The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called for extension of deadline by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to phase out old naira notes in circulation. The apex bank had issued January 31 as the deadline the old naira notes will stop being legal tender, insisting it would not … [Read more…]
Maikyau expressed what he described as telling concerns about the fate of Nigerians with the old currency past the deadline, saying, “The law is clear on this issue.” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is under statutory obligation to redeem the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes after the … [Read more…]
Train service along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor has been suspended indefinitely following the derailment of the train at Kubwa in Abuja on Friday. The Abuja-bound train derailed with no casualty or fatality recorded. An official of the NRC at the Kubwa train station who pleaded anonymity told The Nation that the incident occurred at about 3:15 … [Read more…]
…PDP releases timetable for fresh governorship primary in Abia The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the timetable for a fresh governorship primary in Abia State. Dele Ologunagba, the spokesperson of the PDP, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Mr Ologunagba said the decision of the NWC to … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr of the All Progressives Grand Alliance is enjoying the overwhelming support of residents across Enugu as reflected in the reception of traders and shoppers alike as the APGA team visited markets across the State. With a rousing reception at every stop in Ogbete market on Friday, Nweke received well wishes, declaration of … [Read more…]
…coalition of political parties collapses structures, drums support for Mbah …we’ve seen, heard and convinced Enugu is overwhelmingly PDP – G-5 Govs Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the people of Enugu State on Friday turned out en masse to show overwhelming solidarity and support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at its official campaign … [Read more…]
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conduct a mock accreditation exercise on the 4th of February. According to the Commission, the exercise is to test the efficacy of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed … [Read more…]
Governor Ademola Adeleke has faulted the Osun State Election Tribunal which declared Gbeyega Oyetola as the legitimately elected governor of the South-West State. Delivering its judgement on Friday, the tribunal held that the governorship election was characterized by over-voting, adding that after deducting the excessive votes, Oyetola’s figures rose to 314, 921, while Adeleke’s came … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State, on Thursday charged traders in Ogbete and Afia 9 markets, Enugu, to take ownership of the next government in Enugu State by voting in APGA in the forthcoming election. Nweke who told traders and buyers that APGA’s mission was … [Read more…]
The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has upturned the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke at the July 16th, 2022 governorship polls. The tribunal in a split document of two to one declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to … [Read more…]
Defence Headquarters says the military has in the last two weeks eliminated more than 84 terrorists and rescued 122 abducted victims in North East and North Western parts of Nigeria. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on ongoing military operations in the country, on Thursday … [Read more…]
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, said the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in 2022 issued 1,899,68 passports, the highest in over seven years Responding to questions at the 64th edition of State House briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team, Aregbesola said the figure was a landmark achievement. He rated the Ministry of Interior and … [Read more…]