The supreme court has affirmed Kefas Agbu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state. In judgement on Friday, the apex court upheld the decision of the court of appeal sitting in Yola which dismissed two suits challenging the eligibility of Kefas to contest the party’s primary. Dismissing the appeals…
The Joint Front of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (JFCSON) has said that the 10 day extension of deadline for the swapping of old with the new naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is unrealistic, considering challenges being faced in accessing the new notes. In a statement on Friday in Kaduna, the…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has endorsed the Presidential candidate of the, Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi. The was announced in a communique issued on Thursday at the end of a meeting of the forum in Abuja. The communique was read by the immediate past president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide,…
Troops have rescued 30 people abducted by bandits in Birnin Gwari Area of Kaduna state. In a statement, Acting spokesperson of the 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, said the kidnapped persons were rescued on Thursday by troops escorting the Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Maj. Gen. SE Udonwa, who was…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), has felicitated with Ali Muhammed Zarah, Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), Limited as he clocks 59. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, the group described Zarah as a perfect gentleman, a workaholic and an achiever. The statement signed by Mohammed Salihu Danlami, spokesman of the AYA, said…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to pay the redesigned naira notes to customers over the counter. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, who gave the directives in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, lamented the difficulties Nigerians were going through to access the new notes. According to the statement, the directives…
