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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over alleged plans by politicians to buy votes in kind and  cash ahead of Saturday’s general elections. He made the claim during an interview on Channels Television’s election programme, The 2023 Verdict. The EFCC chairman, who confirmed that all […]

The First Lady of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has denied responsibility for sharing fake statement from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on her Instagram page which announced that the old N500 and N1000 notes remain legal tender for the next 70 days, till May 1, 2023. Mrs Buhari, in a post on her […]

The United Kingdom has advised politicians contesting Saturday’s general elections to concede defeat or approach a law court in order to curb post-election violence. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, said this during a live appearance on Channels Television’s election programme, The 2023 Verdict, on Tuesday. According to her, this is necessary in […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that the 2023 elections would hold without bags of money at the polling units, adding that the same would be witnessed during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls. INEC also stated that it has concluded plans to conduct credible elections in Rivers State, urging all candidates and […]

Governor Nyesom Wike has again dispelled speculations that he is gearing to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike at the 114th Quarterly General Meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt, on Monday, said he remains an unrepentant member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite being impressed by APC”s […]

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says he is ready to sacrifice his senatorial ambition in the National Assembly elections this Saturday, if it will ensure the victory of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Ortom, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is contesting the election in the Benue North-West […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed that his intimate relationship with National Assembly members when he was Nigeria’s vice-president, stopped former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s third-term bid. He said the relationship enabled him and some NASS members to stop Obasanjo’s third-term agenda, he said, he was eager to re-ignite with […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly polls will hold nationwide despite the cash crunch and protests in some parts of the country. Following the re-design of the N200, N500 and N1,000 by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerians have been experiencing difficulty having access to the […]

No fewer than 18 nurses from Nigeria residents in Texas, the United States have been charged to court for obtaining educational credentials through fraudulent means.  The Texas Board of Nursing has filed formal charges against 23 nurses practicing in the US over certificates forgery. In a statement on its website, the Board published names of […]

President Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience as appropriate measures were being taken to ease the hardship occasioned by the naira redesign policy. He said despite the initial hardship in the implementation of the policy, there would be light at the end of the tunnel. The President also called for support for the […]

Ahead of the general elections, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to be on  guard and not succumb to an attempt by the ruling All Progressives Congress to deceive them again. In a statement on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications,  Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described as […]

The founder of Living Faith Church also known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has urged worshippers to vote wisely in the Saturday presidential election. The renowned bishop said he is for the peace and stability of Nigeria. Speaking during a sermon on Sunday at the Winners Chapel, the cleric also said Nigeria is not […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to send bulk SMS to voters that has been migrated to new polling units as well as those who transferred their voting rights to new polling units for ease of identifying their polling units during the general elections. The Commission in a statement signed by the Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, […]