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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has secured a court order barring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from expelling him. A.I. Itoyonyiman, judge of a Benue state high court, gave the order on Thursday following a suit marked MHC/46/2023, brought before the court on Wednesday. In the suit, the PDP and Independent National […]

Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe, has appointed Halima Mohammed as the substantive chief judge of the state. Mohammed, the first female to be appointed in a substantive position, was sworn in as the chief judge on Thursday in Gombe. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony, Yahaya said it was “joyful and historic” to […]

A viral letter on social media claims that the Finnish government has threatened to arrest Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Recently, videos emerged on Facebook of Ekpa pronouncing a sit-at-home order in the eastern states of the country from February 23 to […]

The United States and the federal government have signed an agreement to repatriate $954,000 allegedly stolen by Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former governor of Bayelsa state. The agreement was signed on Thursday in Abuja by Mary Leonard, US ambassador to Nigeria, and Beatrice Jedy-Agba, solicitor-general of the federation and permanent secretary of the ministry of […]

Godwin Emefiele, the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he has met with 15 heads of commercial banks to ease the ongoing cash crunch in the country, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive in his national broadcast to the nation. Emefiele spoke to state house correspondents shortly after attending a meeting between […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has sympathised with Nigerians who lost their loved ones in the violent protests over naira scarcity. In a statement issued on Thursday, the former vice-president said the “crisis” occasioned by the naira redesign policy was “conceived” by the All Progressives Congress (APC). […]

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has directed the release of drugs worth N300 million and other medical supplies to government hospitals for free distribution to patients amid the naira scarcity.  Mohammed Arab, commissioner for health and human services, spoke on Thursday while unveiling the drugs in Maiduguri, the state capital. Arab said […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has minimised the influence of money in Nigeria’s politics. Speaking in a televised nationwide address on Thursday, Buhari said the development is a positive departure from the past and a legacy for his administration. “Fellow citizens, on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the old N500 and N1,000 notes can be swapped at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and designated points. Speaking in a national broadcast on Thursday, the president said the old N200 note will, however, remain legal tender until April 10 when they will cease to be valid. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the extension of the validity of old N200 notes till April 10. TheCable, on Wednesday, reported that the president was considering the extension, given the adverse impacts of the naira redesign policy on Nigerians. Announcing the development in a televised nationwide address on Thursday, the president said […]