By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – The Abia Government says it will sanction any person, group or business entity that rejects the old 500 and 1,000 naira notes for business transactions. The threat is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Chris Ezem, and...
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South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns were in superlative form on Saturday as they silenced record-winners Al Ahly 5-2 in Pretoria to become the second team to confirm their place in the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League. Sundowns, playing at home, were in emphatic form totally dominating the Egyptians to...
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara were all the team needed to secure Senegal victory over...
Leaders After God’s Own Spirit Initiative A New State (LAGOSIANS), a pressure group, says political decisions in the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly elections should not lead to war in Lagos State. The Convener, Pastor Bolaji Akinyemi, who made this remark at a news conference on Saturday in...
The Bayelsa Government on Saturday called on the the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to respect the judgment of the Supreme Court and ease the hardships of citizens caused by the new Naira policy. The government also appealed for calm amidst the challenges faced by Nigerians following the Naira...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Labour Party (LP) has threatened that it will call on its members to occupy offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nationwide for allegedly frustrating its petition against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Council...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned commercial banks against granting loan request by Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, whose tenure will end on May 29. The Director of Communications, Alia/Ode Campaign Organisation, Mr Tersoo Kula, said this in a statement on Saturday in Makurdi. Kula alleged that the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has paid visit to families of over 30 fishermen killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday at Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area (LGA), some kilometers away from Dikwa. Zulum was in Dikwa town on Friday, where...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom on Saturday said it seized 150 smuggled drums of petrol and arrested two suspects on March 9. The NSCDC Commandant in Akwa Ibom, Mr Yusuf Imam, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Saturday. Imam said the...
Wakili Kabiru-Muhammad, Nasarawa West Senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections has dragged INEC to the election tribunal over omission of the party’s logo. Speaking to newsmen shortly after filing his petition on Saturday in Lafia, Kabiru-Muhammad said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has threaten to arrest and prosecute traders and service providers who reject the old N500 and N1000 old naira notes. Governor Oyebanji stated this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Olubode on Saturday...
Accord Party in Ogun State says there is no going back in the adoption of Mr Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its candidate for the March 18 governorship election. Alhaji Tajudeen Olayokun, the state Chairman of Accord Party, said this at a news conference held...
Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has called on Rivers residents to go all out, vote and support Tonye Cole, the APC gubernatorial candidate of the state on March 18. A statement from Amaechi’s media office said he made the call when he visited the Northern community in Rivers....
A former APC Presidential aspirant, Chief Stanley Osifo, says Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu deserves reelection to sustain his commendable trajectories in Lagos State. Osifo, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, commended Sanwo-Olu’s developmental strides and constant engagement with residents, the business habitat and other inhabitants of the state. “Many...
Dr Thomson Nduka, a Public Health Expert, says the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, yet it is under diagnosed in the country. Nduka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, that as many as 90 per cent of Nigerians who had CKD...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National body of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has dissolved its Rivers State chapter over an alleged “gross misconduct and flagrant violation of the provisions of the council’s 2021 Revised Code of Conduct”. IPAC National Secretary, Mallam Yusuf Dantalle, disclosed this in a...
The Mbube community in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River has said that they would not sacrifice merit and competence for politics of ethnicity in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. This position is contained in a statement by the community’s spokesperson and chieftain of the PDP...
Kwara women led by female government cabinet members and ruling APC candidates held a rally on Saturday in Ilorin to mobilise support for the re-election of Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Organisers listed the rally as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day, which held on March 8....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria (COCSON) and National Association of Nigerian Youths Leaders (NANYL) have called on the leadership of the APC and the red chamber of the National Assembly to consider electing Senator Osita Izunaso as the next Senate President....