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The Federal High Court in Lagos, has granted an injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from using, engaging or further dealing with the Chairman of the Lagos Parks and Garages, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo or any of his representatives in the distribution of election materials and adhoc staff for the … [Read more…]
Burkina Faso’s army announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over. Senior officers from Burkina Faso and France’s forces in the country held a flag-lowering ceremony to mark the official end of French operations, at a camp on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou on … [Read more…]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Sunday called for compliance by the Federal Government to the Supreme Court order on the controversial naira swap policy. The call comes on the heels of a meeting between Adamu and the APC governors in Abuja … [Read more…]
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, on Friday explained why the state-owned security outfit, Ebubeagu will not function in the South-East state. In a state-wide broadcast to Ebonyi State at the Government House in Abakaliki, Umahi said Ebubeagu won’t be operational until the stay of Execution is granted and appeal is entered. Few days ago, a … [Read more…]
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed on Friday described as “treasonable” the comments of Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on the Naira redesign policy following the nationwide broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue. El-Rufai in a state broadcast on Thursday faulted the President for his directive to re-introduce just … [Read more…]
Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s massive earthquake, the ex-Chelsea winger’s Turkish agent said. “Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble,” Murat Uzunmehmet told reporters in Hatay, where the athlete’s body was found. “Currently, more items are still being taken … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has dismissed the suit seeking to disqualify all the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State. Chika Idoko of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Enugu North Senatorial zone candidate of his party had approached the court to compel INEC to disqualify all PDP candidates … [Read more…]
…El-Rufai alleges plot to install interim government Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, says old and new naira notes remain legal tender in the state pending the supreme court’s decision on the matter. In a broadcast on Thursday, el-Rufai assured residents of the state of efforts to ease the hardship caused by the scarcity of … [Read more…]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has criticised the declarations made by President Muhammadu Buhari on new and old naira notes in a national broadcast on Thursday morning as negating the ruling by the Supreme Court. Gbajabiamila, while commending the President for his intervention, stated that the Supreme Court had ruled that … [Read more…]
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said since President Muhammadu Buhari announced his latest directive on the new Naira policy, he has met with the leadership of about 15 commercial banks. The CBN governor stated this when he visited the presidential villa for a meeting with the President and … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Abakaliki has disbanded Ebubeagu Security Network in Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria. The security outfit was created through legislation by the Ebonyi House of Assembly, following the April 2021 resolution of the South-east governors to set up the outfit in the five states of the region to complement the effort of … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari addresses Nigerians on Thursday, February 16, 2023. NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the … [Read more…]