2023: Tinubu, Main Target Of CBN Naira Policy – Kachikwu
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu has asserted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) naira redesign policy was designed purely to target the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen Bola Tinubu. Kachikwu made this assertion while expressing his concern over the hardship being faced by Nigerians […]
China Finally Declares ‘Decisive Victory’ Over COVID-19
Top leaders in China on Friday declared what they described as a ‘decisive victory’ over COVID-19, stressing its efforts led to more than 200 million people getting medical treatment and the country having the world’s lowest fatality rate. ‘With continuous efforts to optimise COVID-19 prevention and control measures since November 2022, China’s COVID-19 response has […]
Ozekhome Flays Buhari For Overruling Supreme Court
Professor Mike Ozekhome has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have the required powers to override the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In his latest statement regarding the Naira Redesign and Naira Swap crisis which has left many Nigerians confused, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), asserted that Buhari’s national broadcast on the issue was […]
How I Was Wrongly Denied 2013 CAF Award – Mikel
A former captain of the Super Eagles, Mikel Obi has asserted that he was robbed of the 2013 African Player of the Year award. Mikel was outstanding for Nigeria during the year under review as he helped the Eagles clinch the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. There has been no Nigerian winner […]
Gov Abiodun Tells Ogun Residents To Continue With Old Notes
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has urged the people and residents of the state to continue spending the old Naira notes, stressing that it is only the Supreme Court of Nigeria that has the final say in the matter. Abiodun who made the call in Abeokuta on Friday during an engagement with the […]
You Have No Right To Order My Arrest, Oshiomhole Hits Obaseki
A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed the call for his arrest by incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, saying his successor has no right to give such an order. The two political gladiators have been at odds with each other for years, a feud that led to Obaseki, elected in 2016 on the […]
Naira Scarcity: APC NWC Summons Govs To Emergency Meeting
Ahead of next Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election, the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a summon to governors on the platform of the party to an emergency meeting in Abuja. Africa Today News, New York reports that the meeting slated for 2 pm […]
US Lawmakers Ask Biden To Block Sale Of Helicopter To Nigeria
A number of lawmakers in the United States have called on the government to rescind a nearly $1 billion helicopter sale to Nigeria, saying that allegations of a forced abortion program have renewed concerns about human rights. Africa Today News, New York reports that Congress had delayed the sale over concerns about the Nigerian army’s […]
18 Migrants Discovered Dead In Truck In Bulgaria
No fewer than eighteen migrants have been discovered dead in an abandoned truck, the interior ministry revealed on Saturday, as the Balkan nation struggles with an increase in illicit border crossings. The vehicle ‘was illegally transporting around 40 migrants hidden under some wood’, the ministry said. ‘Eighteen of them have died.’ After locals alerted the […]
2023: I’m Still Part Of G-5 Despite Obi Endorsement – Ortom
Ahead of Saturday’s election, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has provided clarifications after openly declaring support for the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi in place of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The chief press secretary to the governor, Nathaniel Ikyur while commenting on the endorsement which took place […]
Naira Notes: El-Rufai Dares Buhari Over ‘Illegal Deadline’
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has dared the President by asking residents of the State to continue using the old Naira notes until the Supreme Court says otherwise. His directive came barely hours after President Muhammadu Buhari said in his national broadcast earlier in the day that both the ₦1,000 and ₦5,000 […]
2024 Campaign: 80-Yr-Old Biden Declared Medically ‘Fit’
The President of United States, Joe Biden was on Thursday declared ‘fit for duty’ by his doctor after the final annual medical check-up before he is expected to declare he’s running for re-election in 2024, when he will be 82. Africa Today News, New York reports that the keenly awaited report after extensive testing found […]