2023: Tinubu Has Character Required For Nigeria — Say Wike, Reveals His Preferred Candidate 2023: Tinubu Has Character Required For Nigeria — Say Wike, Reveals His Preferred Candidate Ahead of the presidential elections, Governor Nyesom Wike has said All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, possesses the character and courage required for Nigeria. Wike who received Tinubu at the Government House, Port Harcourt, shortly after the APC candidate’s campaign rally for Rivers Wednesday, said he owes nobody apologies for making the declarative endorsement while wishing Tinubu luck in his presidential bid. The Rivers governor, however, charged Tinubu not…
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Simon Ekpa To Face International Terrorism Charge, Says Finland Simon Ekpa To Face International Terrorism Charge, Says Finland Finland has given Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed disciple of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu 48 hours to withdraw the sit-at-home order imposed on election days in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. The directive is contained in a letter the Finnish Government sent to Ekpa which was signed by Prime Minister, Sanna Mirella Marin, and dated February 15, 2023. In the letter which SaharaReporters obtained on Thursday morning, the Finnish Government warned that should Ekpa fail…
Teenager Buries Her Newborn Baby Alive Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Teenager Buries Her Newborn Baby Alive A teenage girl in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria, on Wednesday gave birth to a newborn baby and quickly buried her alive. The girl, identified as Bright, 18, apparently did not want the baby after giving birth, and had to bury her in a shallow grave she dug in a garden inside a sprawling compound in Ifa Ikot Okpon community, Uyo Local Government Area. She lives with her parents in a rented house inside the compound. Bright said she did not…
Nothing Wrong For Nigerians To Elect Sick Man As Leader Like Some U.S. Presidents, Says Tinubu Loyalist Nothing Wrong For Nigerians To Elect Sick Man As Leader Like Some U.S. Presidents, Says Tinubu Loyalist Less than two weeks to the 2023 presidential election, tech expert, Iyin Aboyeji, says he sees no wrong in the election of a sick candidate into the nation’s highest office, citing ill former U.S. presidents like Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, to support his claim. “I have always found it quite amusing how much of Nigeria’s political discourse revolves around the physical fitness and health of…
Nigerian Army Speaks On Killing Of Soldier By Policeman Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Army Speaks On Killing Of Soldier By Policeman The Nigerian Army on Thursday reacted to the alleged killing of a soldier by a policeman in Lagos State. This is contained in a statement signed by the 81 Division Nigerian Army, Deputy Director of Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni. Recall that an angry mob at Ogijo Community, a border town between Ogun and Lagos States, on Wednesday, attacked a police station following the death of a soldier who was allegedly stabbed to death by a…
I Respects Rule Of Law But Won’t Obey Supreme Court order, Says Buhari I Respects Rule Of Law But Won’t Obey Supreme Court order, Says Buhari NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight…
Why Old N500, N1000 Notes No Longer Legal Tender – Buhari Why Old N500, N1000 Notes No Longer Legal Tender – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the old 200 naira note remain legal tender till April 10 2023. Buhari made this declaration in a national broadcast to Nigerians on Thursday. His words:” To further ease the supply pressures particularly to our citizens, I have given approval to the CBN that the old N200 bank notes be released back into circulation and that it should also be allowed to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500, and…
I Want To Remove Money From Politics – Says Buhari I Want To Remove Money From Politics – Says Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that part of his plan for approving the redesign of the Naira notes is to minimize the use of money during the political season. Buhari made this known on Thursday morning during a nationwide broadcast. According to him, Nigerians should go out and vote for their preferred candidate during the February 25 elections. “Fellow citizens, on the 25th of February, 2023 the nation would be electing a new President and National Assembly members. “I am…
JUST IN: 2023 Election: Tension In APC As Buhari Tells Nigerians Who To Vote JUST IN: 2023 Election: Tension In APC As Buhari Tells Nigerians Who To Vote President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to vote for the candidate of their choice in the forthcoming general elections. Buhari told the citizens to vote without fear. Addressing Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast, Buhari vowed to ensure security of electorates during the polls. He also urged Nigerians to eschew violence and acts that could disrupt the electoral process. According to Buhari: “I urge every citizen therefore, to go out to vote for…
BREAKING: Buhari Order CBN To Recirculate Old Notes, Extends Deadline BREAKING: Buhari Order CBN To Recirculate Old Notes, Extends Deadline President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the continued use of old N200 notes as legal tender till April 10, extending the deadline for the note by 60 days. That means the deadline for the old N500 and N1,000 notes remains February 10, 2023, despite the Supreme Court ruling temporarily suspending the deadline. The old N200 notes will be used alongside the new N500 and N1,000 notes and other notes that were not changed. The President gave this directive during a nationwide…