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Some bank officials said they would comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling only on one condition. Banks in Nigeria have revealed why they are not issuing the old 200, 500 and 1000 as directed by the Supreme Court. The apex court had last week ruled that the old notes are still legal tenders till December 31st 2023. Banks in reaction to the apex court’s directive noted that they can’t commence re-issuance of the old notes until they are directed to do so by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Some bank officials who spoke with Vanguard on the development said they would comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling once CBN gives the directive. One of the officials working with Access Bank who spoke on condition of anonymity said the banks would issue the old naira notes when the apex bank gives the directive and not the Supreme Court. He said,  “Banks in Nigeria are heavily regulated, and we only listen to what the CBN says. Despite the ruling, we still need to hear from our regulator.” Speaki

Omokri had claimed that despite Peter Obi’s constant visits to churches, he could not get the national spread needed to win the presidential election. Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has berated a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri for mocking Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate following his recent defeat in the just concluded election. According to Omorki, despite Obi’s constant visits to churches, he could not get the national spread needed to win the presidential election. Omokri who currently supports the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar claimed that the former governor of Anambra state also exposed the population ratio between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria. He wrote:  “Despite jumping from church to church, Obi could get neither the numbers nor the spread needed to win. This was even with three strong Muslims dividing the Islamic vote on the same ballot. “Obi just demystified the Christian bloc vote. In fact, and unfortunately s

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour who has emerged as one of the major contenders ahead of Saturday’s polls said one of the challenges facing Lagos State is the danfo buses found in several places around the state. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos state has revealed his plan for the people of the state. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour who has emerged as one of the major contenders ahead of Saturday’s polls said one of the challenges facing Lagos State is the danfo buses found in several places around the state. He held the opinion that the danfo buses need to be replaced but the government doesn’t have to buy all of them. According to him, a platform can be created for members of the public to create a pool of funds to purchase the buses and the ‘investors’ can get paid back on a monthly basis as the buses are put to use. Rhodes-Vivour spoke while participating in a Menisms Podcast. In his words,  “We need to change all the danfos in Lagos State. We need about 70,000 danfos

The screen diva in an exclusive interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo opened up on losing her father at 12. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, the famous Nigerian actress, has made a new revelation about herself. She revealed how her father’s death affected her in ways she could not imagine or handle. The screen diva in an exclusive interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo opened up on losing her father at 12. She explained they never had time to bond like father and daughter did because she was shipped off to Kaduna at a tender age. She said she barely knew her death before his demise. According to the mother of four, having to deal with such reality at that young age almost broke her as she became emotionless, attributing her fearlessness and confidence to the ‘life-changing’ incident. Foisted to cater for her brothers and protect them from persons who would want to separate them, the mother of four revealed she almost turned to prostitution to ensure no one succeeded in tear

The incident, he explained, happened many years ago when he was still under his one-time boss, ID Cabasa. Olamide, the popular indigenous rapper has talked about a really embarrassing moment. The rapper shared an incident that left him utterly pissed and embarrassed at the same time. The incident, he explained, happened many years ago when he was still under his one-time boss, ID Cabasa. Recounting the embarrassing moment, Baddo said:  “I was in the studio when this senior artiste came in to record a song, and he said he was hungry. Who else will he send to buy food if not me who was the youngest in the studio? “The money he gave me was not enough for his meal, so I decided to add my own money. I even used my money to pay for transportation. “When I got back to the studio with the food, guess what this guy said to me? “Cabasa, tell this your boy to give me my change. If he wants money, he should tell me and I will give him. He should not use a trick to steal my money. “I almost got ang

The commission said it needed to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the next round of elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sent a message to the election tribunal. The INEC urged the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to vary the orders granted the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP),  Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to inspect materials used for last presidential election. INEC, in a motion on notice filed on March 4, is praying the court to vary the order which restrained it from tampering with materials used for the election. The commission said it needed to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the next round of elections. Details Shortly…

Omo-Agege, along with his supporters and loyalists met with Obi supporters and earnestly begged them to convert their votes in LP to APC. Governorship candidates from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are now begging Labour Party supporters known as ‘Obidients’ to support their political ambition. Deputy Senate President and APC gubernatorial candidate, Omo-Agege over the weekend stormed Asaba and Oshimili South LGA where Peter Obi scored the highest number of votes of over 40,000, to woo supporters ahead of Saturday’s election. Omo-Agege, along with his supporters and loyalists met with Obi supporters and earnestly begged them to convert their votes in LP to APC. He said:  “We have succeeded in the first leg during the presidential election. Let us come together and chase away our common enemy. Let us together and reject the afflictions of PDP. Vote me for pensioners to be paid their gratuities, affordable school fees will be paid at universities a

The group insisted that the results announced by INEC has left many with questions begging for answers. The South East Network for Democracy and Accountability has reached out to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The group called on INEC to cancel and reschedule the just concluded presidential and National Assembly election. The group in a statement made available to The PUNCH correspondent on Sunday, stated that her position was based on alleged irregularities reported by her members who monitored the election, saying many Nigerians were disappointed in the polls. In the statement signed by the convener of SENDA, Mr Acha Emmanuel and the secretary Pastor Nwokocha Innocent, the group lamented that the outcome of the election did not meet required standard of what could be accepted as a credible election anywhere in the world. The group insisted that the results announced by INEC has left many with questions begging for answers. Recall that the presidential candidate

Mr Macaroni expressed sadness that some people were sharing inciting contents against tribes. Debo Adebayo, the famous Nigerian social critic and skit maker, who is better known as Mr Macaroni, has advised Lagos residents to be wary of those fanning the embers of tribal hatred, ahead of the Saturday gubernatorial election. Mr Macaroni expressed sadness that some people were sharing inciting contents against tribes. His statement is contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle. He said people should not allow those pursuing their own interests cause hate among Nigerians. “It’s sad to see people sharing inciting contents against tribes. We have been living together in unity. Doing business together and marrying ourselves. “Do not let people, because of their own interests, cause hate among us. “Let’s say No To Tribal Warfare! “Let us Preach Peace,”  he tweeted.

PDP leaders as well as supporters have stormed the INEC headquarters wearing black clothes in protest against the just concluded presidential election. Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has stormed the street in protest. The politician has led a protest to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. PDP leaders as well as supporters have stormed the INEC headquarters wearing black clothes in protest against the just concluded presidential election that saw the All progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu, declared winner of the presidential poll. See photos below:

Kelvin Chukwu defeated his rivals, Mr Uchenna Ogbodo, Mr Chinedu Nneji and Chief Christian Onyeni, with 223 votes to emerge winner. Late Oyibo Chukwu, the Labour Party Enugu East Senatorial candidate killed by unknown gunmen has been replaced by his brother. His younger brother, Mr. Kelvin Chibuzor Chukwu will now contest in his position in the March 11 rescheduled senatorial election. Recall that Barr. Oyibo Chukwu was allegedly assassinated by unknown assailants along Amaechi-Agbani Road within the Enugu metropolis on February 22, barely two days before the elections on February 25. Kelvin Chukwu defeated his rivals, Mr Uchenna Ogbodo, Mr Chinedu Nneji and Chief Christian Onyeni, with 223 votes to emerge winner. The Chairman of the Labour Party in Enugu State, Chief Casmir Agbo, praised the 231 delegates drawn from the 77 wards in Enugu East Senatorial zone for their resilience and support. Responding, Kelvin Chukwu promised to fulfil his late brother’s dreams and make the Enugu East

A proven autopsy report conducted by Lagos State University Teaching Hospital had confirmed the result of Whitney’s death as asphyxia and electrocution. The mother of late Whitney Adeniran, a student of Chrisland Schools who died during the school’s inter-house sport, has slammed the school in a new video. The mother described the school’s apology as a “joke”. A proven autopsy report conducted by Lagos State University Teaching Hospital had confirmed the result of Whitney’s death as asphyxia and electrocution. Reacting to the school’s press statement via her Instagram handle on Sunday, Mrs Adeniran said,  “Whoever knows Chrisland school should tell them to open their comment section as I want to tell them something.  “Whoever is advising you on the way to go didn’t advise you well or maybe you took their advice wrongly. “Whatever your plans are in posting my daughter’s picture and saying you’re sorry is a joke. Go and pull down the picture or better still open your comment section as I

We’re Sorry – Chrisland School Apologizes Over Whitney Adeniran’s Death The management of Chrisland International High School in Lagos has issued a public apology. The school tendered an apology over the death of one of its students, Whitney Adeniran. Whitney Adeniran, died at Agege Stadium on the 9th February 2023 during the school’s inter house sports competition. The deceased’s father, Dr. Michael Adeyemi Adeniran, said the 12-year-old had no health condition or sickness as of the time the school bus picked her up for the event. The Lagos State Government, in a statement by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN, on Thursday disclosed that the post mortem report by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital showed that the pupil’s cause of death revealed asphyxia and electrocution. The school on Sunday, in a post on social media said, ‘‘WE ARE SORRY. We are deeply saddened and sorry about Whitney’s death. We are remorseful and sorry to Whitney’s

2023 Elections: Police Officer Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Man During Argument Over Plateau APC And LP Governorship Candidates A police officer has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man, Nyommena Salah Badapba, during a political argument in Tudun Wada Plateau State. The serving police officer has been identified as Inspector Solomon Damak. According to Punch, the Plateau State Police Command will hold an orderly room trial for the officer on Monday, March 6, 2023 Damak is being detained at a police facility in Jos, the state capital. It was gathered that the officer shot Badapba, a resident of Tudun Wada community, Jos North LGA on Sunday, March 5, during an argument between them over the two governorship flag bearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP). During the argument, the police officer who happens to be a Mupun man castigated Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, the APC candidate, saying he will not win the election because he haS nothing to offer. Badapba, t

APC Campaign: “We’ll Defend Tinubu’s Mandate By Every Means Necessary” The agro commodities directorate in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says it will defend the victory of Bola Tinubu by “every means necessary”. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election after securing 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 6,984,520, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) who polled 6,101,533. Atiku and Obi have filed petitions at the presidential election tribunal challenging the victory of Tinubu. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Bello Abubakar, head of the directorate, said Tinubu won because of his “proven records” as governor. “Let us be clear, the president and vice president-elect have the nation’s mandate. The mandate is a trust to them based on their proven records in Lagos and Borno states and their excellent administrati

Peter Obi Won 19 States, FCT In iREV Portal Collation” – Obidients Obidient Twitter user, NEFERTITI, CLAIMS: My People, it’s no longer news that Peter Obi defeated Tinubu with wide margin. This is the Results obtained from IReV Portal: PDP: 8 States. APC: 7 States. NNPP: 2 States. LP: 19 States + FCT + 25% in 2/3. Peter Obi MUST be declared the winner & some people must go to jail! Having said that, I now come before you in supplication, I spread myself on the floor pleading for your attention! To sustain what we started, we need to take at least 12 government houses, including their state assemblies. The importance of this move cannot be overemphasized. To have a fighting chance at fixing Nigeria, we must come out en masse this Saturday, & finish what we started! The journey is far from over. In the absence of functional LGAs, governors & state assemblies are the closest to the Grassroots. This is why Saturday is so important. We must send the Labour Party to as many gover

Obey Supreme Court Judgment On Naira Now, Legal Giants Tell Buhari Some Nigerian senior lawyers have senbt a meeagw to the Federal Government. The lawyers yesterday urged the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to comply with the Supreme Court judgment of last Friday. They warned that not obeying the order would amount to contempt of court and further cast the government and officials as showing disregard for the rule of law. The Supreme Court held that the old naira notes would remain valid until December 31 and that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 will co-exist with the new ones. Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) Seyi Sowemimo, Babatunde Fashanu, Chino Obiagwu, Kunle Adegoke, Wahab Shittu and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa said the judgment must be complied with. According to Sowemimo, the Federal Government and CBN were bound to obey the judgment. He said: “I don’t think any of them – the CBN or Federal Government – has a choice in the matter. “They were represented in cour

Obi Effect: No Use Vex Vote Incompetence – Enugu PDP Aftermath of the presidential election, a lot of political narratives are being defined and politicians and political parties who boasted of their “structure” seem to have come to accept that structure has been redefined forever in Nigeria’s political landscape. Having smelt the coffee in Enugu, the PDP has now resorted to courting the Obidient movement as March 11 gubernatorial elections approach. Lessons have been learnt. But more lessons will be learned. Look at what PDP has resorted to in Enugu . While we wait for Peter Obi to recover his stolen mandate, I think he has achieved 50% of what he set out to achieve. The establishment are shaking all over the country.

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke’s 100 Days In Office 100 DAYS IN OFFICE, OSUN IS PROGRESSING WITH GOVERNOR ADEMOLA ADELEKE ONGOING AND COMPLETED PROJECTS OF GOVERNOR ADEMOLA ADELEKE UNDER 100 DAYS Provision of portable Borehole in each of the 332 wards in Osun State. Construction of 20km road across Osun State. Presentation of #518M to 40 communities in Osun state for infrastructural developments. Imole Surgical and Medical Outreach : 2000 persons in each of the 9 Federal Constituencies in Osun State, making a total of 18,000 beneficiaries who received free surgeries. Rural Electrification Projects across Osun State. Provision of transformers and other electrical materials to ensure that communities without electricity can have light. Payment of Salaries and Pensions arrears from January 2016 owed by the past administration. Enrolment of 3332 Osun indigenes (10 per ward) on the Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS), to ensure adequate healthcare access for the vulnerable for 5 years. Const

Enugu PDP Guber Candidate, Peter Mbah, Booed By Obidients In Church Total Rejection of PDP Governorship Candidate, Peter Mbah on Sunday at Ugwu Di Nso Catholic Prayer Ground in Enugu State. As it happened at Ugwu do nso prayer ground today; Peter Mbah, the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in Enugu State was today, 5th March 2023 booed out of the Ugwu Di Nso Catholic Prayer ground in Eke town, Udi LGA of Enugu State. The PDP candidate, who recently discovered that series of endorsements from support groups does not translate to electoral victory especially after the incumbent governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and 7 other candidates lost their elections to the Labour Party in the last election, has been going from one church to the order seeking prayers and endorsements, thereby abandoning his usual town hall meetings mostly attended by PDP faithfuls. His visitation to the Ugwu Di Nso prayer group did not go well for him as he was booed by the congregation who were chanting Labour Party.. Labo

Resign, Don’t Blame Your Staff – Atiku Tells INEC Chairman The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, to resign from his position. INEC declared the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, the winner of the February 25 election with 8,794,726 votes. Tinubu beat Atiku who polled 6,984,520 votes and the Labour Party, LP, candidate Peter Obi who secured 6,101,533 votes. Yakubu, during a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) yesterday, noted that a number of issues affected the outcome of the polls. He vowed that officials responsible for the infractions wouldn’t be involved in the gubernatorial poll on March 11 and would face disciplinary actions. However, Atiku in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Sunday said: “Prof. Yakubu should be man enough to own up to his failur

Election Results Of Obio-Akpor LGA In Rivers State: IREV -Vs- Official Results THE L.G.As IN LAGOS STATE WILL SOON FOLLOW.. VERY VERY SOON.!! _____________ Then, All Other States In Nigeria To Follow Too. Please Note:….. 1. The figures used were gotten from Only the result-sheets that were uploaded to the INEC’s IREV-Portal; and that means, the only source of the data used is from the INEC’s IREV-Portal Alone, and no other sources. **(Even though there are some of the original results from the Polling-units which were totally different from those that were uploaded into the INEC’s IREV-Portal (which were also very “clean and untampered”); We still had to use those IREV-Uploaded results-sheets like that, and assumed that they were the “correct original result-sheets” from the Polling-units.)** 2. Result-sheets that have  any cancellations  (no matter how little the cancellations are) are assumed to be “mutilated results”, and they were all omitted. 3. Result-sheets that are blurred were

Peter Obi Celebres Olusegun Obasanjo On His 86th Birthday Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has celebrated former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo on his 86th birthday on Sunday, 6th Match, IGBERETV reports. Obi who hugged the former president in a new photo shared on his Twitter handle, wrote; “My Dear Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, @Oolusegun_obj, a very respected father-figure and elder statesman, I am honoured to celebrate you on this special day of yours. Over the years, you have remained a true patriot, great leader, father and mentor to many, in our nation Nigeria. “Your desire for peace, progress and development in Nigeria remains undaunting. You have always pursued the enthronement of true democracy for the nation. “I admire, above all, your courage in the face of difficulties. Your desire to ensure national unity among Nigerians remains praise worthy. Your personal disposition is an exemplar of the measure of a man in times of great national difficulties. “As yo

Guber Polls: INEC Heads To Court Over BVAS Re-Configuration The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will today approach the Court of Appeal seeking to set aside an earlier ruling concerning the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and other sensitive materials used for the February 25 presidential election. A senior official of the commission, who pleaded not to be named said this at the weekend in Abuja. This is coming on the heels of the Saturday’s INEC meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to review the presidential and National Assembly elections as well as discuss the governorship and state assemblies elections slated for March 11. “The commission as a law-abiding institution would seek the Court’s leave concerning the BVAS, they have to be re-configured polling units by polling units for the next election. “We have to approach the court to grant us leave to do the re-configuration, as this cannot be done without the court order. The re-confi

Pastor Sarah Omakwu: Tinubu Is Not Our President Elect Pastor Sarah Omakwu of Family Worship Centre Abuja has rejected the announcement of Tinubu as As President elect saying He was appointed by INEC.

Fuel Queues Return To Abuja, Others As Supply Dips The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has again returned to Abuja, Nasarawa, Niger, Kaduna and other states, causing massive queues at the few filling stations that dispensed the product in the affected areas. In providing an explanation for the resurgent fuel scarcity, oil marketers said the commodity had been difficult to access, and that many of their trucks had been in queues at depots since October last year. But the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited blamed the massive queues on restrictions in businesses and movement, to allow for the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections. Our correspondent observed that the queues in Abuja and neighbouring states started building up since last Friday. It became alarming on Sunday, as many filling stations, both those belonging to independent and major marketers, ran out of products to dispense. From Zuba in Niger State, to Mararaba in Nasa

Peter Obi: Catholic Church Disowns Priest Preaching Against Soludo And APGA Catholic Church disowns priest preaching against Soludo, APGA assembly candidates Published on March 4, 2023 By Joe Chukindi The Awka Catholic Diocese has disowned Rev. Fr. Cajethan Obiekezie, a priest of the diocese who preached against the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo during his homily, last Sunday. The priest in his homily had attacked the governor for standing against the election of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. The priest had also called on his parishioners to vote against all candidates of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, where Soludo is the party’s national leader. But the Awka Catholic Diocese in a press release by the Diocesan Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Charles Ndubuisi disowned the priest, saying he did not have the mandate of the diocese to make such utterances. “He some utterances against the governor of the State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and other politic

BVAS: Saturday’s Gov Polls Might Be Postponed Over LP, PDP Court Order By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections across the country could be postponed, except the appellate court reverses itself on the relief it granted the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party LP counterpart, Peter Obi. The court had last week stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from tampering with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS deployed in last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Obi in his application moved by his team of lawyers, led by Mr Alex Ejesieme, SAN, sought six principal reliefs, while Atiku’s lawyer, Adedamola Faloku, sought seven prayers from the tribunal. Among the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs was: An order granting the applicants permission to do electronic scanning and make photocopies of voter’s registration, and ballot papers used in the conduct o

Result-viewing Portal Now Working, Ready For Gubernatorial Polls – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has given assurance that its result-viewing portal that suffered glitches during the presidential and National Assembly elections is now up and running. It said the IReV portal would be deployed during the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this in an interview with our correspondent on Sunday. INEC had received backlash from political parties, observers, individuals and various interest groups for failing to upload polling unit results to the portal prior to the collation. Some political parties and individuals had relied on the glitch to demand the cancellation of the results. Meanwhile, checks on Sunday, by our correspondent, revealed that INEC has so far uploaded 161,624 results from 176, 846 polling units, eight days after the presidential poll. The figure represents 92 per

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect, has described the certificate of return presented to him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a “World Cup” trophy. Tinubu spoke during a visit to the palace of Rilwan Akinolu, oba of Lagos, on Sunday. Last week, INEC announced Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential election conducted on February 25. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had the second-highest figure with 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) was next with 6,101,533 votes. Speaking at the palace, Tinubu promised not to disappoint Nigerians. “To all the monarchies seated, may God provide you with strong health for you. God will not allow our country to perish. We will not be used as a tool to disgrace you. I will not let you down,” he said. “The journey that we embarked upon and we have returned home with a