BUHARI FIRES CBN GOVERNOR EMEFIELE

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

CBN sources told Elombah News that Emefiele has also been asked to hand over to an unnamed successor within 2 weeks.

Details shortly…

COURT SACKS PDP GUBER CANDIDATE IN KANO

A federal high court in Kano, on Monday, sacked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the state, Abba Yusuf.

This development is coming exactly five (5) days to the governorship and state house of assembly election

The court nullified the primary election that led to Yusuf’s emergence as the party’s candidate in the election.

Yusuf, who is the anointed governorship candidate of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, is the main challenger of the incumbent governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

A PDP gubernatorial aspirant, Ali Amin-little, had approached the court, challenging the process that led to his emergence as PDP gubernatorial candidate.

In his ruling, the judge, Lewis Allagoa, said the PDP did not conduct governorship primary election in Kano.

He ordered that the PDP conduct fresh primary election between today and Saturday, March 9.

I HAVE NOT RESIGNED YET - OSIBANJO

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has reacted to rumours making the rounds that he has allegedly threatened to resign his office.

Reports on social media suggest that Osinbajo was allegedly barred from an emergency security meeting that President Muhammadu Buhari held with Security Chiefs and some governors on Tuesday.

The Vice President was quoted on social media as allegedly saying, “I wasn’t informed of the meeting, when I heard, I was refused entrance. Yet, Governors were allowed to attend”

But reacting to the reports, Osinbajo said: “Misleading/FAKE news is on the rise especially in this season when Nigerians will make a choice about who will govern them for the next four years.

“I have not resigned! I remain committed to the service of the Nigerian people under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari,” he said in a tweet accompanied with a video.

MAY GOD PUNISH ALL WHO DO NOT LUV BUHARI - Religious Preacher

Check out @buba_galadima’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/buba_galadima/status/1097125050359132160?s=09

BREAKING..... APC CALLS FOR AN EMERGENCY CAUCUS MEETING

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has scheduled an emergency caucus meeting for Monday.

This, according to reports, is to enable the party restrategise after the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.

APC The meeting, slated for 11am would, breaking from tradition, hold at the national secretariat of the party as opposed to its usual venue, the Presidential Villa, Vanguard reports.

Court Grants Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal Speedy Bail

AFederal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former Secretary-General of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and two others.

Recall the Ex-SGF who has been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had yesterday applied for bail over a 10 count charge of fraudulent diversion of funds meant for the clearing of evasive plants on the North East.

Justice Jude Okeke who presided over the case, granted Babachir and two others bail in the sum of N50m each with one surety.

CCT ORDERS ARREST OF WALTER ONNOGHEN

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, has Issued Bench Warrant Against  the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen,

The tribunal on Wednesday further ordered top securities in the country to arrest and produce him for trial on Friday.

This is a developing story…