Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of Lagos State, speaks tough, asking commercial banks to accept old naira notes from Lagosians or close down. The governor has also directed residents of the state to go ahead and have transactions with the old Naira notes, saying Lagosians should feel free to use the old notes for commercial purposes. Sanwo-Olu gave the directive in a letter he wrote and addressed to Lagosians on Monday. He said his directive on collection...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has endorsed Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Senator-elect for Ebonyi South Senatorial zone, for the President of the Senate, in the tenth Assembly. A press statement on Sunday, issued by Secretary General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechuwu Isiguzoro noted that it would be fair if the Senate President in the tenth Assembly will be zoned to the South-East geo-political region. According to the statement, beyond the...

An Ibadan-based journalist, Baba Bintin, has been reported dead after he slumped on his way to work on Saturday morning. The ace radio twins, Komolafe Olaiya and Olalomi Amole announced his death on air yesterday. According to the duo, the radio presenter with Ibadan-based private radio station, Fresh FM Nigeria, was trekking from the Amuloko area where he lived to Ayefele Music House, Challenge, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, as a result of his inability to...

Labour Party (LP) has expressed displeasure over the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow lawyers of the LP inspect materials on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal used for the February 25 presidential election. Julius Abure, National Chairman of LP, said on Saturday that despite a decision by the presidential election tribunal sitting in the Appeal Court, which mandated INEC to do so, the electoral...

Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has charged candidates of the party running for House of Assembly seats to brace up to victory. Obi who held a closed door meeting with the house of assembly candidates in Awka. Speaking with journalists after the closed door meeting, Obi said he had charged the candidates to victory, while also hanging them to ensure they work with the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo when they attain victory....