A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday nullified all the primaries conducted by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state over unlawful exclusion of some members of the party as delegates to the primaries. According to The PUNCh, the court gave its ruling, following a suit brought before…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Thursday, May 13, as Eid-el-Fitri day. In a statement on Tuesday, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs Sultanate Council, Sokoto Prof. Sambo Junaidu, said: “The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs in conjunction with the National…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the forthcoming national census billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5. Minster of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday, saying the new date for the census will be determined by the incoming administration. The…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers from VIP protection and announced the recruitment of 30,000 new policemen. But will this move make Nigerians safer—or is it just another political gesture in a country dangerously underserved by its security agencies? In this episode of The Other Side, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu…
The Kaduna state government has expressed concern over the low turnout of eligible citizens in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Kaduna, the commissioner for Information, Ahmed Maiyaki, said Governor Uba Sani has directed government officials to adopt pragmatic measures to ensure participation of citizens in the exercise….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has asked Nigerians to embrace the electronic currency, eNaira, as it is a legal tender representing the naira. Mohammed Musa, a Deputy Director in the apex bank, stated this on Thursday in Kaduna at a sensitisation campaign of traders on the use of the electronic currency. He said the electronic…
