A Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has issued a warning to the Department of State Services. In a statement on Friday, HURIWA slammed the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, for asking the Department of State Services, DSS to arrest the flag bearer of the Labour…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has confirmed the release of naira notes to banks. The CBN confirmed evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country as part of a coordinated effort to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations. The CBN has also directed all commercial banks to open…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has reacted to his victory at the court of appeal. Following the judgement of the Appeal Court that affirmed his victory as the duly elected Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke described the outcome as “no victory, no vanquished”. Speaking shortly after the judgement at his Ede country home, the Governor…
Ademola Adeleke has been reinstated as Governor of Osun state by a Court of Appeal. A three-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Mohammed Lawal Shuaibu on Friday, March 24, held that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and former governor, Gboyega Oyetola failed to prove allegations of over-voting against the Peoples Democratic Party…
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has on Friday, issued an order that Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian President-elect, should be served with copies of petitions seeking to nullify his election, through substituted means. A three-man panel of the court led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, directed that the petitions should be served on…
President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has reacted to trending reports that he secretly had a meeting with Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, in London. Bayo Onanuga, the Media Director of Nigeria, speaking on behalf of Tinubu, denied the meeting. There had been rumours that Ariwoola ‘disguised’ on a wheelchair to fly out of Nigeria to meet…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a warning to those attacking Igbos in Lagos. IPOB said those behind the attacks will soon regret their action. The group gave the warning on Thursday in a statement issued by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful. IPOB’s reaction followed the recent initimdation of the Igbo…
Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo has opened up on why he petitioned Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate and his vice Datti Baba-Ahmed to the DSS. The Minister of State for Labour accused the Labour Party (LP) of “riling up” Nigerians against the judiciary. Keyamo made these…
The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dared the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the state, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to go to court. The party said Rhodes-Vivour should approach the court if he is aggrieved over the result of the just concluded Gubernatorial poll held last Saturday and stop exhibiting immature grandstanding….
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said Nigeria hasn’t changed since 1979. He made the statement on Thursday following the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Fayose spoke while fielding questions from journalists on Arise Television’s Morning Show. According to him, there is a lot wrong with Nigeria, adding that he blamed the…