The Lagos State Police Command has brought the Thursday morning situation in the Mile 12 axis under control. Other areas that witnessed civil disorder were Ketu, Ojota and Ikorodu; scores of demonstrators blocked roads and made bonfires. Passers-by made social media posts and videos reporting attacks on commuters, private vehicles …
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The United States Government has returned $954,000 stolen by the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to the state government through the Federal Government. This was disclosed to newsmen by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, February …
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Former president of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Bello Shagari has claimed those behind the Naira redesign policy are working for Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate. Shagari also said it was not realistic for Obi to win the forthcoming presidential election. His statement is contained …
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The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin to the people of Oyo State as the gubernatorial candidate of the APC. Tinubu presented Folarin to the electorate on Thursday in Ibadan at an APC rally. There had been speculations …
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The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday described the current scarcity of naira notes as part of an alleged plot to disrupt the forthcoming general elections to ensure an interim government takes over. The governor made the allegation in a state broadcast. He alleged that …
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Chaos in Mile 12, Lagos as hoodlums riot over scarcity of new Naira notes There was unrest in Mile 12, Lagos State as hoodlums ri%ted over the scarcity of new Naira notes. In Mile 12, Lagos state, hoodlums have started rioting because there aren’t enough new Naira notes …
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision banning the use of old N500 and N1000 notes. Wike, who expressed sadness over Buhari’s declaration, stressed that it was not proper. The Central Bank of Nigeria had extended the deadline for the swap of N200, N500, and …
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The Nigeria Premier Football League will proceed on a three-week break after matchday nine matches this weekend. The move will afford the players and officials the chance to take a well- deserved rest after a hectic first half campaign. The General Election is scheduled for Saturday, February 25 and March …
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Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani has told President Muhammadu Buhari to expect more attacks from Governors of his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, following his new monetary policies. Buhari, in his broadcast on Thursday, directed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to allow only the old N200 notes to co-circulate …
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The wave of Obidient movement is sweeping across the country, and the FCT appears to be at the centre, as many in the federal capital are sympathetic to Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Apart from the presidential election, the biggest election in the FCT is that of the senatorial …
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