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Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation (CSO), has published its findings on the mock accreditation exercise recently conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On February 4, INEC conducted the mock accreditation in parts of the country. In its report, YIAGA highlighted its observations on the use of the bimodal voter […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says money bouquet is now a form of naira abuse. The apex bank made this known in a tweet on Friday while creating awareness of actions that constitute abuse of the currency. The CBN said other forms of naira abuse include; spraying, selling, squeezing, and defacing. […]

The Kano state government has filed a suit against the federal government over the naira redesign by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The suit marked SC/CS/200/2023, was filed before the supreme court on Thursday. The state’s attorney-general, through his lawyer, Sunusi Musa, is arguing that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot direct the […]

Chimaroke Nnamani, senator representing Enugu west, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national working committee (NWC) does not have the power to suspend or expel him. The PDP NWC expelled Nnamani on Friday — three weeks after he was suspended from the party. The senator said the Iyorchia Ayu-led NWC did not […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the upcoming elections are seamless, credible, and violence-free.  In a statement by Daniel Okoh, CAN president, the association told INEC that it had four years to prepare for the polls and as such, there is no […]

The Lagos state government has made its closing argument in the trial of Femi Olaleye, managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. Olaleye is currently facing a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. However, he has pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him by the Lagos state […]

Traders, filling stations, and drivers in Imo have started rejecting the old naira notes as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) February 10 deadline ends today. Last month, the CBN announced February 10, 2023, as the deadline the old currency notes would cease to be legal tender, but also said Nigerians could still […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the “PDP has brought us shame” comment by Iyorchia Ayu, the chairperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), shows he is working against the party. Speaking on Thursday at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Kano state, Ayu had said: “PDP has brought us shame”, but after […]