The death has occurred of Mr. P. H. V. Stevenson, former History and English teacher at Government College, Keffi, Nasarawa state. Stevenson was an expatriate teacher from Barbados, the Caribbean. He taught in the college between 1978 to 1984. His son, John Stevenson, a London based journalist and a member of Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA),…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has denied receiving N2 billion from Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). There had been a petition by one pastor Pastor Frank Onwumere, being circulated on social media, alleging that Obi gave N2 billion to churches through CAN to help mobilise their congregation to vote for…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the redesign of some naira notes which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, was done in the overall interest of the country and the economy. The bank’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Osita Nwanusobi, stated in an address on Saturday at the CBN’s special day at the 44th…
Some supporters of presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi were attacked by hoodlums in Lagos state. Some of the supporters, according to reports by TheCable, were said to have come under attack while on their way to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) — the venue of the party’s presidential campaign rally. The hoodlums…
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has been conferred with a “Friend of the Church” award for meritorious service by the state’s chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The governor bagged the award, the first-of-its-kind on Saturday at the end of the two-day prayer summit and award presentation organised by association at the Anglican…
The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has commended the ruling of the Supreme Court, extending the use of the old naira notes beyond the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deadline of 10 February 2023. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye on Wednesday, El-Rufai, thanked “the justices for their…
