senior executives. Dafinone, who faces an upcoming fraud trial, allegedly receives ₦35 million monthly, while Balonwu is said to earn ₦50 million—higher than the CBN governor’s salary. Their appointment, made without a…
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A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Amos Magaji, on Tuesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Magaji, who represents Jaba/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, premised his defection on the crisis rocking the major opposition party in the country.S Speaker Tajudeen Abbas who announced the defection during plenary session, read Magaji’s letter of defection to the members. Magaji said “The unresolved crises in the PDP from the national to the state level has made it difficult for me to remain in the party,” Magaji said. Meanwhile, the Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley…
The Senate has appointed Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, as the chairman of its ad hoc committee on crude oil theft. The announcement was made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday, February 11. Notably, the creation of this ad hoc committee was a direct outcome of a motion sponsored by Senator Nwoko on July 25, 2023, titled “Need to Investigate the Incessant and Nefarious Acts of Crude Oil Thefts in the Niger Delta and the Actors.” Following the motion, the Senate resolved to take decisive action to tackle the menace of crude oil…
The Senator, representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ned Nwoko recently, had a chat with journalists at the All Progressives Congress, APC National Secretariat, Abuja. Nwoko, elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, defected from the party for the ruling party. In this interview, Senator Nwoko bared his mind on his defection and political issues in Delta State. Excerpts: You are here in the ruling party, APC, what are you bringing to the table? It is a new dawn for me, because I am looking for a place where we can have a governor…
Caretaker Committee Chairman of Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Tony Aziegbemi, has given reason why the party is confident of victory at the ongoing Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Speaking on Arise News Television on Monday night, Aziegbemi stated that the petition presented by the party challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as winner of the September 21, 2024, guber election was in a class of its own. He stressed that the petition is different from what Nigerians are used to. In his words: “I am confident that PDP would be declared winner of that election because of…
The Nigerian Senate has commenced legislative action on a bill seeking to ban the movement of articulated lorries, tankers, and trailers during daytime hours nationwide. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Federal Road Safety Commission (Establishment) Act, 2007, to Restrict the Daytime Movement of Heavy-Duty Vehicles and for Related Matters,” was sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko of Delta North senatorial district, and successfully scaled its first reading on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. If passed into law, the bill will introduce a nationwide ban on the movement of articulated lorries, tankers, and trailers between 6:00…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the suit by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on ground of their alleged defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Uwani Aba-Aji delivered the judgment following the dramatic withdrawal of the appeal by Fubara through his lead counsel, Yusuf Ali, SAN. Fubara in the notice for withdrawal of the case simply informed a three-man panel of justices of the court that events have overtaken his suit and that the lawmakers are their friends. The request for…
Driven by His Excellency, Dr. Elder Sheriff Oborevwori’s vision for a drug-free Delta State, one of the focal points of his MORE Agenda, the State Orientation and Communications Bureau led by the Director-General, Dr. Barrister Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), continued their intensive outreach efforts on Day 5. The “Drug Free Delta” campaign team visited Utagbe-Ogbe Technical College, Utagbe-Ogbe; Alaka Grammar School, Ozoro; St. Michael’s College, Oleh, and Emevor Mixed Secondary School, Emevor. Assistant State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Silas Osagie, engaged students in an interactive session, initiating the discussion with…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE Phone-in reactions to an interview with Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, the Director-General of the Delta State Communications and Orientation Bureau, turned tense as callers to the program sharply criticized the Delta PDP chieftain’s attempt to discredit Senator Ned Nwoko. The interview was conducted by radio presenters at Odenigbo FM. The interview, which lasted over 50 minutes, saw Dr. Latimore struggling to defend his position while the radio presenters, who seemed to be well-versed in the political landscape of Delta North, pressed him with insightful and probing questions. Despite his futile efforts to diminish Senator Nwoko’s contributions, Latimore…
The New Delta Coalition (NDC) has strongly refuted recent claims by Delta State Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, that the state is the strongest financially in Nigeria. In a statement signed by NDC representative Godwin Anaughe, the coalition labeled Tilije’s assertion as “blatant falsehood” and an attempt to mislead the public about the state’s economic reality. Citing economic data, NDC pointed out that Delta State’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of ₦6.19 trillion pales in comparison to Lagos State’s ₦41.17 trillion, as well as Rivers (₦7.96 trillion), Akwa Ibom (₦7.77 trillion), and Imo (₦7.68 trillion) states. Despite being one of…