BY GODWIN OBI The widespread rejection of the old N500 and N1,000 which persisted yesterday was worsened by banks’ refusal to accept deposits of the notes without registration on the Cash Return Portal, CRP of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Following the February 10th CBN deadline for the oldContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI It is a sad day for government workers in Lagos State on Thursday as a moving train rammed into a state bus conveying civil servants to work. The unfortunate crash occurred at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday morning. Already,Continue Reading
•Say President, CBN must speak•Banks implement cash withdrawal limits BY GODWIN OBI The enthusiasm that greeted the Supreme Court judgement that the old N500 and N1,000 notes should be in use till December 31st 2023, has dissipated as a widespread rejection of the old notes by bank customers, transporters andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed strong disapproval of plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, who made the remarks on Tuesday at a press conference held in Abuja,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Anxiety has gripped the camp of Mr. Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar as well as the political parties and the electorate on the fate of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Court of Appeal in AbujaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Kano State has been hit by a deadly outbreak of diphtheria infection, with 61 lives lost as of March 2, 2023. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that affects the throat and upper airways, causing difficulty in breathing, heart failure, and even death. The disease is highly contagiousContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu; Delta State governor and vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa are to lead a protest by the party’s faithful and supporters in Abuja, today, over the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll. The protest comes againstContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Eight days after Nigeria held its presidential poll, the United States, has said that the exercise failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election after polling 8,794,726 votes, almostContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has commended a ranking member of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jim Risch, for pointing out the fact that Nigeria’s recently concluded Presidential election was fraught with irregularities. He also lauded Risch for criticisingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council Barrister Emmanuel Jime has conveyed the felicitations of the Board, Management and Staff of the Council to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice-President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter addressed to the President-elect at Defence House, Abuja FCT,Continue Reading