APC candidate writes Nigerians 155 North’s Christian leaders pledge support Alake: Opponents will be shocked 4 parties, 5 governorship candidates back bid All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged Nigerians to troop out enmass to vote for him at Saturday’s poll. He explained why he should succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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The registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) has ended after a one-week extension announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the board had […]
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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service on Wednesday said they had deployed more than 1,400 officers for the 2023 general elections in Edo. The security agencies confirmed this in Benin during a meeting of their heads with the Assistant Inspector General […]
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Ace gospel musician Yinka Ayefele (MoN) has debunked rumour of his death. The report has been trending on social media, especially on TikTok that Ayefele died. Describing the news as fake in a statement, the gospel music crooner urged members of the public to ignore the report, saying it was the handiwork of fifth columnists […]
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The Supreme Court has fixed judgment for March 3 in the suits filed by 17 states to challenge the propriety of the naira swap policy of the Federal Government. A nine-member panel of the court presided over by Justice John Okoro, chose the date after lawyers to parties made their final submissions. The States that […]
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Police are investigating some governors and individuals whose utterances are considered to have incited riots over the naira redesign policy of the CBN. Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Alkali, made this known in Abuja on Wednesday while fielding questions from State House correspondents. He was accompanied to the news conference by the Attorney-General of Federation, […]
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NSA alleges plots to cause unrest The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on local and International observers accredited for the general elections not to interfere with the exercise or show partisanship. About 144,800 national and 2,113 international observers are to monitor the elections which begin on Saturday with the Presidential and National Assembly […]
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Old, new naira notes – Return of N1000, N500, N200 notes likely THE search for an out-of-court resolution of the suit instituted against the Federal Government by Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna); Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Yahaya Bello (Kogi) over the implementation of naira policy continued yesterday. For the past 48 hours, both parties have been […]
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Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states have made moves to jail the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele for alleged contempt. The states initiated contempt proceedings against the two at the Supreme Court. It is for their alleged failure to comply with the order extending […]
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A former Presidential Aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has commended the Party and its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over the just concluded campaign across the Country. In a statement issued by the Director General of Anakwenze Campaign Organization, Comrade Eric Oluwole, he also advised the Independent […]
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