Eight days to the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria to stop the old N1,000, N500, and N200 notes from being legal tender, banks’ Automated Teller Machines in Lagos, Abuja and other parts of the country are still dispensing the old notes, findings by The reporters have revealed. Despite the apex … [Read more…]
Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video. Lancashire Police on Friday said a conditional offer of a fixed penalty had been issued to the Prime Minister. Notably, passengers caught failing to wear a seat belt when one is available can … [Read more…]
Burial for the demised President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor has been rescheduled to take place on February 10 2023 at his home town, Awo-Omamma, Oru-East local government area of Imo state. However, the burial for the Deputy President General of the apex Igbo organization, High Chief Joel Kroham, remains February 4 … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) has assured citizens that there will be no room for the manipulation of the 2023 population census saying it will conduct a more credible exercise with the aid of available technology. Chairman of the Commission, Nasir Isa Kwarra, who gave this hint on Friday while speaking with newsmen, after a … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The former governor of Enugu State and Senator representing Enugu East senatorial zone at the National Assembly, Chimaroke Nnamani, has called for calm among his supporters. He made this known in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, @ChimarokeNnamani, on Saturday, January 21, 2023. He said he was rudely shocked to hear … [Read more…]
AFTER surviving the insecurity and other socio-economic challenges of 2022, death is the last thing on the minds of most people who crossed over to January 2023. However, less than 20 days into 2023, the Nigerian polity is littered with untimely and aborted dreams. No fewer than 508 people, across the country, have had their … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos State between January 23 and 24, on a two-day working visit to inaugurate projects undertaken by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. President Buhari will open five iconic projects between his arrival and departure on Monday, January 23 and Tuesday, January 24. The projects slated for commissioning are the … [Read more…]
The Nigerian government on Friday said it has not approved any increase in the pump prices of petrol across the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this in a statement issued by his senior adviser on media and communication, Horatius Egua. Mr Sylva spoke as Nigeria continue to queue for … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, set aside an interim forfeiture order on 40 landed properties linked to a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The court, which had issued the order on 4 November, 2022, but ruled on Friday that the application for forfeiture filed by the Economic and … [Read more…]
Stakeholders and the people of Enugu East Senatorial Zone in the state have overwhelmingly formally adopted Dr. Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as their preferred governorship candidate ahead of the March 11, 2023 general elections, thereby openly ditching and foreclosing the ambitions of the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Enugu State Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani as a member of the party. This was contained in a statement on Friday by the party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, saying the suspension is with immediate effect. He explained that the decision to suspend Nnamani is based on allegations of anti-party … [Read more…]
The Supreme Court has restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwin Akpabio as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District. The Court of Appeal judgment delivered on November 14, 2022 which voided his candidacy was overturned. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the apex … [Read more…]