Atiku’s aide to INEC: Lagos parks committee filled with APC members — don’t promote illegality
Phrank Shaibu, an aide to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has faulted the use of the Lagos parks management committee for the distribution of election materials in the state. The committee is chaired by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos […]
Keep using old notes — Tinubu will change policy if elected, el-Rufai tells Kaduna traders
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has asked traders in the state to continue using the old naira notes for their transactions. Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with the traders in Kaduna, el-Rufai said if Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is elected, he will review the naira […]
INEC appeals tribunal judgment sacking Adeleke as Osun governor
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the judgment which sacked Ademola Adeleke as governor of Osun state. TheCable had reported how the Osun governorship election petition tribunal ruled in favour of Gboyega Oyetola, former governor of the state. Delivering judgment on January 27, two out of the three-member panel of […]
EFCC arraigns Yahaya Bello’s wife, nephew over ‘N3bn fraud’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rashida, wife of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, over alleged fraud. Also arraigned on Wednesday before a federal high court in Abuja was Ali Bello, identified as a nephew to the Kogi governor. In a statement by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, the agency […]
Petrol price hike: FG orders NMDPRA to penalise erring marketers
The federal government says it has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to penalise oil marketers who are fleecing citizens by hiking petrol prices across the country. Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, spoke on Wednesday while fielding questions from journalists after the federal executive council (FEC) […]
INEC: System in place to deactivate BVAS device if snatched
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has a system in place to deactivate the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices if snatched during elections. Speaking on Wednesday when he featured on the ‘2023 Verdict’, a programme aired on Channels Television, Lawrence Bayode, deputy director of information and communication technology (ICT), said […]
PHOTOS: Protesters storm CBN HQ, reject s’court ruling on old naira notes deadline
Protesters have besieged the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) over a ruling of the supreme court on the deadline for use of old naira notes. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by John Okoro, on Wednesday, temporarily restrained […]
Buhari meets Emefiele — hours after supreme court order on old notes’ deadline
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at the presidential villa. The meeting comes hours after the supreme court temporarily restrained the federal government from banning the use of the old naira notes from February 10. A seven-man panel of the apex […]
Newspaper Headlines: 48% of Nigerians now live below poverty line, says humanitarian affairs minister
The meeting between officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the scarcity of naira notes dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Datti: LP will address fuel subsidy scam within first 100 days in office
Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the party will “sort” the petrol subsidy “scam” if elected. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, the LP vice-presidential candidate was asked how the party hopes to get funds to run the country if elected. The issue of […]