Ahead of the upcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) maintains that voters are prohibited from going into the voting cubicle with their phones. The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, said this while expressing concern about vote buying at the maiden briefing on Thursday. He, however, said he is hopeful that the vices…
The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said troops arrested three terrorists at Damba community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Valentine’s Day. According to the military high command, one of the arrested terrorists confessed to being one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022, Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The Director, Defence Media…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned a case instituted by the state governments against the Federal Government challenging the implementation of the naira redesign. The apex court adjourned the case to March 3 for judgement. At least 17 states have joined a consolidated suit demanding the prohibition of President Muhammadu Buhari from suddenly implementing the…
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, shut its door to more states seeking to be joined as interested parties in the suit challenging the decision of the Federal Government to ban the use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes as valid legal tenders. A seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court, in a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced suspension of its ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registrations. The board in a statement by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, explained that the registration which commenced on Monday, February 20, was suspended with effect from Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The suspension, according to a statement…
The Nigeria Police Command has said it has commenced a full-scale investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings, corruption, and high-handedness levelled against some police officers serving at the Zone 13 Command, Ukpo-Dunukofia under the Anambra State Command. This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on his official Twitter handle. He stated…
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has alerted its citizens in Nigeria on possible protests and restricted movements on February 25 and March 11. In a notice on its website, the Embassy advised its nationals to avoid rallies as “they can turn violent with little or no notice”. The Embassy also advised American citizens in…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of withdrawing N2 trillion from circulation and replacing the old notes by minting only N400 billion. He made the allegation on his Twitter handle on Sunday, adding that the apex bank only confiscated the currency as against what was obtainable in the currency…
