The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has demanded the immediate transfer of Patrick Kehinde Longe, the Commissioner of Police. The party made this known during a press conference on Wednesday in Osogbo. It accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of sponsoring hoodlums in the State. Tajudeen Lawal, the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed the amount of naira his administration has retrieved since the commencement of the naira redesign policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to Buhari, about N2.1 trillion out of the banknotes initially held outside the banking system had been successfully retrieved since the …

Workers of Enugu State under the auspices of the Organised Labour, on Wednesday, poured out their hearts of gratitude to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his passionate and unprecedented interventions in improving their welfare. They said this was despite the fact that he assumed office in 2015 and experienced an avalanche …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, approved the restoration of the old N200 notes as legal tender. Buhari, who spoke on many issues, empathised with Nigerians on the difficulties they are experiencing as a result of the ongoing cash crunch – a fallout of the Naira redesign policy. Buhari also said …

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has warned commercial banks operating in the State against hoarding the new naira notes and rejecting the old currency. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Olawale Rasheed, the Spokesperson to the governor, Adeleke lamented the pain and suffering of the people under the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the old N200 notes as legal tender. He made this announcement in a national broadcast on Thursday morning. “I have approved to the CBN that the old N200 note be allowed along with the new N200 notes for 60 days from February …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday morning, briefed Nigerians on why his administration decided on the naira redesign policy, especially N200, N500 and N1000 notes. Buhari said the need to fight corruption and insecurity headlong, including controlling inflationary trend partly necessitated the decision to redesign the currency denominations mentioned above. The President, …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has the best character and courage to rule Nigeria. This was as Wike said he owed nobody an apology for endorsing Tinubu. Wike spoke in Port Harcourt, the State capital, while receiving Tinubu shortly …

The Delta State Police Command has taken into custody persons described as “unguided youths/miscreants” following the unrest over naira scarcity. Scores of youths on Wednesday, in opposition to the non-availability of new naira notes, burned banks and vehicles. Some others were partly damaged. “We have arrested nine suspects so far. Some persons …

Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira has revealed the biggest regret of his career as a professional footballer. Vieira, who is currently the manager of Crystal Palace, admitted that he regrets not joining Real Madrid after Arsenal’s 2003-04 Premier League-winning campaign. Arsenal went on a historic unbeaten run in the Premier League …