The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally bowed to pressure and extended the usage of old Naira notes to February 10, 2023. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele who spoke to journalists Sunday morning, said he had the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari for the extension. The new deadline is now 10 February instead of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). According to a statement released on Saturday, Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the commission, announced that the PVC collection had been moved from January 29 to February 5. “The Commission…
Nigerian football legend, Nwankwo Kanu, has stated that he has not endorsed any political candidate, in the forthcoming February general elections. Responding to some news making the rounds about him, the football star stated that it was not in his nature to endorse a candidate and that Nigerians should shun such fake news about him….
By Joshua Oladipo Some Protesters were on Saturday seen acrossed major streets in Osun blocking roads , burning tires and singing anti-opposition songs to show their grievances against the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal judegment delivered by Justice Tertsea Kume. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that people from Osogbo , Ede , Ilesa…
By Barrister Rotimi Adeyenuwo The details of Osun State Election Tribunal judgement delivered today is yet to come out for people to see the ratio decided of such judgement. But perusing the two legged petition vis-a-vis the highlights that were earlier put in the public domain today,it becomes crystally clear that it is not over,until…
Osun Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Osun Governorship Tribunal Chairman, Mr Tertse Kume of bias, sell out, sabotage and deliberate undermining of new electoral act, vowing to report the judge to judicial disciplinary bodies. Addressing a world press conference at Osogbo today, the party leadership led by the State Caretaker…
Osun Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Osun Governorship Tribunal Chairman, Mr Tertse Kume of bias, sell out, sabotage and deliberate undermining of new electoral act, vowing to report the judge to judicial disciplinary bodies. Addressing a world press conference at Osogbo today, the party leadership led by the State Caretaker…
Residents of Osun state have taken over the streets of Osogbo, the Osun state capital to protest judgement of the election petition tribunal declaring candidate of the APC, Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16 governorship election. Our correspondent observed that business centres and shops were under lock and key and major road…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, on Friday explained that he was committed to bringing a new dawn of hope and prosperity to residents of the state if elected in the forthcoming elections. Adediran, commonly known as Jandor, in company with other party leaders and candidates, disclosed this…
Tribunal: This judgement mocks both the law and the facts of the case – Rep. Bamidele The Lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun state in the National Assembly has described the majority judgment of the judgement of the Osun State election petition tribunal as completely strange and a total…
