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The United States on Monday, May 15, announced visa restrictions on some Nigerians accused of undermining democracy, The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who confirmed this development in a statement shared on his Twitter page said the individuals would be ineligible for US visas. The top-ranking diplomat added that the US is committed to supporting Nigerian aspirations to strengthen democracy and the rule of law. This was made known in a statement by the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on Monday, May 15, published on the website of the US government. The US is set to slam Nigerians who undermined the nation’s democracy during the 2023 general elections with a visa ban.  Blinken wrote: “ We have imposed visa restrictions on specific individuals who undermined the democratic process during Nigeria’s 2023 elections. We remain committed to supporting Nigerian aspirations to strengthen democracy and the rule of law .” However, as of the time of filing this report, no name of...

Through her Twitter account, Hilda Baci has reacted to Guinness World Records' comment about making verifications. The organization said that in as much as they are aware of her attempt to break the record, they need to confirm her feat officially, Many Nigerians who reacted to the news said she did not need to worry as she was already a new record holder.  The lady, in a Twitter post, said she couldn't wait for it to be official, as a way to show how focused she was on winning the challenge and setting a new world record. Nigerians have continued to express their support for Hilda Baci. "We're aware of this amazing attempt, we need to review all the evidence first before officially confirming a record." GWR tweeted I can’t wait for it to be official. 🙏🏾 https://t.co/5SaycYGox3 — Hilda Baci’s Cookathon (@hildabacicooks) May 15, 2023

The fate of former Osun governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and Governor Ademola Adeleke will be decided by the court soon, Security operatives have been beefed up as the Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the July 16 Osun governorship election on Tuesday, May 9 At the moment, the atmosphere is tense as various political parties and their representatives in Osun state await the apex court's ruling. The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, May 9, deliver judgment in an appeal filed by former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, against a judgment of the appeal court, which upheld the election of Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 governorship poll in the state. Various political camps in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state have been thrown into uncertainty as they await the court's judgement which could either make or mar Adeleke's fate as Osun state governor.  Security has been beefed up in Osun state as the Supreme Court delive...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) rescheduled the 2023 entrance examination conducted for gifted and talented children, The examination body rescheduled the test from Saturday, May 13 to Saturday, June 10, 2023 following a request by some stakeholders. NECO said the registration of candidates will continue till the new date of the examination for the gifted and talented children. NECO said in a statement signed by its Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani: “ The Examination was rescheduled to enable more candidates to register for the examination following a request by some stakeholders for an extension of the registration period .” 

Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the last presidential election, has denied having a meeting with the president-elect, Bola Tinubu Obi, in an interview, also denied being arrested in the United Kingdom. Rather, he was only stopped for a routine check by the immigration in London. The former governor of Anambra claimed that he was not a citizen of the UK and that he returned his unlimited residency permit when he wanted to leave the country. According to Sahara Reporters, Obi disclosed in an interview on Channels Television where he revealed what transpired between him and the immigration officers in the United Kingdom, where he was recently detained.

The PDP national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has been suspended by the executive committee of the Igyorov ward of Gboko LGA, Ayu was suspended over his alleged antiparty activities that contributed to the loss of the PDP in his ward and local government during the guber election in the state The exco also accused Ayu of not voting during the March 18 election, and he has not been paying his dues as contained in the party's constitution. It was reported that the PDP national chairman suspended Ayu over alleged antiparty activities after the executives passed a vote of no confidence on him. Iyorchia Ayu Banger Dooyum, the secretary of the PDP at the Igyorov ward in Gboko LGA, said Ayu's anti-party activities were a major factor for the PDP to lose the national chairman's ward and local government during the last election.  Dooyum, while reading the ward exco's resolution, disclosed that Ayu and his allies did not vote during the March 18 governorship election in the state. Th...

Atiku Abubakar has insisted that he has not withdrawn his court case against the victory of Bola Tinubu According to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, nothing will make him validate the election Going further, he insisted that he will continue to challenge the legality of the election, alongside his party. Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has denied validating the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the just concluded elections, gave this in a statement personally issued by him on Saturday, March 25, in Abuja. The statement read: "I have been notified of a fake press release attributed to me and purportedly giving legitimacy to the widely rigged presidential election of February 25. "The so-called press release did not emanate from me or my office, and it should be treated with repudiation, untrue, and deliberately contrived by those who illegally appropriated the mand...

  The newly re-elected governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved an increased pay rise for civil servants in Lagos state by 20 percent. As reported by The Nation, this development was disclosed on Monday, March 20, via a statement issued by the Lagos state head of service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. Governor Sanwo-Olu pronounced the salary increment package for civil servants at the state secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, in October 2022. The statement reads: “ Furthermore, kindly note that the arrears for the month of January 2023 will be paid along with salaries for the month of March 2023 while the arrears for the month of February 2023 will be paid together with the salaries of April 2023. “This action further demonstrates this Administration’s commitment to Staff welfare. Public Servants are thus enjoined to show more commitment and dedication in the delivery of qualitative service to the citizens of the state.

  The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has again suspended the collation of results of the Abia State governorship election. The nation's electoral umpire made this announcement on Monday, March 20, 2023, as monitored on Channels TV by Legit.ng. INEC suspends collation of Abia results State Presiding Officer of the election, and Vice-Chancellor, of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti, announced the suspension shortly after the Collation team returned from a few minutes break, INEC confirmed on Twitter. In a tweet sighted by Legit.ng ,  INEC wrote:  "PRESS RELEASE "Suspension of Further Collation of Governorship Election Results in Abia and Enugu States." PRESS RELEASE Suspension of Further Collation of Governorship Election Results in Abia and Enugu States pic.twitter.com/mNw8zMWHFe — INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) March 20, 2023

Nigerian star actress-turned-politician Funke Akindele is handling her grief effectively after her deafening failure at the 2023 Lagos state elections, The blockbuster movie maker appears to be reconsidering her old passion after her newfound desire failed her Funke Akindele initially deleted all political-related posts from her Instagram account to share an inspiring quote to hold on to while healing. Funke Akindele gave fans the impression that she might fully return to the movie industry following her party’s defeat. The actress took to her Instagram story channel to share an inspiring quote that speaks heavily about the phase she is passing through. It said: "Don’t be afraid to start all over again. This time, you are not starting from scratch. You are starting from experience."

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has revealed how his counterpart in Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour was offered to him as his deputy but declined the offer. PDP's Jandor revealed that he declined GRV's application because he was pitched to him by his godfather and not on merit grounds, Jandor revealed that he declined the offer for Rhodes-Vivour to be his deputy because he was being imposed on him by his godfather.  He stated that he left the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) because of godfatherism and was unwilling to fight the same battle in the PDP. Jandor said: "The same thing I fought in APC, surfaced in PDP. When we got to PDP, we were just doing what we were supposed to do and all of that to pick the ticket and galvanize support here and there. "We went into the primary election and I was able to pick the ticket. After picking the ticket, somebody who i...

The Rivers State House of Assembly has been kidnapped, a family source confirmed on Tuesday morning, March 14 The Accord Party candidate was kidnapped while driving in his car at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt on Monday night March 13, A few days before the March 18 election, the sad but shocking development raised fresh tension and serious concern among members of his family  Gunmen have kidnapped the Accord Party candidate for the Rivers State House of Assembly for the March 18 election, Chukwudi Ogbonna. Ogbonna who is representing Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni sin Local Government Area Constituency 2, was reportedly kidnaped while driving in his car at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt on Monday night, March 13, when the gunmen forced him to stop and whisked him away with his car.

Amid the ongoing disparities over the circulation and usage of the old N200, N500, and N100 notes, Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu of Lagos state has issued a directive to close businesses and outlets that refuse to transact with the old currency. Recall that in a recent proceeding, the Supreme Court ruled that the old currency would remain legal for business and transactions until December 31. Governor Sanwo-Olu has urged Lagosians to report to the nearest Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) if any bank refuses to collect old naira notes.  Given this ruling, Governor Sanw-Olu, who is seeking a second term in office, has urged residents to go ahead and use the old naira notes for their daily transactions as ordered by the apex court. According to Leadership newspaper, Governor Sanwo-Olu's directives were issued via a letter addressed to Lagos residents on Monday, March 13. He said: “My dear Lagosians, I have noted the difficulties you have been having over the naira redesi...

The nation's electoral umpire has reiterated its purpose in the country ahead of the 2023 governorship election, This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission declared that political parties cannot monitor its activities or give the commission orders. The commission made this assertion while reacting to the Labour Party's request to monitor its activities, especially the use of BVAS and IReV to upload results, during the forthcoming guber polls, Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that political parties cannot serve as a watchdog of the activities of the nation's electoral umpire. The INEC national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, Festus Okoye, who said this on Sunday night, March 12, explained that the commission was created to serve as a regulator for political parties, but the reverse seems to be the case.  Original INEC replies to LP's request, sends message to other parties ahead of guber polls Okoye insis...

Plenary sessions at the House of Senate and the House Representatives will not resume on Monday, March 13, as scheduled. As reported by The Nation, plenary sessions at the national assembly have been postponed till Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The red and green chambers had adjourned plenary till Tuesday, March 14, to enable lawmakers to partake in the Governorship and Assembly elections initially fixed for March 11 but shifted to Saturday, March 18, 2023.  According to Vanguard, a statement by the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Francis Akubueze, reads: “This is to inform all Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption of the Senate in Plenary has been rescheduled from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Tuesday 21st March 2023. “All Distinguished Senators are by this notice requested to resume sitting in plenary on Tuesday 21st March 2023 by 10:00 am prompt, please."  Meanwhile, Punch reported that some lawmakers would be contesting for governorship seats a...

 Rashidi Ladoja, the former governor of Oyo state, has endorsed Teslim Folarin, the candidate of the APC, ahead of March 18 governorship election in the state. Ladoja, who is a chieftain of the PDP in Oyo state, publicly endorsed Folarin on Saturday at a gathering with some of his supporters, The former government lamented the failure of Governor Seyi Makinde to win any senatorial and house of reps seat for the PDP, compared to his Osun state counterpart, Ademola Adeleke.  A few days ago, the leaders and stakeholders of the support group of the former governor, known as Ladoja Idera De, declared their support for the senator aspiring to be governor of the state, Ladoja publicly endorsed Folarin at a meeting with some of his supporters in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.  The PDP chieftain in Oyo state noted that the ruling party in the state lost to the APC during the presidential and national assembly elections in the state because of the personality of the governor, Seyi ...

  Bank customers are rejecting conditions given by their banks for old naira note deposits, The bank customers say returning old naira notes to the banks is tedious The banks have asked their customers to log in to the CBN portal to replace their old notes. More Nigerian banks have started to dispense the old N500 and N1000 notes to their customers. Investigation reveals that some banks began to pay the old notes primarily via their ATMs.  However, customers expressed surprise on Thursday, February 9, 2023, after their banks told them they wouldn't accept their old naira notes. Some of the banks gave their customers conditions before they would be allowed to deposit old naira notes. The development comes as customers report that traders, transporters, and petrol stations reject the old naira notes. They expressed surprise that the same banks paying old naira notes reject them for deposit. Punch reports that some customers told reporters that the banks had asked them to go and ...

Peter Obi is saddled with the responsibility of managing no less than 30 house of representatives members ahead of the 2027 presidential election, According to the INEC final list of elected lawmakers released on Monday, the party produced a sizeable number of lawmakers, both in the Senate and the lower chamber through the Labour Party and Peter Obi have rejected the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, it is advisable that they start working towards the next poll should in case the tribunal did not favour them. According to the final list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Labour Party produced 30 house of representatives members in the just concluded presidential and national assembly election. The result of the INEC list showed that Obi would have to explore his leadership skill, assume the position of the party's national leader, and retain and manage the elected lawmakers ahead of the subsequent elections. Although Obi and...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in the company of ex-governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state. Wike, who is a chieftain of the PDP, hosted the former president and the APC chieftain in his country home in Rumuepirikom, The details of the trio's meeting are unknown but pictures of their meeting surfaced online at a Tinubu Wike are rumored to be working for another presidential candidate aside from that of the PDP, The Punch reported that Wike received the former President and Fayemi in his country's home in Rumuepirikom, Obio Akpor local government area of the Rivers state.  However, the presence of Fayemi, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the country's home of the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) governor. Wike is the leader of the aggrieved PDP governors known as G5 or Integrity Group and is calling for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, to pave way for the party's southern leadership in th...

Aggrieved citizens have taken their anger on Nigeria's leader over the current shortage of fuel in major states across the federation In fact, the angry youths took to express their pain, blocking the Lagos-Benin Expressway, leaving commuters and motorists stranded Meanwhile, APC flagbearer Bola Tinubu earlier noted that some strong element working under Buhari's government wants to use the fuel and new naira notes scarcity to scuttle the 2023 election. According to the report by the newspaper, commuters who were on their way to Lagos and those hoping to do business in the area were stranded for long hours.  A trader, Grace Emmanuel who was taking her goods to Ekiadolor said it was pertinent for her to take her perishable good to where she would sell them so that she doesn’t incur losses. “It is unfortunate that this protesting is taking place because it will add to the existing problem. If I don’t get my good to where I will sell them, some might get worse and I will incur los...