By Sarafa Ibrahim On Monday, parties in the Osun governorship tussle will appear before the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja to present their cases for adjudication by the panel of the appellate court. All eyes will be on the panel as its decision resonates beyond Osun but the fate of the country’s democrary as it…
Residents of Osogbo in Osun State have decried their inability to spend the old N500 and N1,000 denominations in spite of the Supreme Court’s pronouncement that they remain legal tender until December 31. Residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, said they were happy with the Supreme Court’s judgement, but were…
●●●PDP Victims Targeted for Arrests by APC Merchants of Violence ●●●Top Leaders Hunted for Arrest ●●●Loses 10 members since January ●●●Seek Redeployment of Police Commisssioner Osun state Chapter of the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over ongoing Gestapo- like arrest of its top leaders, calling the development ” a tgreat to democracy”…
The Kogi State government has threatened to close banks, arrest and prosecute anyone rejecting the old naira notes for transactions in the state. This was disclosed in Lokoja on Friday in a statement signed by Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Commissioner for Information and Communications.The state government directed that those rejecting old notes for business transactions…
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gears up for the governorship and state house of assembly elections on March 18, a former INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, says confidence in the electoral body is at an all-time low. The conduct of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections has widely…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has told the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to ignore petitions calling for the arrest of PDP leaders in the state from the opposition All Progressives Congress. In a petition to the Inspector General of Police copied to President Muhammadu Buhari, the PDP through its security…
A renowned public analyst and economist, Dr Charles Imole has expressed dissatisfaction over the continued silence from President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele days after the Supreme Court judgment validating old Naira notes till 31 December. Imole’s remark is coming in reaction to the continued suffering by Nigerians following…
At least 35 people, who went on a fishing expedition, have been shot dead by Boko Haram fighters in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.Residents and families of the deceased said they were devastated by the attack and called for more security in the area to save them from attacks by terrorists. The Borno…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday night said it would appeal the court judgment, which ordered that two Nigerians with Temporary Voters Cards should be allowed to vote during the March 18, 2023 governorship and Houses of Assembly elections.The spokesperson for INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this known on Thursday. He said, “The Independent…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards in the forthcoming governorship and state houses of assembly elections which has been slated for March 18. Two aggrieved Nigerians had filed a suit seeking the use of the Temporary Voter Card in…
