The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced that it’s will not consider redeploying the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State, Mr Segun Agbaje, over unfounded allegations. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja urged those demanding Agbaje’s redeployment to buried their thought. There had been demands for Agbaje’s removal over alleged mismanagement of Permanent Voter Cards’ collection in some parts of Lagos and engagement of Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Olumo, led Lagos State Parks Management Committee to convey election materials. Oyekanmi implored the two political parties…
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The President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, sympathised with Nigerians over the hardship occasioned by the scarcity of new Naira notes nationwide. However, he defended the policy saying that it was necessary to curb illicit financial flows, ransom taking and electoral malpractice, amongst others. While noting that the aftermath of the Central Bank’s new Naira policy is unintended, he said “I am not unaware of the obstacles placed on the path of innocent Nigerians by unscrupulous officials in the banking industry, entrusted with the process of implementation of the new monetary policy. “I am deeply pained and sincerely sympathise with you…
Blue Light Blocking Glasses for Women Men Clear Frame Square Nerd Eyeglasses Anti Blue Ray Computer Screen Glasses. Buhari extends validity of old N200 notes until April 1 President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the extension of the validity of old N200 notes until April 10. Announcing the development in a televised nationwide address on Thursday and monitored by Meridainspy, the president said all existing old N1000 and N500 notes remain redeemable at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and designated points. “To further ease the supply pressures, particularly to our citizens, I have given approval to the CBN that the…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to rein in the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele so that old and new N200, N500 and N1,000 notes would co-exist for the next six months to alleviate the suffering of the masses. The group also said the naira redesign policy of the CBN and its attendant cash crunch demarkets the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming February 25 and March 11, 2023 general elections. ADVERTISEMENT NEF Spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed stated this on Tuesday on The 2023 Verdict, Channels Television’s special election…
The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has ordered kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known better as Evans, to refund the sum of €233,000 ransom he collected from one of his victims, Chief Donatus Duru. Evan abducted Duru, who is a pharmacist, on February 14, 2017. Duru later escaped from captivity after the convicted kidnapper took €233,000 from the victim. Also Read: Supreme Court adjourns suit on old, New Naira notes, Fix Feb 22 Delivering his judgement, Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi also ordered Evans to pay N50m as general damages in favour of the claimant. Justice Ogunjobi held: “It…
The title above sounds bleak, but it is not intended to be taken as negative or pessimistic. Rather, it is intended to re-awaken in us a historical fact – a patch of our history we hate to remember, but which – we may have to relive, in a different but more painful way if we fail to do certain things right. There is a popular local proverb which translates as: “The child of ‘Had I Known’ never grows up”, meaning that anyone who neglects the warning signs of danger lives to regret their action; they realize their mistake too…
Angry youths in Warri town, Delta State, on Wednesday set fire to one of the branches of Access Bank while protesting against the persisting scarcity of Naira notes that has forced many businesses across the country to shut down. This was captured in viral videos showing the angry youths protesting around Udu road axis disrupting the vehicle movements and destroying. While sharing the video via his Twitter page, a witness, @sabiboiharry said, “Breaking! Massive protest ongoing in Warri, around Udu road axis, over the CBN’s order to stop old Naira as legal tender. Access Bank on fire.” In a similar…
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, announced on Wednesday that he plans to find a new CEO for the social media platform by the end of 2023, when he expects it to be financially stable. Musk stated that his priority is to stabilize the company and ensure that the product roadmap is clear. He made the comments during the World Government Summit in Dubai. Also Read: Unlike Zenith Bank, MTN apologises to Subscribers for Network outages In December 2021, Musk tweeted that he would resign as CEO of Twitter “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job.”…
The Supreme Court has adjourned the suit filed by state governments to challenge the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Supreme Court adjourned the case till Wednesday, February 22 for a hearing of the consolidated suits by 10 states. Kogi, Kaduna and Zamfara States approached the Supreme Court, seeking that the CBN from be restrained going ahead with the deadline. CBN had originally fixed January 31 as the deadline for old notes to be in circulation but extended it in response to pressure from Nigerians. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 8 issued an interim…
Olisa Metuh, a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the disregard for the order of the Supreme Court by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is “an affront” on the powers of the apex court. Emefiele on Tuesday said that the February 10 deadline stipulated for the phasing out of the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes stands, Meridianspy reports. Also Read: JUST IN: DSS invites Fani-Kayode over alleged Coup Plot by Atiku The CBN boss insisted that the bank’s position remains unchanged despite a Supreme Court order restraining…
THE Labour Party (LP) has debunked reports that its members in the South-West have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, refuted the claims in a statement on Wednesday, February 14. He expressed concern over the spate of fake news on the Labour Party and urged media houses to always check with the party to clarify any information. While emphasising that the reports were fake, Osuntokun also said that of all the names purportedly listed as members that defected to the APC were not known to the party in the…
MTN Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s network service providers has apologized to subscribers for its prolonged service outage yesterday. The apology was contained via the MTN official Facebook page in early night hours after the network became stable for normal activities. With full regret, the service provider said “Today, of all days, you couldn’t count on us to keep you seamlessly connected with the people, places, business, and things that matter to you. Words cannot express how sorry we are for the disruption we caused.” “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience we might have caused you today.” MTN Nigeria later assured…