THE All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold its final presidential campaign rally on Tuesday in Lagos, the nation’s commercial hub. This was announced in a statement by the Publicity Secretary, APC Lagos State Chapter Hon. Seye Oladejo. Expected at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere venue of the planned rally is President Muhammadu Buhari who is expected to lead the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Others expected include the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; the Director General of the PCC and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, all APC State Governors, members of the National Assembly and other prominent leaders of…
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OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs including cocaine, methamphetamine and its precursor chemical, ephedrine going to the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and Cyprus. The interceptions were made at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and at the offices of some courier companies. At least three traders at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo area of Lagos: Nwudele Basil Christopher; Chiedu Ezenwani Francis and Donatus Nwojiji were arrested in connection with attempts to export the 52.10 kilograms of ephedrine, a precursor chemical and active…
THE Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks to start collecting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from the public with immediate effect. It, however, pegged the maximum amount the banks can collect at N500,000. The CBN maintained that the old currencies were no more legal tender. A source from the bank said the CBN ordered the banks to collect the monies instead of going to the CBN office following difficulties encountered in getting access to the bank. A CBN official said, “Go to your bank but fill out the form before you go. Go with the reference code you…
THERE is currently a large angry crowd at the office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Marina, Lagos. The crowd consists of persons trying to swap old currencies in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari. In his national broadcast on Wednesday, Buhari declared that old N500 and N1000 notes had ceased being legal tender, directing Nigerians to take the notes to the CBN and designated places. He also ordered the CBN to recirculate old N200 notes until April 10. Criticisms followed Buhari’s comment, especially from some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Nasir…
RIOTS on Friday spread to Ogun communities as youths protested the lingering new naira policy and fuel scarcity. News Point Nigeria gathered that the protesters barricaded the Mowe end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and turned back motorists and travellers. News Point Nigeria also learnt that, the protesters resisted police intervention and threatened to set the police station in the area ablaze. The rioters also set bonfire on the highway, a development that forced motorists and travellers to hurriedly turned back. Aside from travellers, commercial activities were disrupted in Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state, as…
VIOLENT protest erupted in some areas on the popular Lagos-Ikorodu expressway in Lagos State over the scarcity of the new naira notes and the hardship the policy has thrown Nigerians. On Friday morning, News Point Nigeria gathered that protesters in Mile 12, Ketu and Ojota areas on the expressway, took to the road attacking commuters and creating chaos. A driver, attached to one of the cab-hailing firms operating in the state who does not want his name in print over fears of harassment, said he had to turn into one of the streets due to the chaos. A sources told…
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said it will be difficult to replicate his transformative agenda in Lagos across Nigeria owing to the complexity of the country. The former governor of Lagos State also stated that he would allow for power devolution to ensure the smooth operation of government. Tinubu made this known in an opinion piece that he published in The Economist on Wednesday. “We cannot simply replicate Lagos’ transformation nationwide. Nigeria is complex and variegated. Recognising the strengths of each section of the country and providing the foundations on which they can all…
OYO State Governor Seyi Makinde says the G5 will work for Nigeria’s unity as the country heads for the polls. Makinde, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the comment on Thursday when the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu and some chieftains of the party visited him in Ibadan on the sidelines of a rally in the state. The Oyo leader, who is part of G5 of the PDP – aggrieved governors of the main opposition party – said the Integrity Group is after the country’s unity. “The Integrity Group, we have said if we…
SENATOR Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has revealed she begged the wife of her husband’s running mate, Hajia Nana Shettima, for N2 million on Wednesday. News Point Nigeria reports that, Oluremi said this to counter the belief of many who felt the family was wealthy and that her husband was popular because of money. Oluremi, a former Lagos Senator, said this on Thursday, during a town hall meeting with People Living With Disabilities in Abuja. “When they say he has the money of the world, I just wonder. Mrs Shettima knows that…
NATIONAL Assembly management has dismissed the widespread speculation that the complex was under siege by the operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS. Recall that a video clip of a similar incident that happened in 2018 has been trending since Monday this week, fueling palpable tension that the main gate of the national parliament was blocked by the members of the nation’s secret police. In a statement late Wednesday night, the director of information, national assembly, Agada Rawlings Emmanuel cleared the fog, explaining that the regurgitation of the unverified video clip was the handiwork of mischief makers whose objectives…
LAGOS State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has warned those rejecting old naira notes to desist or face prosecution. He said the rejection of old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes is contrary to the position of the Supreme Court. The governor made this known in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso on Wednesday. Sanwo-Olu’s warning comes after the Supreme Court adjourned the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till February 22 for hearing of the consolidated suits by 10 states. The statement read in part, “When the matter first…
ONDO State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele to reverse the naira redesign policy now. Governor Akeredolu said that both the new and old notes should be allowed to co-exist, noting that despite an existing court injunction, the old notes seem to have ceased to be legal tender in the country. The Governor spoke on Tuesday evening while receiving members of the Youth Directorate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) led by Seyi Tinubu. Seyi Tinubu is the son…
ALL Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, told a mammoth rally in Owerri, Imo State capital, that he would work assiduously to advance the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari. At the rally attended by the president, the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, at least three governors Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Babajide Sanwo-olu (Lagos) as well as Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege among others, Asíwájú Tinubu said the good work of the president particularly in the area of infrastructure revolution, revamping agriculture, road and railway network would be sustained. “You know the president with…
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed March 28 for the hearing of a final forfeiture application of the sum of $5.8 million USD and N2, 421, 953, 522.78 billion, said to belong to former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. News Point Nigeria reports that, Justice Tijjani Ringim fixed the date after listening to the arguments of counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Oyedepo SAN. Apart from the former First Lady, other defendants in the suit are La Wari Furniture and Baths Limited. Defence counsels, Mike Ozekhome SAN and Sammie Somiari SAN had applied to…
THE Ogun State Government has filed an application at the Supreme Court of Nigeria seeking to join Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States, in a suit against the Federal Government of Nigeria over the validity deadline for old N200, N500 and N1000. Already, at least seven All Progressives Congress (APC) states including Kano, Ondo, and Ekiti have sued the Federal Government while Rivers State Government said it will join the suit against the Federal Government and the apex bank. In court papers obtained by News Point Nigeria, Tuesday, Ogun State, in a Motion of Notice filed by its counsel, Afe Babalola…
THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has said that some separatist agitators under the aegis of Oduduwa Nation are amassing weapons in an attempt to disrupt the February 25 and March 11 general elections in the South-West geopolitical zone. The IGP disclosed this during a meeting with strategic police managers at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. He also lamented that small arms and light weapons are being trafficked to advance political violence, political extremism and intolerance, while cyberbullying for political ends is on the rise daily. Secessionist agitation gained prominence in the South-West geopolitical zone mid-2021.…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voters assigned to new polling units will receive text messages to know their new polling units before the February 25 and March 11, 2023 general elections. The electoral commission said voters can locate and confirm their polling units before the general elections by sending regular texts or WhatsApp messages to a dedicated telephone number which will be uploaded on INEC social media platforms. “Voters can locate and confirm their polling units before election day by sending a regular text or WhatsApp message to a dedicated telephone number,” INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said Monday…
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the remand of an actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, at the Kirikiri correctional center pending the determination of her bail application, for tampering with the Naira notes, News Point Nigeria gathered. The second reads, that you Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin on the 28th day of January, 2023 at Monarch event center, Lekki within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social occasion tampered with the sum of N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by dancing on same in the said occasion and you thereby…
THE presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had refuted reports of taking a new wife. The presidential hopeful in a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman in Abuja on Sunday, said he has continued to enjoy a blissful marriage with his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The statement reads: “We have seen fake news that has gone viral on social media purporting that the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is set to take a new wife. “This is what it is: fake and groundless news. “HE Asíwájú is enjoying…
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow old and new N200, N500 and N1,000 notes to co-exist as legal tenders for the next 12 months. The APC flag bearer also asked the apex bank to suspend all charges associated with online transactions and bank transfers till the current crisis is resolved. This was contained in a statement by Tinubu made available to News Point Nigeria by one of his campaign spokesmen, Festus Keyamo late on Sunday. “For the records, I and my running mate, Senator Kashim…