Obi to Nigerians: Bear with FG… naira redesign has economic, social benefits
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the currency redesign policy the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) comes with pain, but in the long run, it has significant economic and social benefits. In October 2022, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN, announced the plan to redesign the N200, N500, and […]
Buhari’s endorsement of Tinubu is a joke taken too far, says Dogara
Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the house of representatives, says the endorsement of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), by President Muhammadu Buhari is a “satire”. At an APC campaign rally in Nasarawa on Saturday, Buhari said Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, is the next president of […]
‘Cheap lies’ — Saraki tackles el-Rufai over restructuring comments
Bukola Saraki, former senate president, has described recent comments by Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, about restructuring as “cheap lies”. While speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, el-Rufai accused Saraki of frustrating the constitutional amendment agenda of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to restructure the country when he was senate […]
Naira scarcity: Tinubu isn’t concerned about Nigerians — but his ambition, says PDP campaign
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is not concerned about the effects of the naira scarcity on Nigerians. In a statement issued on Friday, Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesperson of the campaign, said if Tinubu was concerned about Nigerians, he would have […]
Ayo Adebanjo to Tinubu: LP is now NADECO | Support Peter Obi’s presidential bid
Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba social-political organisation, says the Labour Party is now the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). NADECO, a pro-democracy group, formed in 1994, campaigned for the recognition of the late Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election. Speaking at a rally in Abeokuta, the capital […]
Newspaper Headlines: Decomposed bodies of Taraba monarch’s abducted two wives, five children found
The crises that erupted due to the scarcity of new naira notes dominated the cover pages of national dailies. Punch reports that independent marketers of premium motor spirit (IPMAN) said they would shut down operations on Monday over the price of petrol. The newspaper says Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, promised that […]
Common errors about Nigeria (III)
As a student of development, I have patiently studied the trajectories of several nations — Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, the US, the UK, Norway and some developing countries — and I have a confession to make this morning: it is only in Nigeria that people blame their underdevelopment on the constitution. I admit that we […]
INEC: We’ll now transmit accreditation figures, results simultaneously
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says accreditation figures and results will now be transmitted simultaneously on election day. Speaking to journalists after monitoring mock accreditations in some polling units in Abuja, on Saturday, Yakubu said such simultaneous transmission would ensure the figures correlate. He said although the […]
Ikpeazu’s former chief of staff wins Abia PDP governorship ticket
Okey Ahaiwe, the former chief of staff to Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia, has been declared winner of the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. He polled a total number of 469 votes to defeat Ude Oko-Chukwu, the deputy governor of the state; and Lucky Igbokwe, who scored […]
Tinubu to Buhari: Those who think there are cracks in our relationship will be disappointed
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says those who think he has issues with President Muhammadu Buhari will be disappointed. Speaking during a campaign rally in Nasarawa state, on Saturday, Tinubu said the friendship he shares with Buhari is one that is centred on nation-building. The former […]