Chichi Ojei, presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), says there’s a plot by the party to align with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the elections. In a statement issued on Thursday night, Ojei said the scheme is being orchestrated by the national executive committee (NEC) of the party. Ojei said as […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Michael Enyong as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom. This follows the Abuja federal high court’s sack of Umo Eno as the governorship candidate and subsequent order mandating the PDP to submit Enyong’s name to INEC. On October 4, 2022, […]
Borussia Dortmund star forward, Karim Adeyemi, has revealed that the secret to how he became so fast is African dishes, especially fufu. The German striker of Nigerian descent scored the only goal for Dortmund against Chelsea in the champions league round of 16 first-leg tie at Signal Iduna park. In a post-game interview with […]
Raquel Welch, who paved the way as both an actress and international sex symbol has died after a brief illness on Wednesday morning at the age of 82. Welch first rose to fame for her roles in “Fantastic Voyage” and “One Million Years B.C.” both in 1966. She became an international sex symbol […]
The Nigerian entertainment industry for years now has been making a name across the continent as some of her artists are set to perform at the NBA all-star game in Utah. It was earlier revealed that the 2021 Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, and record producer, Burna Boy; 2023 Grammy award-winning singer and producer, […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has ordered the arrest of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, over his alleged role in a protest that led to the destruction of banks and the death of no fewer than three people in the state. Obaseki, in a Wednesday statement by his Commissioner […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes are no longer legal tender in the country. The president made this known on Thursday morning during an address to Nigerians were he also apologised to Nigerians over the difficulties experienced in accessing the scarce new naira notes. […]
There’s been an outbreak of sporadic protests over the lingering naira scarcity within Warri and Effurun metropolis, by Sedeco roundabout, Enehren junction, and on Udu road, near the bridge. Eyewitness reports say security agents arrived Enehren junction shooting sporadically into the air to quell the civil unrest from escalating into a total break-down of […]
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned a hearing in the suit banning the use of the old naira to Wednesday, 22nd February 2023. The three states filed the suit against the Federal Government seeking a restraining order to stop the full implementation of the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank […]
Due to the scarcity of the new naira notes and the increasing rate at which point of sales (PoS) agents sell the new naira notes and the high charges for the withdrawal, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released emergency telephone numbers to the public to officially report any defaulter. The Director, CBN […]