Residents of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, are currently in a fix over the scarcity of both the old and the new Naira notes. The trauma got messier Tuesday night as customers turned commercial banks to night vigil centres in order to withdraw cash from the Automated Teller Machine, ATM. …

Arsenal’s new signing, Jorginho, has revealed that manager, Mikel Arteta was a big influence for him to join the Gunners from Chelsea. Jorginho made a transfer deadline-day switch from Chelsea to Arsenal on Tuesday night. The Italy international signed an 18-month contract with Arsenal, with an option to extend for …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of Dr Nuhu Sanusi, the first-class traditional ruler (Emir) of Dutse in Jigawa State. Buhari, in a condolence message issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, described the deceased as one of Northern Nigeria’s modernising leaders. He conveyed his …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance border surveillance and control ahead of the forthcoming general election in February. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. Aregbesola conveyed Buhari’s …

Lagos State House of Assembly has said the naira redesign by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has brought suffering on citizens, putting the economy in danger. The lawmakers admitted the policy was a good one but implemented at a wrong time, causing economic chaos which could become difficult to …

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has assured members and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state and across the country that the party remains strong, viable and united. A statement by Chief Press Secretary Onyebuchi Ememanka said the governor gave the assurance at a meeting with …

The rift in the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Niger State came to a fore as the state leadership of the party advised its supporters to shun a planned campaign organised by the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi Sabi, representing Niger North Senatorial District and National Coordinator, …

Award-winning Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji, has disclosed how he used to borrow money and clothes before going to movie auditions and almost gave up his acting career when the challenge became too much. The popular actor, who took his followers down memory lane in a story titled “Na who give …

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday threw jabs at his fellow contestants, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, describing them as liar and betrayer respectively. Tinubu said: “We are not like …

The chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lau Local Government Council of Taraba State, Mallam Musa Umar, has been suspended. His suspension is coming barely two days before the Supreme Court judgement on the party’s governorship tussle. The suspension letter, a copy of which was made available to journalists …