By Raymond Okafor We have the Governments of Zamfara, Kogi, Kaduna States and the Supreme Court to thank for arresting the drift to anarchy in our country as a result of the poorly implemented and ill-timed new Naira and cashless policies of the Central Bank that have grounded socio-economic activities in the country. While the interim injunction of the Supreme Court which has stopped the Federal Government and CBN from making the old N200, N500 and N1000 legal tender from February 10, 2023 will help to restore public order and stability to the country ahead of the crucial general elections,…
Author: Victor Fola
The Federal Government has promised to put an end to the fuel shortages Nigerians are facing. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, in a statement by his Senior Adviser, Media and Communications, Horatius Egua reassured Nigerians of government‘s determination called on security agencies to be on high alert in preventing attempts by subversive elements to cause any disruption during the period of the general elections in the country. He warned of severe repercussions for any person or group who tries to take advantage of or bring even more hardship to common Nigerians by upsetting the supply…
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Governors of the 36 States for being sensitive to the plights of Nigerians over the cash swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu also applauded the three (APC) Governors for leading the initiative to file the suit against the CBN. The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, in a suit brought before it by the governments of Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna States, issued an interim injunction against the CBN and Federal Government, allowing the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes…
A lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has mobilized the indigenes of Kogi state to support the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the state. Adeyemi empowered residents of Kogi State origin with multi-million-naira as a contribution to efforts to mobilize prospective voters ahead of the general election. Adeyemi who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) empowered his people with cars, deep freezers, grinding machines, and sewing machines, at a reception in his honour at Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre, Minna, Niger State…
Supreme Court of Nigeria has reined in the Federal Government from continuing with the implementation of swapping the old Naira notes with the redesigned notes. The court held on Wednesday that the FG, CBN, and commercial banks must not continue with the deadline pending the determination of a notice on notice in respect of the issue on February 15. Three northern states, Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara, had, in a motion ex-parte filed on February 3rd, prayed the apex court to halt the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy. A 7-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice John…
The Ataoja of Osogboland, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji has threatened non-indigenes residing in Osun State to vote for all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state or face the consequences that come with disobedience of his directive. The monarch said this in a meeting involving leaders of the Hausa, Fulani, Igbira and Igbo communities on Tuesday at his palace in Osogbo, a reliable source told PODIUM REPORTERS. The meeting, it was gathered, saw the presence of the leaders of the aforesaid communities to the exception of the Igbo leaders. In reaction, the Ataoja said he was not shocked…
Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti has described the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi as an ‘opportunist’ incapable and unfit to lead the country at the moment. He said this in an interview with an online platform Mic On podcast hosted by Channels TV’s Seun Okinbaloye. Kuti said that only a president who is able to dedicate his life to the country could save it. Like his industry colleague, Brymo, Kuti has been vehement and clear on his stance on Obi’s presidential ambition. “Even if Sowore wins, who is my perfect friend? How will he operate in PDP and APC-controlled states,…
Popular Nigerian street singer, Portable says he will like to win a Grammy award in his career. In an interview with event host, Timi Agbaje. the singer said he hopes to win the ‘Best Artiste in Africa’ category even though such a category does not exist at the Grammys. “That thing I’d want to do that’ll make me truly fulfilled is to win a Grammy. I want to win the category of ‘Best Artiste in Africa’. Best artiste o! Number 1!! That Ika of Africa, I want to use the title to collect that award,” he said. The ‘Zazu’ crooner…
The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appealed to Nigerians to remain calm over the lingering scarcity of fuel and naira notes. He said that Nigerians should be patient to allow the Federal Government to proffer solutions to lingering fuel and new Naira notes scarcity. In a viral video, clips of half-clad customers breaking down bank gates and threatening to beat officials have surfaced on the social media space. Tinubu said he is distressed by news of cash strapped farmers having to sell their products excessively cheap to avoid losing all. He said, “This is a…
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has assured that the country will excel across the board under the candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu if elected as the president. He urged the people to go out en mass and vote for all the candidates of the party at the forthcoming polls during the Ondo North Senatorial Campaign rally of the party held at Methodist Primary School, Owo. Akeredolu stressed that the party will pull the country out of the current doldrums. He said: “Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is tested and trusted. He has been Governor of…