The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till 10 February. Before the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, the initial deadline was Tuesday, 31 January. The regulatory bank said it added a 10-day extension of the deadline “to allow for the collection of …

Former Osun State governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola has been declared the winner last July’s election. In a majority decision of two judges to one, the state’s Election Petition Tribunal, chaired by Justice Tertse Kume, ruled against Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke. The majority judgment ordered that the Certificate of Return should be withdrawn from Adeleke and issued to Oyetola. The tribunal …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has recommended the immediate suspension of Assistant Superintendent of Police Drambi Vandi, the officer attached to the Ajah Divisional headquarters in the Lagos State Police Command, responsible for the shooting and killing of Barrister Omobolanle Raheem. The incident took place at Ajah Under Bridge area of Lagos on Sunday when Mrs Raheem and …

The Imo State Police Command has arrested one Chinwendu Nwagwu, a suspected killer of Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suspect was paraded during a press briefing in Owerri, the state capital, on Wednesday. Gulak, a former presidential political adviser, was killed on 30th May 2021, in Owerri while on his way to the airport. …

Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI is “very sick”. He then asked for prayers for the 95-year-old German, who led the Catholic world between 19th April 2005 and 28th February 2013. “I want to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict who sustains the Church in his silence. He is very sick”, …

The Lagos State government will next week launch the completion of the infrastructure for the Blue Line rail running from Marina to Mile 2, the state government has announced. In statements on their official Twitter handles, two aides of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu broke the cheering news on Friday evening. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Mr …

The second Niger Bridge was opened for vehicular movement at 9:50 am today. The opening was delayed by about 10 hours having been scheduled for midnight of Thursday. According to a government official who spoke to Channels Television, the delay was as a result of some adjustments on the roads the roads linking the bridge. The first driver to pass through …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a new policy on over-the-counter withdrawals, effective 9th January, next year. The apex bank has mandated deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500,000, respectively per week. The revised cash withdrawal limits, contained in a circular …

A tanker, fully loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS), fell in a solitary accident on Saturday on top of Mile 2 bridge (well known as Mile 2 Oke), inward the bus top commonly known as Cele, along the Lagos-Apapa Expressway. Situation report by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) indicated that “further investigation gathered at the …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has alerted motorists and road users about a tanker carrying petrol which fell at Ikosi on the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu said in a statement that the truck “overturned and is spilling petrol”. He added: “The agency has activated its response plan and is …