Cashless system can help track election financing in Nigeria – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said an effective cashless policy in Nigeria can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds. Osinbajo spoke on Monday at the Presidential Villa when he received a delegation…
Ask Buhari about Nnamdi Kanu’s health – Ohanaeze to S’East govs
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has urged South East governors to reach out to President Muhammadu Buhari over the health status of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The apex Igbo socio-cultural group made the call amid…
Court remands two in Makurdi for belonging to unlawful society
The men belonged to a rival cult group that clashed, leading to the death of an alleged dreaded and notorious leader of Black Skull Confraternity, Victor Igbakula. Makurdi Upper Area Court on Monday remanded Emmanuel Aondoseer and Gwabo Aondowase for…
Ex-minister Alison-Madueke moves to recover seized assets
The former minister, who argued that the various orders were made without jurisdiction, said these “ought to be set aside ex debito justitiae.” Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed to the Abuja Division of the Federal High…
CBN warns banks against issuing old banknotes; EFCC, ICPC to monitor compliance
As the new deadline for the phase-out of the old naira notes approaches, the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks to stop paying customers old N1,000, N500, and N200 notes. CBN governor Godwin Emefiele announced in a statement that…
NANS wants all tertiary institutions shut down until after elections
The association stressed that the shutdown would allow students to obtain those PVCs. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to temporarily shut down all tertiary institutions until after the February 25 and March 11…
Buhari regime not bothered about U.S. visa ban on Nigerians
As a government, we have no reason to worry because our hands are clean,” information minister Lai Mohammed stated. President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says the United States’s plan to impose a visa ban on politicians that undermine Nigeria’s democracy before,…
SSS says it arrests syndicates selling new naira notes
The State Security Service (SSS) says it intercepted syndicates allegedly selling the newly redesigned naira notes across the country. A statement by Peter Afunanya, SSS spokesperson on Monday in Abuja, said operatives of the service intercepted the syndicates during an…
Fayemi sues Arise TV, Ex-commissioner for defamation, demands N500m
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has filed a N500 million suit against Arise Television and a former Commissioner for Information in the state, Kayode Otitoju, for alleged defamation and malicious airing of offending broadcast against him….
EFCC arrests 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Nasarawa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday announced it had arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The suspects were arrested at their hideout on Saturday. This followed intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet fraud….