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In a dramatic move, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor, Godwin Emefiele, has insisted that the old naira notes has seized to be legal tender. This contradicts the ruling of Nigeria’s Supreme Court which gave an interim injuntion for the currency to be on hold pending when it will pass …

The North East and South East geopolitical zones have emerged as the regions with the highest number of polling units where elections would not be held in the forthcoming presidential and national assembly elections as well as the governorship and state assembly polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released …

Adamu Adamu Nigeria’s federal government has ordered the closure of all polytechnics in the country ahead of the general election scheduled to begin on February 25. Adamu Adamu, minister of education gave the directive days day after the National Universities Commission (NUC) ordered the closure of all universities until after …

Ali Bello, the nephew of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello The trial of Ali Bello, a nephew to Kogi State Governor on 18-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering of N3.081bn will resume at the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday. Ali is being tried by the Economic …

Peter Obi The Obi-Datti Campaign, under the Labour Party, on Sunday blamed the absence of its Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, at the presidential debate on aircraft’s technical challenges. Mr Diran Onifade, Head of Media, Obi-Datti Campaign Council, said this in a statement while explaining Obi’s absence at the presidential …

Peter Obi The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has denied receiving N2 billion from Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), describing the claim as illogical. Recall that a certain petition making the rounds on social media claimed that Obi gave N2 billion to churches through CAN to …

Bola Tinubu The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council (PCC) says Bola Tinubu, its presidential candidate, is not marrying a second wife. The party disowned a viral video clip suggesting that Tinubu was planning to marry a new wife. The video went viral on Saturday alleging that the former …

Mrs Blessing Adeniran, the mother of the 12-year-old Chrisland International School student, Opebi branch, who allegedly died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium, has taken to social media to narrate how she found out her daughter, Whitney Adeniran, had died. In the video on her Instagram page …

Chrisland School The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, over the death of 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran. Adeniran allegedly slumped and died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at the Agege Stadium. The State Government ordered the closure of the school in a statement posted on …

Nigeria’s Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC), led by Dr Ayoade O. Alakija hosted a “Girl Child: Nurturing Our Women, Nigeria’s Own Wealth”, on 2-3 February 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria. The summit brought together an array of prominent figures from across health, education and development, from Nigeria, the region and international partners. …