APC GOVERNORS APPEAL TO BUHARI TO LET OLD AND NEW NOTES CO-EXIST

03 Feb 2023

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow the old and new naira notes co-exist to ease the suffering of Nigerians. Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who spoke to some journalists in Hausa language on Friday, said that while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]

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PRESIDENT BUHARI ASKED NIGERIANS TO GIVE HIM 7 DAYS TO RESOLVE NAIRA NOTES SCARCITY

03 Feb 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the crisis caused by the scarcity of new naira notes. The president said he has seen reports about cash shortages and the effect on local businesses and ordinary people. He said the remaining seven days of the 10-day extension will be used […]

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NBC issues a warning to broadcasters ahead of the 2023 elections

03 Feb 2023

The National Broadcasting Commission, or NBC, has warned Nigerian broadcast stations against violating relevant regulations governing election coverage. This was stated in a statement signed by NBC Director General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, who expressed deep concern about how politicians have thrown ethics to the wind by using the broadcast media in a manner that violates […]

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IPOB denies calling for a boycott of the South East election

03 Feb 2023

The Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, has denied calling a sit-in during the upcoming elections. IPOB stated that it has no interest in Nigerian elections and thus did not call for a sit-in during the February elections.  IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful stated that the group is only concerned with the release of its leader, […]

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Over 6000 deflect from APC to PDP

03 Feb 2023

Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday received over 6600 defectors from the pressure group in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) otherwise known as APC Akida into its growing fold in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. At the opposition party campaign rally held in Batsari town, shouts of […]

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Nuhu Sanusi, the Emir of Dutse, has been laid to rest

02 Feb 2023

Dr Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, the Emir of Dutse, was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Kargo public cemetery in Dutse, Jigawa State’s capital. The funeral prayer was led by Abubakar Sani Birnin Kudu, Chief Imam of Dutse Central Mosque, at the Dutse Eid prayer ground.  The emir died on Tuesday at the age of […]

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MY RESULT IS NOT FAKE, THE SCHOOL MADE A MISTAKE- ADEMOLA ADELEKE

02 Feb 2023

Against the backdrop of a ruling by the Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal nullifying his election, Governor Ademola Adeleke has dismissed claims that he forged his school certificate. Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday, maintained that he didn’t forger his certificate, adding that rather, his school made a mistake. […]

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ATIKU ASK CBN NOT TO GRANT FURTHER EXTENSION TO THE DEADLINE

02 Feb 2023

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, asked the Central Bank of Nigeria not to grant a further extension after February 10 deadline for naira swap. This, he said, had become imperative to ensure the purpose and objective of initiating the redesigning of the currency are not destroyed. In a statement released […]

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Emir Nuhu Sanusi of Dutse is dead

01 Feb 2023

Dr Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi, the Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, died on Tuesday at the age of 78. This was confirmed in a statement signed by Auwalu Sankara, the state governor’s Senior Special Assistant for New Media.  He stated that the emir died in an Abuja hospital after a long illness.  Jigawa State Governor […]

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