By Banji Ayoola The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has extended the deadline for the use of old naira notes by 10 days. This was announced on Sunday morning by the apex bank’s governor, Mr Godwin Emefele, who spoke with reporters in Daura, Katsina State after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has relived his experience at the war front during the Civil War. He recalled how many of his comrades fell right beside him but he was to fulfill his destiny. The President, who spoke at the palace of the Emir of Daura, Faruk Umar Faruk, after concluding the series of commissioning of […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Osun Chapter has described the election tribunal judgment that upturned the election of Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in favour of Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, as triumph of justice and truth over falsehood. Acting State Chairman of Osun APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement said that […]
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Pro-separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised the alarm over what it described as clandestine plan to eliminate their leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu through poisoning, drug abuse and starvation. Kanu, who is detained by the Department for State Security (DSS), is allegedly dying through a silent and systematic process of gradual starvation. Raising […]
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The Coalition of United Political Parties on Friday rejected the verdict of the Osun State governorship election petitions tribunal which sacked governor Ademola Adeleke, describing it as a “black market purchased judgment”. A statement issued on Friday by the Co-National Spokesperson for CUPP, Mark Adebayo, however, expressed optimism that justice would be done. He said, […]
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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is too busy to attend all the election campaigns of the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. A member of the Public Affairs Directorate APC PCC, Mariya Ibrahim Baba, said this on Friday, while fielding questions during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning […]
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On July 17, 2022 Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun State governorship election held on Saturday, July 16. Adeleke endeared himself to Nigerians on social media during the campaigns through his dancing skills which he deployed to good […]
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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State, Prof Sandy Onor has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, has planned to import thugs into the state to cause mayhem during the elections. He made the allegation on Friday at a news conference after the conclusion of the tour of the 18 […]
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended the train service along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor. The suspension is due to the derailment of the train at Kubwa in Abuja on Friday. Though the reasons for the derailment are unknown, an official of the NRC who spoke to our correspondent in confidence confirmed the incident. He said: “It […]
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