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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has criticised the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorcha Ayu for the campaign error he made in Kano State by saying, “PDP has brought us shame.” The governor described Ayu’s slip of the tongue as unpardonable anti-party activity, stressing that the PDP chair wanted to kill the party.  Wike made the accusation …

President Muhammadu Buhari (left); former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar; former President, Goodluck Jonathan and former Head of State,General Yakubu Gowon at the National Coucil of State meeting at the State House Abuja… yesterday  PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA • Backs new cash policy • Tasks CBN on aggressive circulation of new currency• Traders reject old notes in Benue, Lagos • …

•Say Commission has derailed, activities now politicised Over 40 anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations gathered in Lagos on Friday to protest what they described as the incessant disobedience of court orders by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under Abdulrasheed Bawa and the seeming politicisation of the agency’s activities.  The anti-corruption CSOs alleged that the EFCC, under Bawa, had chosen to become …

Despite admitting to the supply constraints, Mr Emefiele also lamented the activities of saboteurs in the banking industry, who are hoarding the new notes. Supply constraint arising from the limited capacity to print enough new Naira notes is responsible for the severe cash crunch hurting Nigerians, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele admitted amid the disappointing naira swap policy of the Buhari administration. Mr …

• Says America not supporting any candidate The United States Government has said that the signing of the 2022 Electoral Act is one of the reasons it has confidence in the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise and conduct credible and transparent elections in the forthcoming polls.   United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, …

A senior U.S. government delegation will travel to Saudi Arabia to participate in the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Working Group meetings from February 13 to 16, 2023.  The delegation will convene in Riyadh – which hosts the GCC Secretariat’s headquarters – with representatives from the GCC member states’ governments and the Secretariat to discuss shared priorities. The U.S. delegation will be led …

…asks bank to print more new notes or circulate old ones …we are ready for election, says IGP, INEC Kindly share this story: Nigeria’s National Council of State, on Friday, in Abuja backed the central bank’s new naira policy. The Council, however advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the apex bank chief, Godwin Emefiele, to either intensify …

…Sekibo fingers Wike’s security details Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, escaped assassination by the whiskers on Thursday midnight. It was learnt that gunmen dressed in police uniform opened fire on Sekibo’s vehicle, a Land Cruiser bulletproof jeep at the Rainbow Town in Port Harcourt, where he went to inspect the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has solicited the support of the Nigeria Bar Association in handling its numerous pre-electoral cases in courts across the country. The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the call on Thursday when he hosted a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association led by its President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He …

*Parties, other stakeholders split over S-Court ruling *Obey S-Court order, APC tells Buhari *APC using court to arm-twist CBN to buy votes —CNPP *We’re against opposition to apex court decision —NNPP *Naira redesign policy ill-timed, poorly implemented —Kachikwu *Why CBN must obey S/Court’s ex-parte order —Falana *Misguided elements against court order —Matawalle The Federal Government has said it would obey …