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The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammed Sanusi, has said Nigeria has never been this divided since the Civil War of 1967 to 1970. He said the country, because of the elections, was now “dangerously divided along ethnic and religious…

Prof. Wole Soyinka has criticised the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the controversial naira swap policy that resulted in nationwide scarcity of banknotes. Emefiele had introduced redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes in October 2022, announcing the…

The former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has announced the passing on to eternal glory of his first wife, Mrs Ifeoma Kalu, who died at the age of 61. In a post on his official social media page, signed by him,…

Anambra governor, Chukwuma Soludo has closed down Tower Primary School, Oba, following indictment of the proprietor, Kosisochukwu Igwe, and a PTA teacher, Precious Chibuzo, in examination malpractices during the 2023 Transition Placement Examination of Anambra state. The proprietor in collusion with the PTA…

Ahead of the inauguration of the new administration on May 29, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says Nigerians will not stop demanding to restructure. There have been several calls for restructuring in Africa’s most populous nation whereby the government will be brought closer…

The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Sunday that he never campaigned for any politician or spoken on their behalf in the build-up to the 2023 General Elections in the country. Oyedepo said this while speaking to the…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “good offices and leadership position to immediately enforce the judgment by the ECOWAS Court of Justice prohibiting prosecutions of anyone on the grounds of ‘insulting’ or ‘stalking’ public…

The Lagos State Government says rehabilitation work will be carried out on the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday (tomorrow) to repair identified failed/peeled asphaltic sections. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement on Saturday, disclosed traffic diversion plans for…

The Nigeria Labour Congess (NLC) has expressed satisfaction with efforts geared towards increasing cash flow around the country, following the nationwide scarcity occasioned by the naira redesign and cash swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). “As far as our members…