Three people on Friday died in a well at a construction site in the Owode area of Ede, Osun State. The deceased, a cleric, Adebayo Oluwasina, 46; Lateef Adediran, 22; and Waliu Adediran,...
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Over 120 anti-corruption CSOs give IGP 7-day ultimatum to arrest, jail EFCC boss
…Call on Buhari to urgently sanitise Commission, preserve his integrity Over 120 frontline Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations, on Friday, held a massive town hall meeting, in Lagos, to round off their week-long protest...
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Bawa-Must-Go protest continues in Lagos as over 120 CSOs petition National Assembly
‘Nigerians know hired CSOs when they see them’ The protests by over 100 frontline Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) against alleged “Politicisation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Disobedience of Court Orders...
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Lagos vows to prosecute those rejecting old Naira notes
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has vowed to prosecute anyone found rejecting the old naira note denominations classified as illegal tender by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. While noting what he...
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N500, N1000 ban: Buhari has overruled Supreme Court – Ubani
Human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani says President Muhammadu Buhari has overruled the Supreme Court with his Thursday declaration that old N500 and N1,000 notes are no longer tender. Ubani, who is the Chairman...
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Buhari approves reintroduction of ₦200 note as legal tender, apologizes to Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reintroduction of old N200 note as legal tender alongside the new N200 note until April 10. The president, who gave the approval in a nationwide broadcast on...
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Nigerian Army reacts to killing of soldier by Policeman in Lagos
The Nigerian Army on Thursday reacted to the alleged killing of a Soldier by a Policeman on Wednesday in Lagos State. The reaction is contained in a statement signed by Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni,...
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Full speech of President Buhari’s broadcast on State of The Nation
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, I...
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Protests in Oyo, Delta, Edo, Ondo, Kwara over naira scarcity, bank ATMs destroyed
Another round of protests broke out in several states across the country today, including Oyo, Delta, Ondo, Kwara and Edo, over the scarcity of the new N200, N500, N1,000 notes and rejection of the...
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Supreme Court adjourns suit on CBN’s naira swap policy till Feb 22
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has adjourned the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), till Wednesday, February 22 for hearing of the consolidated suits by 10 states....
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