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Afenifere Knocks INEC, Says Commission Disobeys Electoral Guidelines
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the outcome of February 25, 2023, Presidential Election, won by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The group also faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission on the conduct of the election, saying the commission did not comply with electoral guidelines. This was contained in a communique issued after the general meeting...
Gov. Akeredolu Kicks As Traders, Business Owners Reject Old Naira Notes
The governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has criticised a sizable portion of the state’s traders and business owners for refusing to accept old naira notes. According to the Governor, it is flagrant disobedience of the law to reject the old 1,000, 500, and 200 naira notes. In a statewide broadcast on Thursday, Governor Akeredolu explained that rejecting the old naira...
Gov. Adeleke Taking Credits For Predecessor’s Project – Osun APC
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the Ademola Adeleke administration was taking credit for projects embarked on by his predecessor. Osun APC, which also condemned the Adeleke administration for halting activities of the Ilesha University (IU), claimed that the Adegboyega Oyetola administration has met all requirements and received approval from adequate bodies. The party spoke during...
Atiku Charges 19-Man Legal Team Of Senior Advocates To Reclaim Mandate
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has inaugurated a legal team to challenge the declaration of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as winner. Atiku, while inaugurating the legal team led by Chief J. K. Gadzama (SAN) at his campaign headquarters in Abuja, charged...
Buhari Returns From Qatar, Arrives Daura Ahead Of Guber Election
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday returned to Nigeria after a four-day trip to Doha, Qatar, where he participated in the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, LCDs. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, the Nigerian leader arrived in Katsina at 4.50 pm. On the ground to receive the President at...
Guber Election: Ensure Neutrality, Don’t Compromise – Kaduna PDP Tells INEC
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Collation Agent in Kaduna State, Danjuma Bello Sarki has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure neutrality and stay away from bias. Sarki noted that so far, the umpire has heard the various complaints from the last presidential and national assembly elections, urging it to correct the lapses identified before the coming elections. He...
CBN Issues Operational Guidelines On Open Banking
On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released operational standards for open banking in Nigeria. The guidelines establish guidelines for data sharing across banking and payment systems, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In order to provide regulatory oversight on participants, increase transparency, and regulate operators within the open banking ecosystem, the CBN is required by the guidelines to establish...
INEC Replaces Collation Officer Over Death Threats In Rivers
Professor Omiete Briggs, the INEC collation officer for the Port Harcourt City local government area in Rivers State for the February 25 presidential and national assembly election, has been replaced due to threats to his life. Following repeated threats against her life, Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, announced the replacement of the Collation. He...
No Enthronement Of Fulani Emirate In Igbo Land, IPOB Vows
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said it will fight against any plot to enthrone Fulani emirates in the South-East region of Nigeria. IPOB, further, said that any politician or political party that is nursing the agenda should discard it because it will not see the light of day. The group made this known in a statement by its Media...
I Worked For Tinubu In Kwara, Says Saraki
Despite her disagreements with the actions of the APC-led state government in the state, Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development Senator Gbemi Saraki stated that she worked tirelessly to ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, won the presidential elections in Kwara State. In the news site “Ilorin Info,” she made this claim...
