The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has been begging commercial banks to pick up the new Naira notes. The apex bank had redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes, saying the old ones will cease to be legal tender by January 31. However, there have been concerns over this as the new notes are…
The Federal Government has announced automatic employment for a family member of each of the seven slain personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This gesture was announced by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday, during a condolence visit to the families of the late personnel.Personnel of the Corps…
Jamaican Olympic sprinting champion, Usain Bolt, on Thursday, lost $12 million in his account with an investment company, Stocks and Security Limited, to hackers. The track star’s lawyers said they are ready to file a lawsuit if that will make it possible to recover the lost money that mysteriously disappeared from Bolt’s account. According to…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure Nigerians’ votes count during the forthcoming polls. The governor made the call when he received the letter notifying him of his election as the Silverbird Communication’s Man of the Year Award. He added that the electoral umpire must ensure that…
The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have called on Nigerians to vote for leaders who will be true patriots, servants of the people, and responsive to the security and welfare needs of all Nigerians without discrimination. The province comprised of Ibadan Archdiocese, Ilorin, Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo, and Osogbo dioceses, stated this in a communique…
A human rights organisation under the aegis of the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Social Right Advancement and Development Initiative has told Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court in Abuja, that the St. Paul Aroloya Primary School in Lagos which the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claimed…
The worlld’s oldest known person, French nun Sister André, has died at age 118 in the southern French city of Toulon, the city’s mayor Hubert Falco said on Wednesday.Born in the southern French town of Ales on Feb. 11, 1904, as Lucile Randon, Sister André was listed as the oldest person alive by the Gerontology…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday listed what he considered as the factor that stopped Chief MKO Abiola, presumed winner on the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, from becoming president. While delivering his speech on Wednesday at a titled “Eyin Ni Iwe Wa: You Are Our Epistle,” the centenary celebrations of the Baptist Boys High…
The South-West Peoples Democratic Party Youth Leader, Seyi Bamidele, on Tuesday, joined the chairmanship race of the party in Osun state. The osun chapter of the PDP is currently being managed by Dr. Adekunle Akindele in acting capacity after efforts to elect a substantive chairman for the party ended in a stalemate. Crises erupted in…
The Coalition For Good Governance in Osun State urges all parties involved in the current Election Petition Tribunal to exercise caution and encourage their supporters to refrain from making inflammatory statements that could escalate political tensions. According to a statement signed by Adetayo Adegbemle on Wednesday in Osogbo, the CSO cautioned political parties from continuously…
