NewsNigeriaPoliticsSupreme Court dismisses suit challenging Vice President-elect Shettima’s double nomination

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 27, 2023

The Supreme Court, earlier today, dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the eligibility of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima to contest as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The PDP filed a lawsuit on July 28, 2022 against the APC and Tinubu for fielding Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate in the February 25, 2023 presidential election though the former governor of Borno State also doubles as the...

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Banking & FinanceBusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsFG permits commercial banks to issue debit cards that double as national identity card

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 26, 2023

…approves the deployment of an automated system for NIN-SIM linkage The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has partnered with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to allow commercial banks to print and issue debit cards that also serves as national identity card. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Wednesday. Pantami said that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved a memo from the NIMC to that effect during Wednesday’s...

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LifestyleNewsNigeriaOndo schoolboy becomes Guinness World Record holder for skipping

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 26, 2023

Philip Solomon, a 17-year-old student of Oyemekun Grammar School in Akure, Ondo State, has been declared a Guinness World Record holder for ‘most skips in 30 seconds on one foot.’ According to a statement on Guinness World Record’s website, Solomon set a record of 153 skips in 30 seconds on one foot on January 24, 2023, in Akure. The previous holder of the record title was Rasel Islam from Bangladesh. He skipped 145 times in...

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Consolidation of Political Relevance: The Ifeanyi Ubah’s Model

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsConsolidation of Political Relevance: The Ifeanyi Ubah’s Model

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)May 25, 2023

“By far, the 2023 General election was the best outing ever recorded by Ifeanyi Ubah throughout his political voyage ” —Ebuka Onyekwelu For about a decade and half, Ifeanyi Ubah, the senator representing Anambra South senatorial district, has continued to build a fascinating political model that is worthy of some close examination. At first, he was launched into the scene as a ‘philanthropist’, with resounding media buzz. Years on, he has normalized that identity within...

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Chimamanda Adichie writes preface for Pope Francis’s new book, Hands Off Africa

LifestyleNewsNigeriaChimamanda Adichie writes preface for Pope Francis’s new book, Hands Off Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2023

Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie was featured in Pope Francis’s new book, ‘Hands Off Africa’. The Vatican Publishing House announced the release of the book, which condemns the continuing exploitation of Africa by Western powers, on Monday. Adichie wrote the preface of the book. “Hands Off Africa” is a compilation of Pope Francis’s speeches during his visits to the conflict-ridden regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in January/February 2023. The book...

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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRazaq elected the new chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKwara State Governor, AbdulRazaq elected the new chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2023

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governor of Kwara State has emerged as the new chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF. Governor Oyo Seyi Makinde of Oyo State was chosen as vice-chairman of the forum. This was contained in a communique signed by Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto State, at the end of the 7th emergency meeting of the state governors held on Tuesday night in Abuja. “On the leadership of the forum, the governor...

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CJN lauds Emefiele, CBN over reforms in financial sector 

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaCJN lauds Emefiele, CBN over reforms in financial sector 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 25, 2023

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) has commended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, and the bank, for the unwavering effort, dedication and proactive initiatives towards the growth of the economy. Justice Ariwoola disclosed this on Wednesday, 24 May 2023, while declaring open the 2023 Central Bank of Nigeria Capacity Building Workshop on Banking and Financial Services Sector for Judicial Officers, which he said was designed...

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Sports: FIFA U20 world cup, Nigeria beats Italy 2 – 0

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsSports: FIFA U20 world cup, Nigeria beats Italy 2 – 0

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 25, 2023

Nigeria tops the Group D table with six points from two matches  as the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday defeated their counterparts from Italy 2 – 0 in their second match of Group D at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina. Salim Fugor scored the first goal in the 32nd minute while Jude Stanley scored the second goal in the 95th minute. With that feat, Nigeria now tops the Group D table...

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Senate: Bill to compensate EndSars victims passes second reading

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate: Bill to compensate EndSars victims passes second reading

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 25, 2023

A bill seeking to compensate victims of EndSars protest has passed second reading in the Senate. The Bill was sponsored by Sen. Bassey, Gershom (PDP Cross-River). It read, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Act,” as it seeks to provide for the establishment of the EndSars Victims Compensation Fund. The Sponsor of the Bill, Senator Bassey, in his lead argument said “Distinguished colleagues, you may recall that as a result...

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Discrepancies In Fuel Importation: Reps seek forensic audit of NNPCL

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsDiscrepancies In Fuel Importation: Reps seek forensic audit of NNPCL

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 25, 2023

To unravel the discrepancies in the importation and supply of Premium Motor spirit (PMS), the House of Representatives is seeking a forensic audit of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) also known as fuel from 2015 to date. According to the House ad-hoc committee, the volume of fuel consumed daily in the country, will give clarity to the Direct Sale, Direct Purchase (DSDP) programme and the consortiums of DSDP operators. The committee which report...

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