Rivers purchase of Kidney Island, stakes in OML11 irreversible, court tells SPDC

Shell Petroleum Development Company A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an order restraining Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) from interfering with the Government of Rivers State’s title, right and interest over fixed landed assets comprised in Kidney Island Base, Port Harcourt and interests in Lands comprised in OML 11. The court, presided […]

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Ganduje, Muhtar canvass ranching as Sultan decries politicisation of farmer-herder clashes

For peaceful relationship between farmers and herders, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has backed establishment of ranches in the country. His position was endorsed by the Vice President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Mansur Muhtar, who regretted that between 2016 and now, no fewer than 4,000 persons have died in conflicts, with thousands sustaining […]

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Police claim Yoruba Nation agitators amassing weapons to disrupt polls

Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba Photo: Twitter DSS questions Fani-Kayode over coup allegations Coup Scare: I regret my action, says Fani-Kayode Atiku commends DSS for inviting Fani-Kayode, says ex-Aviation Minister not acting alone NPSA: Idea of interim govt should be shot down, rejected Ahead of the 2023 general elections scheduled to kick off on […]

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New naira: Falana knocks CBN for disobeying Supreme Court order

Femi Falana and Godwin Emefiele Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has lambasted the Central Bank of Nigeria for allegedly flouting the interim injunction of the Supreme Court suspending the implementation of the February 10 deadline on the use of the old banknotes. The CBN had moved the deadline earlier set for […]

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Again, Buhari meets Emefiele, keeps mum on naira swap

Still no respite on new naira notes, as Lagosians try their hands at ATM gallery in Oja-Oba, Abule-Egba, Lagos …yesterday • CBN: Embrace eNaira, internet banking as alternatives to cash • Apex bank loses N15b to hoarding, explains how to exchange old notes • BDCs profit from naira scarcity, lower exchange rate for cash transaction […]

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CBN delists old ‎200, ‎500, ‎1000 naira notes as legal tender

President Muhammadu Buhari, M, after presiding over the launch of the Newly Redesigned Naira Notes at the State House, Abuja… Photo: Twitter/NigeriaGOV The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said old naira notes of ₦‎200, ₦‎500, ₦‎1000 notes are no longer legal tender in the country. The CBN declared that the old ₦‎200, ₦‎500, ₦‎1000 notes […]

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Cleric urges Nigerians to pray for right President

Nigerians have been urged to pray more fervently to the Almighty to choose the right President for them in the forthcoming general elections, which are just few weeks away. The charge was given on Friday, 10 February, 2023 by the Leader (Waali) of the Muslim Congress (TMC), Ondo State, Ustaadh Abdul-Wasiu Kayode Babalola in his […]

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Ondo PDP National Assembly candidates Adedipe, Adesanya disown posters declaring support for Tinubu

Two Peoples Democratic Party candidates in the forthcoming National Assembly elections in Ondo State, Basorun Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, alias ‘Beacon of Hope’, and Hon (Princess) Kemisola Adeasanya, alias ‘Oseniyan’, have disowned a poster bearing their pictures together with that of the APC predidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and purportedly declaring their support for him. While […]

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