FOLLOWING the continued scarcity of fuel across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, raised the alarm that the development could hamper election day logistics. While the Nigerian…
Day: February 1, 2023
2023 election: Peter Obi campaign Director defects to PDP, vows to support Atiku
Barely two weeks to the presidential election, a Director of the Labour Party, LP, presidential campaign council in Bauchi State, Alhassan Bawu has dumped the party. Bawu defected to the…
Tinubu promises prosperity in Cross River, end to erosion in Anambra
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday promised to boost commerce and industrialisation in Anambra State if elected. He spoke at a rally in Dr. Alex Ekwueme…
Cash Swap: Old Banknotes Redeemable Only at CBN after Deadline
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday told holders of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes that in line with the provision of…
Reps dump N22.7tn loan request, okay N1tn borrowing
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, partly approved of the requests made by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Ways and Means Advances from the Central Bank of…
Arsenal defender leaves Emirates for another English club
Arsenal defender, Omar Rekik, has joined Wigan Athletic on loan. Rekik was recalled from his loan spell at Sparta Rotterdam before he joined Wigan Athletic for the remainder of the…
I want to fight Fury, Wilder — Joshua
British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua says he will like to fight both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder before the end of 2023. The former two-time unified heavyweight champion is in the…
Michael Jackson’s nephew to star in singer’s biopic
American actor, Jaafar Jackson, will be playing the role of his uncle and legendary popstar, Michael Jackson, in the singer’s upcoming biopic. This was announced by the film’s movie director,…
Oscars will not strip Riseborough of nomination
Oscars organisers have decided British actress Andrea Riseborough can keep her nomination, but said tactics used in her film’s campaign “caused concern”. Riseborough was an outsider for a nomination but…
New Myanmar sanctions imposed as anti-coup activists plan action
The United States and its allies have imposed further sanctions on Myanmar’s military rulers amid deepening conflict two years since the military seized power in a coup. Washington imposed sanctions…