Kwara Govt. Launches Free Transport Scheme For Students
Kwara State government has started a free transport scheme for students and members of staff of some tertiary institutions to cushion the effects of fuel and currency scarcity. The government had last Thursday announced plans to make available buses at designated motor parks to convey the students and staff along specific routes down to their […]
INEC Denies Reports On Election Postponement
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports on the planned postponement of the 2023 General Election. The commission in a message on its official Twitter handle titled: “fake news alert” on Monday night said INEC has no plan and will not postpone the election. “Our attention has been drawn to a fake report […]
CBN: Old Naira Notes No More Legal Tender
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the old N200, N500, and N1000 have ceased being legal tender since February 10, 2023. CBN had originally fixed January 31 as the deadline for old notes to be in circulation but extended it in response to pressure from Nigerians. However, before the February 10 deadline, […]
China Says US Balloons Breached Airspace At least 10 Times
China’s foreign ministry says the US has flown balloons into its airspace more than 10 times in the past year. The accusation comes after the US on 4 February shot down a suspected spy balloon over its airspace, which China said was a civilian balloon. Relations between the two countries have since deteriorated. In recent […]
Mystery Surrounds Objects Shot Down By US Military
The US military is unsure what three flying objects it shot out of the skies over North America were – and how they were able to stay aloft. President Joe Biden ordered another object – the fourth in total this month – to be downed on Sunday. As it was travelling at 20,000ft (6,100m), it […]
LP Dismisses Petition That Obi Paid CAN N2bn For Support
The Obi-Datti campaign team has dismissed a viral “petition” alleging that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, gave N2 billion to churches in the country. According to the petition making the rounds on social media platforms, one Frank Onwumere, said to be a senior pastor at the “Dominion Centre International” in Okigwe, Imo state, […]
PDP’ll Win 2023 Presidential Election- Atiku Abubakar
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that his party will win the presidential election on February 25. Atiku told party supporters and chieftains in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, on Saturday not to let other political parties distract them since they won’t win the election. Dr. Iyorchia […]
I No Longer Believe In Buhari’s Leadership – El-Rufai
The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said he no longer believes in the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that sequel to the recent cash policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the governor had raised the alarm that some elements in the presidency were working against the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. […]
2023 Election: Why Tinubu, Atiku Are Ineligible – Pa Adebanjo
The leader of the pan Yoruba socio-political organization Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has said Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) respectively are “ineligible” to contest the 2023 presidential election, due to the policy of power rotation in the country. POLITICS NIGERIA reports […]
Pregnant Russian Women Flying To Argentina For Citizenship, Officials Say
More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months, including 33 on a single flight on Thursday, officials say. The latest arrivals were all in the final weeks of pregnancy, according to the national migration agency. It is believed the women want to make sure their babies are born in Argentina to […]
