Members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday staged a protest against an alleged intimidation by the traditional ruler of Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the mammoth crowd of protesters carried placards with different inscriptions like “Election is not war”, “Stop cursing...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has warned commercial banks in the state to stop issuing old naira notes to customers, if they will not accept it back as deposits. Governor Adeleke gave the warning in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned the public against unathourised use of the its uniform, logo, lyrics, literature and other intellectual materials associated with the scheme. The Director of Press and Public Relations of the corps, Mr. Eddy Megwa, gave the warning...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) has trained 120 girls on how to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through the use of information technology. Mr Albashir Ibrahim, the UNFPA Digital Litracy Facilitator, said this at a one-day training on Coding Bootcamp and Digital Design Thinking for IDP Women and Girls...
The Pastor of Christ Embassy Church, Lekki, Pastor Deola Phillips, has called for prayers for the healing of the nation. Phillips made the call in a statement to herald the seventh edition of the Healing Streams Live Healing Service with Pastor Chris Oyakilome. She said that there was the...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Mr Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun. The three-member panel led by Justice M. F. Shuaibu, after listening to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), have moved against the “Enhancement of Monthly Pension Payment” by the Director General (DG) of PenCom, Aisha Dahir-Umar. The NPF retirees said it condemned in total terms the plan by the Director...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, some first term senators-elect from North East and North Central are rooting for the emergence of former Abia state Governor and Senate’s Majority Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the next senate President, describing him as bridge...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A group, Coalition of United Civil Society Organizations in Bauchi State, has petitioned the President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately call to order the Bauchi State gubernatorial candidate, Sadique Abubakar, over alleged violent intimidation of innocent residents of the state. The letter entitled: Air Marshal...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered commercial banks across Nigeria to start receiving old N200, N500 and N1000 notes. This was disclosed by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra State Governor, via a post on his Facebook page on Monday. He noted that the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Coca-Cola Foundation says it is supporting Nigerian business women in Lagos with $10,000 grant to acquire digital skills This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Segun Olabode, Analyst at Precise platform on Sunday in Lagos. According to the statement, Wivesroundtable Foundation...
China’s President Xi Jinping says he wants to turn the Chinese military into a “great wall of steel”. Xi said this while speaking on the last day of this year’s session of the People’s Congress. “We should comprehensively promote the modernisation of national defence and military construction, and build...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked a news report published in The Nation newspaper of Monday, March 13, 2023 edition, alleging that he has launched a “fresh plot against President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Mr. Emefiele debunked the report in a statement...
The police in Ogun rescued a journalist, Oluseun Oduneye, from his kidnappers after a gun battle which lasted for 45 minutes. Oduneye, who’s the publisher of Issues Magazine, was kidnapped at Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode on Thursday. This is contained in a statement issued by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi,...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the late former first female Senator Franka Afegbua, remains a pace-setter, trail-blazer and visioner ” who remains an inspiration for women in Nigeria and across Africa. Governor Obaseki stated this in a condolence message issued on Monday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the first indigenous Managing Director of Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC), Elder Nath C.U. Okoro, on his 92nd birthday, congratulating the veteran for his pioneering work on rail transportation in the country. President Buhari in a statement by his...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is presently enmeshed in a ‘nauseating’ scandal involving its senior officers over age falsifications. According to a report by PRNigeria, senior staff of the Commission who falsified their age records (dates of birth) have been detected, during a promotion interview for senior...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has donated N10 million to victims of the recent fire outbreak at Muda Lawal Market in the State Capital. The fire incident which occurred on Thursday, had burnt down 12 shops and reportedly destroyed properties worth N60 million. The...
Some political actors and candidates in Oyo State have expressed divergent views on the recent postponement of the governorship and house of assembly elections in the country. The actors and candidates made their submissions in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Sunday. NAN...
German explosive specialists successfully defused a 500-kilogramme World War II British aerial bomb in Hanau near Frankfurt on Sunday. Four homes for the elderly and residential homes were evacuated on Saturday after the bomb was discovered on Thursday during construction work. A total of 17,000 people in the north-west...