‘CBN printed only N300bn new notes’ — APC govs beg Buhari to allow use of old naira
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow both the old and new naira notes to co-exist to ease the suffering of Nigerians. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, said the request was made to the president when the APC governors met with him on Friday. […]
Buhari, APC governors meet at Aso Rock over naira scarcity
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting was held at the council chambers in the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). It is understood that the meeting deliberated on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on the […]
Ayo Adebanjo: If Obi loses, a Christian southerner may never be president again
Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, says the survival of Nigeria is tied to Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) winning the presidential election. Adebanjo said this on Thursday after a meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) in Abuja. The SMBLF also announced its […]
Newspaper Headlines: APC governors reject old naira notes deadline, to meet with Buhari
Reports on the scarcity of the new naira notes and the internal wranglings in the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘Little opportunity and they are misbehaving’ — Tinubu hits Adeleke at Osun rally
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are “misbehaving” in the state. Speaking on Thursday at a rally in Osogbo, capital city of Osun, Tinubu said the APC administration of Gboyega Oyetola would soon return to continue […]
Obi cannot win — all he will be is a Nollywood actor, says el-Rufai
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has dismissed the chances of Peter Obi winning the presidential election. In an interview with TVC on Thursday, the Kaduna governor said Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), does not have the necessary support across all states to win the presidential election. El-Rufai, who described […]
El-Rufai: Buhari was shocked when he heard Lawan was anointed presidential candidate
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says President Muhammadu Buhari was shocked when he was informed that Senate President Ahmad Lawan was the “anointed” presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Thursday while responding to questions on a programme on TVC, el-Rufai said the president said he had no idea about […]
‘The rock upon which Nigeria will stand’ — southern, middle belt leaders endorse Obi
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The decision was announced on Thursday in a communique read by John Nwodo, the immediate past president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, at the end of a meeting of the forum in Abuja. […]
19 rescued as shopping mall under construction collapses in Abuja (updated)
Nineteen persons have been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed three-storey building under construction in Abuja. Earlier on Thursday, after the building collapse, Ikharo Attah, the senior special assistant to the federal capital territory (FCT) minister on monitoring, inspection, and enforcement, said seven persons were rescued. Attah had, however, said many […]
Bolanle Raheem: Vandi hid under staircase, changed to mufti after incident, officer tells court
Olagunju Olatunji, an investigating police officer, and Sunday Akaju, an officer attached to the Ajah police division in Lagos state, have testified in the trial of Drambi Vandi. Olatunji and Akaju appeared before Ibironke Harrison, the presiding judge of a Lagos high court, on Thursday. Raheem, a lawyer, was shot dead on […]