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Customers Climb Gates To Enter Banking Hall

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2023February 21, 20230

Customers Climb Gates To Enter Banking Hall A video which surfaced on Tuesday showed how male and female customers climbed gates to enter a banking hall. Actor Adinma Somadina, who shared the video on his Instagram page, wrote, “See what this woman has to go through just to get into...

Atiku favourite to emerge president in new poll

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2023February 20, 20230

A new poll has revealed that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is favourite to win the national election scheduled to hold on February 25. According to the new poll conducted by POLAF, a not-for-profit organisation, the election will be Keely contested among the top...

Nigerians must resolve to shun vote-buying to elect right candidates – Pastor Giwa

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2023February 20, 20230

With five days until the general election, Nigerians have been urged to vote for the candidate who has the will to pull the country out of its current doldrums. The Senior Pastor of Awaiting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ Ministry, Pastor Adewale Giwa, gave the charge while speaking on...

Ex-Malawi President leads NDI-IRI election observation mission to Nigeria

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2023February 20, 20230

The International Republican Institute, IRI, and the National Democratic Institute, NDI, have announced the deployment of a joint international election observation mission, IEOM, in Nigeria. The 40-member delegation comprises political and civic leaders, elections experts, and regional specialists from 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America....

FG using Naira swap policy to target ‘criminals it knows’ – Ezekwesili

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2023February 20, 20230

A former minister of education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has slammed the Naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Ezekwesili accused the Federal Government of using the CBN to target political “criminals it knows” rather than focusing on fiscal and monetary policy. She made the statement on Sunday...

Bishop Oyedepo tells Nigerians candidate to vote on Saturday

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2023February 20, 20230

With six days to the presidential election, the founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has urged Nigerians to vote for leaders with capacity and character. Bishop Oyedepo urged Nigerians to vote wisely during the 2023 elections starting from Saturday. He spoke during a sermon on Sunday at the...

2023: Don’t fail Nigerians – NGE makes demand from INEC, security agencies, others

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2023February 20, 20230

The Nigerian Guild of Editors has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deliver on its promises to conduct successful polls. This is contained in a communique signed by NGE President, Mustapha Isah and the General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, at the end of a meeting of its Standing...

Atiku an opportunist, hopes to capitalize on Naira redesign policy – Sowore

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2023February 20, 20230

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has slammed his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, as an opportunist. Sowore claimed that Atiku intended to capitalize on the controversies surrounding the Naira redesign policy to win election. His statement is contained in a...

Naira Redesign: Mixed reactions trail Buhari’s directive on N200 old note validity

NewsDeskNgFeb 16, 2023February 16, 20230

On Thursday, some residents of the Kano metropolis differed in their reactions to President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the continued use of the old N200 note as legal tender. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, some residents applauded the Federal Government for extending the use of the old N200...

America to repatriate Alamieyeseigha’s $954, 807 loot to Nigeria

NewsDeskNgFeb 16, 2023February 16, 20230

The United States of America said on Thursday in Abuja that it would return to Nigeria a sum of $954, 807 seized from the late former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha. The decision of the American government to repatriate the money to Nigeria was made public by the...