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. Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged the ex-minister of state for Steel and Mines Development, Dr. Uche Ogah, to stop all court cases he filed over the Abia state governorship primaries and come and meet him to talk over the matter. Ogah …

Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, his running mate, for taking the lead in restructuring without waiting for the Federal Government. Abubakar gave the commendation while inaugurating the Koka Flyover and Interchange on Wednesday in …

Buhari unveils Lagos Blue Line Rail project Though President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled five key projects in his two days official visit to Lagos, but guests and others present at the events were shocked that the president kept mum throughout. On Monday, he unveiled the Lekki Deep Sea Port and the …

Redesigned naira notes The Senate on Tuesday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes from the January 31 deadline to July 31, 2023. The apex bank had in October last year said the old naira notes would seize to …

File Photo: N1,000 Notes The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that there is no going back on the date set to withdraw the legal tender status of the old naira notes. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele said this on Tuesday during the first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2023. …

Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefie and Member of the House of Representatives, Mr Muhammed Kazaure The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has finally broken his silence on the allegation that the apex bank withheld N89trn realized from stamp duty revenues. The governor on Tuesday expressed …

Suspected political thugs believed to working for the Abia State governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, on Tuesday invaded the venue of the APC Presidential campaign rally at the Umuahia township stadium. The thugs who wore face caps bearing the picture and name of …

Peter Obi The National Conscience Party (NCP) has endorsed Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), ahead of the February 25 presidential election. In a statement on Monday, NCP National Chairman, Dr Tanko Yinusa, promised to mobilise party members to secure the needed votes for Obi’s victory. …

Prof. Folagbade Aboaba, an Assistant General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has died, aged 90. Aboaba, who was said to be one of the closest allies of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of RCCG, died on Monday morning after a brief illness. This was disclosed …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to reverse increase in electricity tariff, and to probe the spending of public funds as ‘investments and bailouts’ to DisCos and GenCos since 2005. Other respondents in the suit are the Attorney-General of …