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 The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has faulted the new naira swap deadline, claiming it only affects the masses and not the political elites who he said have banks. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on Sunday extended the deadline for the swapping of the newly-designed naira notes, bowing to pressure from many quarters.But Kwankwaso said the February 10th deadline given by the apex bank is not e...

A mobile court sitting in Benin City has convicted four more drivers in the metropolis for violating the state’s traffic laws. The erring drivers were slammed with fines totaling 190,000 naira as well as psychiatric evaluation.The convicted drivers are among those apprehended by the Edo State Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) for driving against the traffic. ...

The Supreme Court has recognised the candidates that emerged from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primaries in Edo State for the general elections loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki of the state.It will be recalled that the party in the state held pararell primaries, one by the faction loyal to Obaseki and the other led by Dan Orbih, Deputy National Chairman of the party.Following a Federal High Court, Abuja judgment, in favour of the Orbih group, the Inde...

The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 2,258 permanent voters cards (PVC) were collected on Wednesday 1st of February. Figures released by the Edo state INEC Head of Voters Education and publicity, Timidi Wariowei showed that Ikpoba okha Local Government Area has the highest number of collection with a total of 702, followed by Oredo with 398 and Ovia North East with 254.Egor 148,Esan West 145, Orhionwon 145, Ovia South West 109,Eaan South East ...

Hoodlums have set ablaze a facility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information Education, Festus Okoye, confirmed this in a statement. He said all furniture and other items were destroyed, including non-sensitive materials recently delivered in readiness for the 2023 general election,He added that no sensitive materials have been delivered to the l...

The Federal Executive Council has approved a total sum of 15.57 billion naira for various contracts in the Works and Housing, Education, and Industry, Trade and Investment ministries.The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, alongside his counterparts revealed this to State House Correspondents after the meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.Fashola, whose ministry received 9.69 billion naira, said the Counci...

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