Nigerians’ hope of having more access to cash was dashed yesterday. The banks had no improvement in the cash allocation they have been getting from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) despite last Friday’s Supreme Court verdict on the recirculation of all old naira notes.The Nation gathered that the situation was not helped by the…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that five out of 23 persons arrested during the Presidential and National Assembly elections would be arraigned for electoral offences. This came as the command reassured the electorate of optimal security at the governorship and state House of Assembly elections on March 11, 2023, in Lagos State. The…
Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu addressing hundreds of local government workers on Monday at Alausa secretariatLagos to increase local govt workers’ salary“No matter how small it is, we will top it.” The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to “top” salaries of local government workers in the state.The governor spoke during an interactive session with civil…
2023: Why are Chijioke Edeoga, Okey Ezea and other Enugu Labour Party leaders beating war drum, destroying Peter Obi’s integrity, sanctity of Church leaders in a desperate move to snatch power? The recent outburst that the forthcoming governorship election in Enugu State will be a “do-or-die game” by the Labour Party Senator-elect, Okey Ezea, who was…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has reiterated the commitment of his administration towards ensuring comprehensive renovation of all government hospitals across the state.The Governor disclosed this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the General Hospital, Ilawe-Ekiti on Monday. He said his administration embarked on the renovation of all health facilities in the state in…
Ahead of the March 11 gubernatorial election, the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is wooing voters with N500 to reelect Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor. FIJ learnt that voters are credited with N500 after dialing a special code. Bimbo Alade (not real name) told FIJ he received N500 airtime from the political party…
The family of a 15-year-old boy, Pelumi Sulaimon, have been thrown into mourning after soldiers attached to Operation MESA allegedly shot him dead around Makoko, in the Yaba area of Lagos State. According to residents in the area, the soldiers were hired by political thugs to carry out a reprisal on their opponents in the community on Sunday,…
Indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will zone the position of Senate Presidency to the South East to assuage feelings of people from the region. According to inside sources, with Bola Tinubu, from South West, as president from May 29 and Kashim Shetima, from North East, as Vice President, caucuses in APC are…
Nigerian singer, Bankole Wellington, aka Banky W, has spoken on his loss to the candidate of Labour Party in the just concluded Lagos State Eti-Osa Federal Constituency election. Banky W lost to Labour Party’s candidate, Attah Thaddeus. Attah won the election with 24,075 votes, beating Banky W with 18,666 votes, and Babajide Obanikoro of the All…
A businessman, Mr. Justine Onu, has suffered heart break and developed high blood pressure after he allegedly caught his wife, Joyce, having sex with his blood relation in their matrimonial home in FCT, Abuja. P.M.EXPRESS reports that as a result he has filed a suit before the Customary Court in Jikwoyi, FCT, to dissolve his…