Human Rights Community poll tips Tinubu to win presidential election

Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu (right) receiving a bouquet from a girl during the party’s campaign rally, in Osogbo, Osun State…yesterday A new opinion poll conducted by the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), consisting of 134 organisations, has tipped the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, […]

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Criticisms trail Buhari’s broadcast on return of old N200 notes

Old 200 naira note return as legal tender. PIX Twitter Buhari: New cash policy, legacy weapon against insecurity, corruption, vote buying Old 200 naira notes available for circulation mere N222b N2.65tr to be destroyed Recirculation of N200 notes won’t move the needle, Teriba insists Gbajabiamila: Buhari’s directive a wanton disregard for rule of law Ganduje […]

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Presidential election: Obi maintains lead in 3rd Anap poll

Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has maintained a lead in a third and final nationwide opinion poll commissioned by Anap Foundation and conducted by NOI Polls Limited (NOIPolls). The result of the fresh poll was released on Wednesday by the President and Founder […]

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‘It’s over,’ Wike rules out last-minute deal with Atiku

Governor Nyesom Wike during a media chat on Thursday, February 16, 2023 With a few days to the February 25 presidential election, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has ruled out any last-minute deal or truce between the G5 and the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. The governor also said […]

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Buhari has overruled Supreme Court with old N500, N1,000 notes ban – Ubani

Human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani says President Muhammadu Buhari has overruled the Supreme Court with his Thursday declaration that old N500 and N1,000 notes are no longer legal tender. Ubani, who is the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) spoke Thursday on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict […]

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NECO releases 2022 SSCE external results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of results of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Its Registrar, Prof Dantani Wushishi, who made the announcement in Minna, Niger State said 59,124 candidates sat for the examination, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 percent while 27,808, representing 47.03 percent were female. Wushishi added […]

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Naira: Why governors reject FG settlement terms – El-Rufai

The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, revealed on Wednesday, that the Federal Government had made overtures to governors, seeking the withdrawal of the suit at the Supreme Court, challenging the deadline for the old naira notes. El-Rufai, however, said the proposition was rejected as the governors did not agree with the terms being […]

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Buhari under attack for disobeying Supreme Court on cash swap

President Muhammadu Buhari came under heavy attacks on Thursday hours after his national broadcast on the cash crisis swap. Lawyers and public commentators berated the President for ordering the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to retain only the old N200 notes as legal tender until April 10, 2023. His order is contrary to the February […]

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Subscribers seek compensation as MTN apologises for service downturn

150 women to receive N300m equipment loan grant Following several hours of service outage on MTN networks, which made calls and Internet surfing impossible on Tuesday, users of the network have called for compensation. This is coming, as MTN, in a notice, apologised to the over 80 million subscribers on the network for the service […]

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13 children, seven adults hospitalised as Edo moves to contain Lassa fever

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, has said about 13 children and seven adults, confirmed with Lassa fever in the state, are on admission at the Irrua Specialist Hospital (ISTH). According to a statement by Special Assistant on Media Projects to Edo State Government, Crusoe Osagie, the Commissioner, who disclosed this while briefing […]

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