Month: March 2023
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Banks ‘Begin’ Re-issuing of Old Naira Notes To Customers
Following the Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency redesign policy to December, some deposit money banks have re-issuing the old notes. Daily Trust checks showed that some commercial banks in the City of Kano and Abuja have commenced paying out the old N500 and N1000 notes.…
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Ohanaeze Congratulates Tinubu, Says Obi not Destined To Win 2023 Presidential Race
The highest Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, has said that the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is not destined to emerge as winner of the just concluded presidential election February held on 25 of February. The much respectful group stated this in a congratulatory statement to the President-elect, Bola…
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Cash Withdrawal Limit Violation of Nigerians’ Right – Supreme Court
Premium Times The Supreme Court has adjudged the cash withdrawal limits imposed by banks as a result of scarcity of currency notes in circulation as a violation of citizens’ rights. A seven-man panel of the court led by John Okoro made the declaration in a unanimous judgement delivered on Friday. “Such restriction on an owner’s…
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26-year-old Man Rides Bicycle From Katsina to Lagos To Celebrate Tinubu’s Victory
A 26-year-old man, Gaddafi Musa, has embarked on a riding a bicycle from Katsina State to Lagos to celebrate the electoral victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election. According to distance calculator.net on Google map search, Katsina to Lagos is 1,227 kilometres by road. Musa, who arrived Ilorin,…
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Akpabio, Kalu, others begin battle for Senate presidency
Punch Newspaper Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, some senators-elect have begun lobbying for the presidency of the upper chamber. Aspirants for the top Senate and House of Representatives positions are expected to start declaring interest in their choice positions once the National Assembly resumes from election break on March…
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Reactions Trail Zimbabwean Prophet’s Prophecy on Tinubu’s Victory
Popular Zimbabwean Prophet, Passion Java is not resting on his oars , despite the barrage of threats he received for prophesying outcome of the just concluded presidential election in Nigeria. On Sunday, Mr Java, who is the founder of the Kingdom Embassy church, prophesied that he had seen the results of the election. The prophet,…
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South-East likely to get Senate President as APC Balances power
Vanguard News With the results of the National Assembly election so far declared, there is no doubt that the ruling All Progressives Congress is still in firm control of the national assembly having won the majority of the seats across the two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Details of the results showed…
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2023: Major Factors That Shape Tinubu’s Victory
Vanguard News The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been officially declared the President-elect and presented his certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 to defeat his rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 6,984, 520…
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INTERPOL Arrests Wanted 26-year-old Corps Member
A 26-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Emeh Nnamdi who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force on February 20, 2023 for impersonation of an Assistant Superintendent of Police and defamation of character has been nabbed by the security agents. According to AIT, Nnamdi was arrested in a joint operation by…
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INEC Bans Staff From Participating in March 11 Guber Poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned all staff found negligent in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections from participating in March 11 governorship and state assemblies elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a meeting with the Resident Electoral commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Saturday. “As we approach the…