2023: INEC Confirms Elections Will not Hold in 240 Polling Units over Insecurity
Paschal Emeka, Abuja | February 13, 2023 As the 2023 general elections draw closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that no election will be held in 240…
Introduction to Rich, Fascinating World of …
This is the beginning of this iconic new column to be out multiple times a week from today, Monday, February 13, 2023. Please, enjoy. “Fashion of History” is a new…
‘Bawa Must Go’ Protest Enters Day 3, as More Anti-Corruption CSOs Join Mass Rally
…serial violator of a court order not fit to Head EFCC, says CACOL For the third day running, Nigeria’s foremost Anti-corruption Civil Society Organizations, numbering over 100, trooped out on…
Abuja Safe Months After UK, US frivolous Travel Advisories in 2022 – FG
Paschal Emeka, Abuja | February 13, 2023 The Federal Government has chided the United Kingdom and the United States over the travel advisories they rolled out late last year. According…
Naira Scarcity: HURIWA Backs NGF as It Exposes Emefiele Over Having not Disbursed Half of N1.9trn old Notes Mopped up
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Monday, backed the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), that the continuous scarcity of N200, N500, and N1,000 notes may…
Buhari, and Emefiele Meet Monday Afternoon
Paschal Emeka, Abuja | February 13, 2023 The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret’d.), on Monday afternoon met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, at…
Kogi: Bail Application Hearing by Ali Bello, 3 Others Stalled as EFCC misfiled Counter-Affidavit before Another Judge
…Gov. Bello’s wife is not a defendant in the matter, Court proceedings show The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned till 14th February for a hearing on the bail application…
Kogi to IGP: Failure to Arrest, Commit Bawa to Prison After Court Conviction Portends Danger to Justice System
…Says Nigerians know that Commission’s media trial is politically motivated The Kogi State Government has lambasted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for what it…
Fear, Confusion Grip Nigerians as Banks Begin to Join People Rejecting old Naira Notes
By Starrys Obazei | February 13, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com Fear and confusion gripped Nigerians, especially residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Monday morning when banks started rejecting the old N200,…
HURIWA says INEC Should Get Rid of Underage Voters, and Compromised Officials Before Elections
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Sunday, tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to get rid of underage voters and multiple voters from…