Anambra APGA Senatorial Candidate Declares Support For Peter Obi

The Senatorial Candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District in 2023 general election, under the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Honourable Dozie Nwankwo, said he is supporting the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, to actualize his quest to become the next President of Nigeria. Going back memory lane, he explained it was Peter Obi with Late Dora Akunyili that prevailed on him to join the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) years after...

2023: DG NILDS charges security agencies to arrest, and prosecute violators of the electoral act

….Journalists tasked on credible election reports by German foundation Ahead of the 2023 general elections the Director General (DG)  of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman has called on law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute offenders of the 2022 Electoral Act. The DG said that in Abuja on Monday while addressing participants at a training workshop for the National Assembly press Corps organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)...

Court halts PDP’s move to suspend, expel Gov. Wike

Justice J. K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop any untoward action aimed at suspending or expelling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State from the party. The order was made upon an ex parte motion filed by Wike against the entire hierarchy of the PDP. Respondents in the motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023, dated and filed on February 2, are the PDP, its National...

Old naira notes: court bars CBN, Buhari from extending deadline

…As political party chairmen secure order barring a move to shift cash policy An Abuja Federal  High Court has restrained  President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, and twenty-seven listed commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending, or interfering with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10th or issue any directive contrary to the February 10 date. In a Motion by five out of the eighteen...

Naira Redesign: three Northern States drag FG to S/Court

Considering the hardship posed to citizens in Nigeria regarding the naira redesign, three States in the Northern part of the country, Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara, have instituted a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court, seeking a restraining order to stop the full implementation of the policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria  (CBN). According to the report the suit was filed on behalf of the plaintiffs by their lawyer, Abdul Hakeem Mustapha...

Naira scarcity: POS operators in heavy profits, device means to source cash

As both the new and old naira notes remain scarce around the country, operators of Point of Sale, popularly known as POS have become the new lords in Anambra State. This is because, while many people queue endlessly before bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM), and even fight themselves, even with no hope of getting cash, POS operators disburse cash to their customers effortlessly, so long as they agree to their charges. Before the redesigning of...

President Buhari Inaugurates Agricultural Machinery, Equipment Development Institute

As part of efforts to make Nigeria, the West-Africa’s hub for the development of agro-allied industries, machines, and technologies, President Muhammadu Buhari has flagged off operations of the Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI) Lafia, Nasarawa state. The president commended the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna and his Management team for completing the project after the foundation laying ceremony in August...

Police in Niger State Apprehends, Bandits Informant, Benin Republic Ritualist

The Niger state Police Command has arrested informants and food suppliers to bandits in Paikoro local government council. Also arrested is suspected ritualist, Abdulrahman Woru, a citizen of Benin Republic residing in the Banana area of Borgu Local Government Council. Mr. Woru was allegedly found to have a human skull. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement in Minna added that two suspected kidnappers were arrested and about N2.1...

“Don’t vote for a candidate who will ban music,” Peruzzi begs Nigerians

Tobechukwu Okoh, the singer popularly known as Peruzzi, has asked Nigerians not to vote for a presidential candidate who would proscribe music. Peruzzi made the plea in a Twitter post on Sunday. “After elections na gbas gbos gbas gbos accordingly ,” the singer wrote. “Make una no go vote person wey go ban music. You know say these niggas crazy.” The presidential election, slated for 25 February, is in 18 days. The three-leading candidates in...

Tems wins first Grammy, Burna Boy loses two nominations

While Tems won her first Grammy award, Burna Boy was left empty-handed on Sunday night. The afrobeat singer, born Temilade Openiyi, won the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category for her Drake-assisted contributions to Future’s ‘Wait For U’. Congrats Best Melodic Rap Performance winner – "WAIT FOR U" @1future ft. @Drake & @temsbaby #GRAMMYs🎶 WATCH NOW https://t.co/PMy5r3LaPU pic.twitter.com/GUSnjDI5aB — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 5, 2023 The trio was also nominated in the ‘Best Rap...

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