Soludo Urges Residents To Report Banks That Rejects Old Notes 

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo Urges Residents To Report Banks That Rejects Old Notes 

PilotnewsMarch 14, 2023

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has urged residents of the state to report any bank that refuses to accept deposits old notes. Soludo made this in a statement through his verified Facebook page. “Commercial banks have been directed by the Central Bank to dispense old currency notes and to also receive same as deposits from customers. Tellers at the commercial banks are to generate the codes for deposits and there is no limit to the...

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Don’t use blackmail to get Tinubu’s attention, Oyo APC tells Makinde 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDon’t use blackmail to get Tinubu’s attention, Oyo APC tells Makinde 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 14, 2023

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, over claim that he has an agreement of partnership in the ongoing general elections with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and has cautioned the governor against believing that he will be re-elected. The party has also warned the Oyo State governor to stop using blackmail and falsehood as tools to get the attention of the president-elect, stressing that the...

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Properties Destroyed as Kano Records Another Fire outbreak

NewsNigeriaProperties Destroyed as Kano Records Another Fire outbreak

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 14, 2023

Another fire outbreak has gutted Singer market, Fagge Local government area of  Kano State destroying properties worth millions, at some makeshift shops and the upper building of old Savannah Bank. Singer is the largest foodstuff market in Kano state. Recall that on March 1, 2023, a fire destroyed about 80 shops and properties worth millions of naira at the popular Market Kurmi in Kano. Also, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, about 19 shops were burnt including...

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I’m Surprised I Didn’t Get 100% Votes in Anambra – Obi 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI’m Surprised I Didn’t Get 100% Votes in Anambra – Obi 

PilotnewsMarch 14, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said that he is surprised he didn’t get 100% votes in Anambra State. The former state governor stated this while speaking in an interwiew on Arise TV on Monday. He said, “If you want to know whether I got 95% in Anambra State, come and go to Anambra state with me. I don’t need police. “When I come out you will see the reactions of the...

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Election: NASS postpones resumption to March 21

NewsNigeriaPoliticsElection: NASS postpones resumption to March 21

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 14, 2023

The National Assembly, on Monday, postponed the plenary till Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Francis Akubueze, relayed the information in a statement. The upper and lower chambers had earlier adjourned plenary till Tuesday, March 14, 2023, (today) to enable lawmakers to partake in the governorship and states’ House of Assembly elections earlier fixed for Saturday, March 11, 2023, which was later shifted to March 18, 2023. Akubueze’s statement read, “This...

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Presidential poll: “I’m challenging the process, outcome”, says Obi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresidential poll: “I’m challenging the process, outcome”, says Obi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 14, 2023

Peter Obi has said that he is challenging the electoral process that produced Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections as well as the declaration of the election results. Obi ran for the presidency in the recently concluded election under the umbrella of the Labour Party (LP). He made this known on his social media pages on Monday, a few hours after...

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INEC boss meets LP’s legal team, promises speedy release of electoral materials for inspection

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC boss meets LP’s legal team, promises speedy release of electoral materials for inspection

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 14, 2023

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured the Labour Party’s (LP) legal team of the commission’s readiness to provide all documents the party has requested to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential polls. Yakubu gave the assurance on Monday during a meeting with the legal team of the LP at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The 60-man legal team, led by Dr Livy Uzoukwu, was at...

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Naira scarcity: Buhari rebuts claims of alliance with CBN governor, AGF to defy S’Court’s order

BusinessNewsNigeriaNaira scarcity: Buhari rebuts claims of alliance with CBN governor, AGF to defy S’Court’s order

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 14, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his silence over the Supreme Court’s order that extended the validity of the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes till December 31, 2023. His reaction came against the backdrop of speculations that he directed the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to disregard the court order. Describing such attacks on the President as “unfair and unjust”, the senior special assistant to the...

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50th Anniversary: FG salutes NYSC, inaugurates anniversary committee

National DevelopmentNewsNigeria50th Anniversary: FG salutes NYSC, inaugurates anniversary committee

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 14, 2023

The Federal Government has saluted the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the roles it has played since it was established about 50 years ago, in the areas of socio-economic and political development of the country. According to the government, the Scheme which was established on the 22nd of May, 1973, is the leading light of youth organisations in Africa. Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, made the remark on Monday,...

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Ebonyi: APC campaign council fingers opposition parties for sponsoring violence, killings

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEbonyi: APC campaign council fingers opposition parties for sponsoring violence, killings

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 14, 2023

The Ebonyi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), campaign council, titled “Divine Mandate Campaign Organisation” has fingered members of the opposition parties in the state for sponsoring violence and killings of APC members and supporters in the state. Barrister Uchenna Orji, the Director, Directorate of Information, of the Council made this know on Monday at a press conference in  the APC campaign office, Abakaliki, pointing out that the growing tensions in the state...

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