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Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, has urged Bola Tinubu, president-elect, to hit the ground running and live up to his words. In a congratulatory message signed by Jare Ajayi, the publicity secretary, Afenifere said a lot is expected from the incoming administration. “The incoming administration must hit the ground running with sustainable […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo state, has asked the federal government to obey the supreme court ruling on the implementation of the naira redesign policy. On Friday, a seven-member panel of the apex court held that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes remain legal tender until December 31, 2023. The […]

The African Union (AU) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect, for his victory at the polls. On Wednesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election and also issued him a certificate of return. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes, Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic […]

The presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says no law mandates the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit election results electronically. The transmission of results was a major controversy during the collation of presidential election results at the national collation centre in Abuja. The Labour Party (LP) […]

Seven states that approached the supreme court to nullify the victory of Bola Tinubu as the president-elect in the February 25  poll have discontinued the suit. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, declared Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the poll. The states, controlled […]

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, has asked Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar to support  Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, to implement his programmes.  Speaking on Friday in an interview on Channels Television, Bello said he was excited that those who lost the February 25 presidential election were taking legal means to address their grievances.  […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has thanked Nigerians for supporting the return of power to southern Nigeria. Wike spoke on Friday when he joined Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, to inaugurate the state’s 5,000,000-litre aviation fuel dispensing depot at the Ibadan airport. In the build-up to the primary, the All Progressives […]

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has hailed the supreme court judgment on the naira redesign policy.    Earlier on Friday, the supreme court invalidated the naira policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A seven-member panel of the apex court held that the old N200, N500, and […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west has asked Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Abubakar Malami, minister of justice, to resign from their offices. The party made the call following a verdict of the supreme court on Friday which held that the old naira notes are […]