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The presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hired social media influencers to circulate fake news against Bola Tinubu. The APC campaign said it uncovered a “plot” by the PDP to carry out a social media “campaign of calumny by proxy” against Tinubu. […]

Three police officers have been killed by gunmen at the border checkpoint along Enugu/Abakaliki expressway.  The police officers were reportedly shot dead on Saturday night. The gunmen, who operated in a Sienna bus, reportedly opened fire at the checkpoint, injuring one officer in the leg and killing three. The Ebonyi police command […]

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says N1.7 trillion worth of naira notes have been returned to banks so far — with N500 billion more to go. He was silent on how much cash will be left outside the banking system with the naira redesign. The bank on […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally extended the deadline for the swap of old naira notes at commercial banks by 10 days. In a press statement issued on Sunday, Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, said the new deadline is February 10, 2023. However, Nigerians will still be able to deposit […]

May I seize this opportunity to send my deepest sympathies in advance to whoever succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2023. The next president is going to inherit an agelong and entrenched misconception in Nigeria: that the progress of the country rests solely on his shoulders. That is what I have observed since we […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted that the deadline for the old naira notes to remain valid is January 31. The CBN said this in posts on its social media pages on Saturday. “Deadline for the return of old series of 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes remains January 31 […]

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked Nigerians not to vote for politicians who have “blind vision” for the country.  He said this on Saturday during the APC rally in Gusau, the Zamfara capital. He said such politicians are “misguided”, and do not want greatness for […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says he would no longer attend any event where he would share a stage with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A recent attack reportedly occurred in Surulere area of Lagos state on Friday. While the PDP is accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using […]