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Don’t make Lagos governorship election ethnic –  Osoba tells Igbo 

Don’t make Lagos governorship election ethnic –  Osoba tells Igbo 

“I will plead that the youth, our religious people, and our Igbo brothers and sisters in Lagos should think of the past. Nnamdi Azikwe, the father figure of Igbo land… all his political life was in Lagos. We have been working together. Let us sustain the relationship. Lagos is the most liberal state in this country. Lagos has given so much to all of us, let us pay back by showing gratitude to a governor who I believe has done his best.”

JUST IN: Tribunal to hear motions by INEC, Tinubu, APC, Obi, LP

JUST IN: Tribunal to hear motions by INEC, Tinubu, APC, Obi, LP

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has listed some motions for hearing this afternoon. One of such motion is the one filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking to vary the orders granted to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to inspect […]

Banks customers stranded as delay in cash payment lingers

Banks customers stranded as delay in cash payment lingers

Commercial banks in some satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are yet to start cash payment, leaving customers stranded and frustrated in spite of the Supreme Court ruling. A correspondent who monitored banks in Nyanya, Mararaba, and Karu in Abuja on Tuesday, reports that none of the banks have started paying customers over […]

Naira redesign: Banks obey S-Court, pay old notes

Naira redesign: Banks obey S-Court, pay old notes

IN compliance with the March 3, 2023 Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validity of the Central Bank of Nigeria currency redesign policy to December 31,  this year, some banks across the country have started paying out the old N500 and N1,000 notes to their customers. 

Threat to Guber Polls: INEC seeks variation of inspection order granted Obi, Atiku

Threat to Guber Polls: INEC seeks variation of inspection order granted Obi, Atiku

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja, praying it to vary the orders it granted the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, LP, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be allowed to inspect sensitive materials that were used for the presidential election.

March 11: Lagos LG chairmen begin door-to-door campaign for Sanwo-Olu

March 11: Lagos LG chairmen begin door-to-door campaign for Sanwo-Olu

Some council chairmen in Lagos State have begun a door-to-door campaign for the re-election bid of Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mrs Idowu Shobanjo, Executive Chairman, Apapa Local Government, said during the campaign on Monday that council chairmen took the step to mobilise massive support for Sanwoolu’svictory on March 11. According to her, APC recognises the importance […]