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Former governor of Sokoto, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has expressed his displeasure with Governor Nasir El Rufai of of Kaduna state for saying the north is in support of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential…

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha'u Dogara Ahmed has warned Corps Members not to undermine their security by embarking on…

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has directed banks to dispense new naira notes via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and banking halls  or risk losing their lands to the state government. Zulum…

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal, has said that people are after the money of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to engage financial technology companies (fintechs) as well as mobile money agents to address the issue of getting new naira notes…

Paco Rabanne, the celebrated perfume and fashion designer, has died at the age of 88.  His death was confirmed on Twitter by House of Paco Rabanne on Friday. Rabanne was said to have died in his…

Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in this month’s presidential election in Nigeria says the nation owed a debt that could build 160 Kainji Dams. Nigeria’s current debt profile stood at…

Officers of the Metropolitan Police have seized 10kg of Cocaine, with a street value of £1 million, with two men arrested and convicted in court. The police were able to arrest Ben Zeto, 30, of Main…

Brazilian midfielder, Casemiro have been an integral part of Manchester United squad this season after joining the Red devils from Real Madrid in the summer for a fee of around £60 million. The Brazil international has registered…

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 25 February presidential election has promised said he has already concluded plans on how to restructure Nigeria which he will roll…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has said Nigerians should be ready to queue to access the new naira notes at the banks and the ATMs. Emefiele, spoke at a news conference…

Senator Shehu Sani has decried the current hardship being faced in the country over the naira redesign. The senator in a statement he issued Friday in Kaduna said the redesigning of the National currency and…

A human rights activist and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, on Saturday, cried out that his life was being threatened. He said if anything happens to him, the Federal Government and the…

The founder of National Youth Service Corps and former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has expressed…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has accused Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of introducing the naira redesign policy because his presidential bid failed. The CBN…

Edwin Kibet of Kenya has won the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 2023 race with a time of 2:14:14 seconds. The race was keenly contested by 50,000 runners including local and international participants…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged that the cabal in the presidency are backing the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to win presidency. Wike spoke at the Comprehensive Secondary School…

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, ordered his brother, Prince Emmanuel, to stop making public statements on behalf of himself or the family. Emmanuel, in January, urged…

All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju  Bola Tinubu, has once again criticised the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Last week when he campaigned in…

Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, on Saturday described Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as inconsequential, noting that the governor reneged on his promise to…

A UK-based Nigerian journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, Sani Zangon Daura and Sabiu “Tunde” Yusuf, a nephew and influential aide to the nation’s leader; are the “major”…

Two former officers of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been sentenced to death by hanging for the killing of…

Mr Umar Bakare, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, said that the Apongbon Bridge rehabilitation works had achieved 50 percent completion. He stated this on Friday while speaking to newsmen,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it is not considering deadline extension for the phasing out of the old Naira notes. Nigerians, including governors elected on the platform of the All…