The Nigerian government said it will comply with the Supreme Court suspension of the deadline to swap old naira notes for new ones. Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said the government will obey the Supreme Court ruling. Malami, who spoke interview on Arise TV, said the government was hopeful that the ex parte…
The Kano State Government on Thursday evening filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court in respect of the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. In suit number: SC/CS/200/2023, sighted, the Kano State Attorney General, through his Counsel, Sunusi Musa, SAN, is asking the apex court to declare that…
Hours after the Supreme Court stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN from executing the February 10 deadline for the validity of old naira notes, the governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele has met with President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro, in a…
Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaoboshi has been rearrested after he went underground for eight months after the Court of Appeal in Lagos convicted and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment. He was convicted for money laundering to the tune of N805 million when he was Commissioner for Works in Delta State. He…
Following the continued arguments over political support in the 2023 elections, Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, has stated that Seun Kuti, a Nigerian musician and youngest son of the Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is irrelevant without his father’s name. Peter blasted Seun in a series of posts shared on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Trouble…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the reduction of transportation fare in the state by 50 per cent. He made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the Lagos House in the Marina area of the state. According to the governor, the price reduction in all state public transportation on the road,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a suspect identified as Ali Bello, a nephew of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court Abuja. In a statement, Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said Bello was arraigned alongside Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday re-arraigned a social media influencer and comedienne, Adedamola Adewale alias Adeherself, for alleged N7.9 million internet fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adewale was charged alongside two others at large, on a three-count of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, attempt to obtain money…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Elekahia, Port Harcourt, for the campaign of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, slated on February 15, 2023. The Rivers State Coordinator of Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Tony Okocha, disclosed this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on…
Singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has broken her silence on her Grammy WIN. The singer is now appreciating God and her fans days after she clinched her first Grammy Awards. The singer on Monday won the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for her contribution on Future’s ‘Wait For U’ featuring Drake. She tweeted…
