Following their complete shutdown on Wednesday, the government of Ogun State has called on the State’s commercial banks to reopen for business. XANDERTECH previously reported that banks in the Gateway State refused to open on Wednesday in order to avoid a similar attack to that on Tuesday when irate protesters vandalized banks and their facilities. … Read more
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed his alarm about the worsening conditions of detention of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, his wife, and their son. This was said by Mr. Farhan Haq, UN Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, on Friday in New York. According to media accounts, President Bazoum and his … Read more
Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has condemned the action of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa. The official, Sunday morning, controversially declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Aishatu Binani, winner of the governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had fixed April 15 for rerun after March 18 was declared inconclusive. … Read more
As Aliko Dangote commissioned his multi-billion dollar oil refinery in Lekki on Monday, a governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, has called for punishment for those behind the relocation of the project from Ogun to Lagos. xandertech recalls that the refinery was initially slated to be sited in Ogun, following the efforts put in … Read more
According to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Alkali Baba Usman, approximately 400,000 security personnel would be deployed nationwide to ensure a peaceful general election. At the 66th Ministerial Media Briefing, which was held yesterday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja and was hosted by the Presidential Communications Team, the IGP made the announcement. He stated … Read more
A Tinubu support group have pledged to embark on three days’ vigil on the streets of Abuja till the president-elect is sworn in on Monday. The group known as the Natives also noted that it would not tolerate a parallel government or any act that could lead to chaos ahead of Tinubu’s inauguration on Monday. … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Tuesday received a letter from Nigerian youths asking it to prevail on the federal government to nullify the February 25 presidential election. The youth group had stormed the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja to protest the manner in which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, conducted the … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the promotion of 31,465 personnel, consisting of 24,991 sergeants to inspector, 194 corporals to sergeant, and 6,280 constables to corporal cadres. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the promotion was part of the … Read more
Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has been urged to immediately restore three monarchs who have been expelled from the state. Adeleke was also counseled to quit influencing politics through the Yoruba tradition. A civil society organization located in Osun called for this, the World Institute of Peace. The Owa of Igbajo, Akirun of … Read more
Financial institutions that are stockpiling the new naira notes will face harsher punishments, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In response to the claim that not enough notes were released, the apex bank threatened action on Wednesday. At a press conference in Jos, the Plateau state’s capital, Musa Jimoh, director of the Payment … Read more