BREAKING: You Have No Reason To Disobey Supreme Court Order, Buhari Fire Emefiele, Malami The Presidency Monday evening said the Central Bank of Nigeria had no reason not to comply with the ruling of the Supreme Court on the naira redesign policy. It stated that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not instruct the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to disobey “any court orders involving the government and other parties.” These are contained in a press statement released by the President’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The…
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There Must Be Paradigm Shift In Nigeria – Says Peter Obi There Must Be Paradigm Shift In Nigeria – Says Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, polls, Peter Obi, has said there must be a paradigm shift for a better and prosperous Nigeria. Obi charged the electorate not to be discouraged by the outcome of the presidential election, but complete what they had started by coming out en masse to vote for the candidates of LP in this Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. Obi, who spoke at the weekend in…
Atiku Sends Strong Warning To Wike Over Election Atiku Sends Strong Warning To Wike Over Election The Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democ ratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, against speaking under the influence of alcohol. Atiku gave the words of caution in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, in Abuja, on Sunday. He gave the advice in response to comments made by the governor while addressing his supporters, in Port Harcourt. Shaibu quoted Wike as confirming his alleged alcohol induced vituperations targeted at Atiku since losing…
Finally, CBN Order Commercial Banks To Dispense, Receive Old Naira Notes Commercial banks have been directed by the Central Bank to dispense old currency notes and to also receive same as deposits from customers. Tellers at the commercial banks are to generate the codes for deposits and there is no limit to the number of times an individual or company can make deposits. The Governor of the CBN gave the directive at a Bankers’ Committee meeting held on Sunday, 12th March, 2023. The Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, personally confirmed the above to me during a phone conversation on Sunday night.…
EXCLUSIVE: CBN Gov, Emefiele Launches Fresh Plot Against Tinubu EXCLUSIVE: CBN Gov, Emefiele Launches Fresh Plot Against Tinubu Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele is playing his “last card” in the closing chapter of the high-stake power-play that has embroiled Nigeria in the past six months. The CBN boss, who has disobeyed the Supreme Court judgment that the old N500 and N1000 notes remain legal tender until December 31, is determined to influence the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in Lagos State against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources said last night that the apex…
Crisis Looms, Few Days To Election, APC Fires Governorship Candidate Few Days To Election, APC Fires Governorship Candidate The crisis in the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has taken a worse dimension with the suspension of its governorship candidate, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, over alleged anti-party activities about one week to the election. Consequently, the party directed Bwacha to “suspend the related illegal activities (campaign) and appear before the fact-finding committee on March 13 2023 to defend the allegations raised against you in a petition or face heavy consequences.” But when contacted to react to the development, Bwacha…
Group Ask DSS To Arrest CBN Governor, Emefiele, Malami Over Disobedience To Supreme Court’s Ruling Group Ask DSS To Arrest CBN Governor, Emefiele, Malami Over Disobedience To Supreme Court’s Ruling The Department of State Services (DSS) has been called upon to immediately arrest the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami for their disobedience to a ruling of Supreme Court ordering that old N200, N500 and N1000 notes remain valid till December 31, 2023. Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA)…
LEGAL TUSSLE: Tinubu’s Legal Team 80℅ Oduduwa, Obi 100℅ Biafra, Full List LEGAL TUSSLE: Tinubu’s Legal Team 80℅ Oduduwa, Obi 100℅ Biafra, Full List Senator Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of 2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has again come hard on the president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the presidential candidate of the Labour party, LP, Peter Obi. In his latest tweet on Sunday, Dino who represented the good people of Kogi West in the eight senate, accused Tinubu and Obi of being tribalistic in their respective choices of lawyers. He argued that his principal Atiku…
Tension As Bandits Return After Presidential, NASS Elections Tension As Bandits Return After Presidential, NASS Elections In what may be described as the result of the security situation in Nigeria deteriorating and free rein of terrorism in the northern part of the country, armed gangs have again been brewing attacks after the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Armed gangs since last week again sacked many communities, and homes in Abuja, Taraba, Plateau, and Kaduna killing many and abducting several persons in the space of two weeks. The Friday attacks which happened separately in Abuja and Kaduna where…
BREAKING: Massive Killings As Vigilantes Clash With Terrorists Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Massive Killings As Vigilantes Clash With Terrorists Many villagers were feared killed and several injured on Saturday as vigilantes clash again with terrorists in Kankara communities, Katsina State. According to a dependable source from the area, the hoodlums were attending the wedding party (Walima) of one of their kingpin, identified as ‘Mai Katifa Mutuwa’ before a section of them clashed with vigilantes and the celebration took a different dimension. “Between 3 to 4pm yesterday, we learnt that some vigilante members clashed with some of the bandits…