The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said the deadline for banks’ customers to update their account information would not be extended.

The governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Oyo State, Mr Bayo Shittu, has alleged that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state was responsible for the hydra-headed crises in other opposition parties.

Use of motorcycles, popularly called Okada is to be phased out in Niger State and replaced with tricycles.
Niger State governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, gave this hint at the commissioning of tricycles labeled, The Chief Servant Ride, held in Minna, yesterday.

Presidential flag bearer of All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has picked former NADECO chieftain, Chief Odigie Oyegun as running mate.

Aftermath of last Friday’s assassination of the ANPP gubernatorial candidate for April 2011 elections in Borno State, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Abubakar Ringim has directed the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge ‘D’ department (Force Criminal Investigation department), DIG Ganiyu Daudu, to relocate to Borno State and take over investigations into the killing which is also threatening to cause mayhem.

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, weekend, said the nationwide registration of SIM cards will enhance the national quest for a robust citizen identity register.

WARRI-based Forum for Justice and Human Rights Defence, FJHD, yesterday, expressed alarm over the rising cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, assassination and other violent crimes in Warri, Delta State, in recent times.

National Associa-tion of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the killing of the governorship candidate of All Nigerian People’s Party, ANPP, and five others in Borno State.