Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruling had declared last week that the government’s rollout of newly-designed currency was unconstitutional and that old notes remain in circulation until Dec 31st. The judgment was a result of a lawsuit filed by 16 State Governors asking that the old 200,500 and 1000 naira note be …

Senator Elect, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not expecting the National Assembly that will be a rubber stamp of his policies, but a robust one that can help to contribute to knowledge. Oshiomhole, a member of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC said this while …

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has made arrangements to honour President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the sub-region as he prepares to leave office upon the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that no data would be lost while configuring the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections. Tanimu Inuwa, counsel to the INEC, spoke on Tuesday while moving an application seeking to vary the orders of the …

The candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential elections, Peter Obi, will on Wednesday appear in court over the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the party inspect materials used during the 25th of February polls. Obi said in a Twitter post on …

The attention of media aide to prophet Israel Oladele, Genesis Global has been drawn to plans by some miscreants, whom we refer to as “Obi contaminated virus has been trying to extort and blackmail the global televangelist, easygoing prophet of God, who’s popularly known as ‘Genesis Global’ with spurious allegations, …

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 70 election monitoring groups, has warned that reconfiguring BVAS machines used for voter accreditation during the February 25 presidential election will hamper any forensic audit of the outcome. The Situation Room wants the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explain …

Veteran Nollywood actor, Ojo Arowosafe, popularly known as Fadeyi Oloro, is dead. The Ekiti-born actor, who rose to prominence during the 80s and late 90s for his trademarked herbalist character, died on Tuesday afternoon after a long battle with kidney-related ailments, among other things. He was aged 66. Arowosafe was …

In furtherance of its leading role in promoting the socio-economic inclusion of women in society, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its dedication of the month of March to the celebration of women across the world, as it commemorates the globally …

Lagos, Nigeria, March 7, 2023: A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja , Lagos has vacated its ruling that convicted and sentenced the Managing Director and Company Secretary of Fidelity Bank Plc to six weeks in prison or a fine of Four Hundred Thousand Naira respectively for contempt.   The …