The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has reiterated that there was no need to shift the February 10, 2023 deadline. Read More. | Wike is a blood-thirsty man — Atiku’s aide slams Gov over attack on campaign DG The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, has called Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State a “bloodthirsty” and “unintelligible” individual. Read More. | Falana criticises CBN for flouting Supreme Court’s ruling on Naira swap A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of flouting the interim injunction of the Supreme Court suspending the implementation of the February 10 deadline on the use of the old banknotes. Read More. | IPOB refuses to recognise upcoming polls, slams recurring attacks on INEC facilities The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said on Monday, February 13, that they have no interest in the upcoming general elections and that they are nothing more than a jamboree. Read More. | Adamu Garba: CBN should apologise to Nigerians for Naira scarcity A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) owes Nigerians an apology over the widespread scarcity and ensuing travails resulting from its naira swap policy. Read More. | Lai Mohammed reveals creation of legacy portal to showcase Buhari’s achievements The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s (PMB) Legacy Portal, an electronic repository of all the Administration has done, will be inaugurated soon. Read More. | Wike: Court extends order over Rivers Gov’s suspension from PDP The injunction prohibiting the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from suspending or exiling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers from the party has been extended by an Abuja Federal High Court. Read More. | Labour Party refutes reported collapse of structures for APC in South-West The Ondo State Chapter of the Labour Party on Monday, February 13, reacted to the purported defection of some of its members and supporters to the All Progressives Congress at a ceremony held in Adegbemile Hall in Akure, the state capital. Read More. | IGP reveals Oduduwa Nation agitators attempted to disrupt elections in South-West The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has said that some separatist agitators under the aegis of Oduduwa Nation are amassing weapons in an attempt to disrupt the February 25 and March 11 general elections in the South-West geopolitical zone. Read More. | INEC publishes full list of polling units without registered voters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published 240 polling units across the country with no registered voters. Read More. | CBN uncovers N365m fake notes in five years The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN seized N365.24m counterfeit notes between 2016 and 2020, according to reports. Read More. | Obi denies giving CAN N2bn The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has distanced himself from the alleged claim that he gave the Christian religious bodies under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria the sum of N2 billion to support his candidacy in the February 25 presidential election. Read More. | Court remands actress who sprayed new naira notes in party Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has sent an actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, 31, to the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the determination of her bail application, for spraying naira notes at a public event. Read More. | Kazeem Adeoti treats Mercy Aigbe to Valentine’s breakfast in pool Actress Mercy Aigbe and her husband Kazeem Adeoti are undoubtedly having the time of their lives while on vacation in the Maldives for the Valentine’s Day holiday. Read More. | Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay Jakub Jankto, the Czech Republic international and Getafe midfielder on loan at Sparta Prague, has come out as gay. Read More. | Female patient saved from committing suicide at hospital A female patient has been saved from committing suicide at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harere, Zimbabwe. The woman whose identity is currently unknown reportedly tried to commit suicide on Monday morning, by jumping from the second floor of the hospital. Read More. | |
