Members of the Commonwealth observer Mission to Nigeria, led by Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa, have visited the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) five days before the commencement of the general elections in the country. The Commonwealth Observer Mission is one of the many foreign observer groups that will monitor […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday released a list of 1,500,000 Party Agents registered by 18 Political Parties in 176, 974 Polling Units for the 2023 general elections slated for February 25 and March 11, respectively. The statistics of agents from the major parties show Obi’s LP (Obi) has 134,874 Agents, ADC (Obi) […]
The trial of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja was stalled on Monday due to the absence of the ex-minister from court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting Fani-Kayode on 12 counts, in which he was accused of tendering forged medical report before […]
The Chief of Defence Staff, General lucky Irabor, has reiterated the armed forces and other security agencies preparedness to provide a safe and secure environment for the 2023 general elections. Irabor spoke on Monday after meeting with service chiefs and heads of security agencies in Abuja, stated that the purpose of the meeting was to […]
A popular cooking gas plant, NELMIC Gas Plant, located along Effurun/Sapele road in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State was on Monday gutted by fire. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gas station identified as NELMIC Gas Plant, located opposite the Effurun Post Office, got afflamed at about 10:30pm on Monday night. The cause of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release old N200 notes into circulation as it remains legal tender up till April 10, 2023.
Old N500, N1000 notes are no longer legal tender My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render an account of the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the […]
The Ekiti State Government has applied to be joined as a Co-Plaintiff in a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the Naira redesign policy and the deadline issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the swap of old notes for new ones. Ekiti State Attorney General and […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Oyo South Senatorial District, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, on Friday promised to provide an enabling environment for the creation of jobs and support local government autonomy if elected in the February 25 National Assembly poll.
The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Sunday, has initiated a probe into an alleged N2bn claim to have been given by the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, to churches under its umbrella The Christian body described the petition allegedly written by one Pastor Frank Onwumere and dated December 15, 2022, as untrue and […]
32FM 94.9