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BREAKING: COURT AFFIRMS JULIUS ABURE AS LABOUR PARTY CHAIRMAN, FINES LAMIDI APAPA The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The court also set aside the decision of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court which last year, restrained Abure and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. In the judgement delivered by Justice Hamma Barka on Wednesday, the Appellate Court held that the high court was wrong to have assumed jurisdiction on the matter. The Appellate Court also awarded a cost of One million Naira in favour of Abure and against the respondent, Lamidi Apapa. It will be recalled that Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court had last year, granted and ex-parte order, ordering that Abure and two other national officers stop parading themselves as leaders of the party for allegedly forging national documents but the Appellate Court set the verdict aside...

FG, CBN deny plans to convert $30 billion domiciliary deposits to naira The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have denied that there are plans to convert $30 billion domiciliary deposits to naira. This is a reaction to reports that the Federal Government and the apex bank were considering converting domiciliary accounts to naira as part of measures to solve the foreign exchange (forex) crisis and stop the crash of the naira. This disclosure is contained in a statement by the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Saturday, where he said there was no iota of truth in the report, dismissing it as falsehood. The CBN also in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, February 3, 2024, described the report as fake. What the FG and CBN are saying Edun in his statement said, “ There is no iota of truth in the claims of Punch Newspaper that the Federal Government plans to convert foreign exchange in depositor...

How to Quickly Eliminate Bed Bugs, Cockroaches and Other Insects in Your Home Ants, mice, fleas, wasps, cockroaches, flies and other cockroaches will no longer have the right to live in your home thanks to our tips and advice to get rid of them! Find out how to eliminate insects and rodents that invade your home, furniture or clothing on a case-by-case basis, very simply. 1 – MICE Mice are attracted to food (they are often found in the kitchen) and carry diseases and bacteria. The cures Instead of using traditional traps (which cause a slow and painful death) you can capture them and release them outside. Specific cages can be purchased in stores and all you have to do is camouflage the cage with newspaper and place a piece of cheese or dried fruit to attract them. Peppermint and cloves are mice’s worst enemies. Place a few drops of essential oils on cotton or cloves in several places in your home? This will keep mice away. 2 – ROACHES  Baking soda and sugar: in...

Food Poisoning: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment Image courtesy Google Food poisoning is a common and distressing illness caused by the consumption of contaminated food or water. It occurs when pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or their toxins, are ingested and multiply in the gastrointestinal tract. This results in a variety of symptoms, ranging from mild discomfort to severe illness. In this article, we will explore the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of food poisoning. Causes of Food Poisoning: Food poisoning can be caused by a wide range of factors, including improper food handling, storage, and cooking. Contaminated food can harbor harmful bacteria, such as Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, and Campylobacter, which can multiply and cause illness when ingested. Additionally, viruses like norovirus and hepatitis A can also lead to foodborne illness. Contaminated water, fruits, vegetables, and undercooked or raw meat, poultry, and seafoo...

Ibadan Explosion: How Fire Ignited Illegal Miners’ Explosives – Survivor Recounts Near-Death Experience Survivors of the explosion that occurred at Dejo Oyelese Street, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday claimed that dynamite used by miners triggered the explosion which led to loss of lives and property in the community. One of the survivors identified only as Alhaji Mohammed said, “When the spark started, it was from the electricals and I brought out my fire extinguisher trying to help. My neighbour told me that it had passed an extinguisher and we needed to call the fire service. I told my son to bring my phone for me to call the fire service before the fire touched dynamite brought home by some miners in the building. “The explosion threw me away and I thought I was dead. My children and wife are currently at the hospital receiving treatment.” Another survivor who identified himself as Olaide, noted that they were called out to help douse a fire when the dynamite explo...

 The explosion in Ibadan Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde speaks on the Ibadan blast We visited the scene of the explosion which occurred at about 7.44 pm yesterday, 16 January 2024 in Bodija, Ibadan. This unfortunate incident resulted in death and injury to residents in the vicinity and also affected properties. We have already deployed first responders and all relevant agencies within Oyo State to carry out comprehensive search and rescue operations. These operations will continue throughout the night. Earth moving equipment, ambulances, emergency lights, and security were deployed to the scene of the incident. The wounded and injured are being treated and moved to public and private hospitals within Ibadan. Medical personnel are on standby at these hospitals to provide all needed assistance to the injured. We have visited UCH to see some of those injured during the incident.  In total, we have 77 injured victims so far, most of whom were treated and dischar...

Pi Network Unveils Comprehensive Plan To Address KYC Concerns And Enhance User Experience In a bid to address pending KYC concerns and streamline the user experience,  Pi Network  has announced a comprehensive plan encompassing several key developments. These planned enhancements are set to alleviate the challenges faced by users with stuck or pending KYC applications, ensuring a smoother transition for all eligible Pioneers to migrate to the Mainnet. Key Developments Unveiled: 1. Improved Application Tools:  Pi Network aims to enhance application tools, incorporating liveness checks to gather additional necessary information. This strategic move aims to minimize the likelihood of applications getting stuck, providing users with a more seamless KYC process. 2. KYC App Analytics Advancements:  The plan includes advancements in KYC app analytics, empowering the platform to better track and understand the KYC process flows. This enhancement seeks to identify and rectify...

Angry Father Christmas Asks Spiderman to Leave Xmas Party for Him [Video] " At a Christmas gathering, there was some light drama as a man dressed as Santa Claus pushed for control. *Another man at the gathering was dressed as Spiderman, which did not sit well with Santa. *When Santa saw the man dressed as Spiderman, he asked him to leave the party right away. During a Christmas party, Santa Claus and Spiderman engaged in a hilarious battle for attention. In the video, the man dressed as Santa Claus was upset because another person dressed as Spiderman was present at the party. When Santa Claus noticed Spiderman, he rose up and approached him. He requested him to leave the party, and not even a passer by was able to break up the dispute. The situation devolved into a brawl when Santa Claus hoisted Spiderman in an attempt to kick him out of the celebration. Because it was a Christmas function, Santa Claus looked to want to be the only one present. Netizens who saw the vi...

*SO "NEXT OF KIN" IS USELESS IN THE BANK.*  *THE REAL THING NEEDED IN THE BANK IS* 👇👇 *IF YOU DIE TODAY, YOUR "NEXT OF KIN" WILL NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS TO THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT!!!* *So Many Nigerians Think That Their Next Of Kin Is The Automatic Heir To Their Accounts. But The TRUTH Is That If Your Next Of Kin Is Not A Signatory To Your Account, And You Don’t Have A Written Will To Determine That Person’s Legitimacy, The Person Will Not Have Access To That MONEY At All. Your Bank Will Have To Go Through A Process Called A LEGAL PROBATE.*  *This Probate Period Helps Them Determine Who Gets The MONEY In Your Account. This Is A Very Very Lengthy And Expensive Process. Even After The Whole Process Is DONE, Your FAMILY Will Have To FORFEIT Some Very REASONABLE Amount Of The MONEY For LEGAL  FEES.* *But If You Want To Avoid This, Simply Request For Your Bank To Give You Something Called A POD Form. POD Stands For "PAYABLE ON DEATH". The Name Of Th...

Tinubu should channel fuel subsidy money on infrastructural development’ A frontline politician in Ogun, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has given his backing to the proposal tabled before the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by the Trade Union Congress, (TUC), that due to the removal of subsidy on petroleum products, the minimum wage should be increased from N30,000 to N200,000. Recall that the TUC at its meeting with the Presidential Committee last Sunday among its 14 proposals tabled at the meeting demanded that the minimum wage should be fixed at N200,000. Ajadi, who was the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ogun state in the 2023 general elections in a statement on Wednesday said he supported the demand for the new minimum wage of N200,000 as a result of the multiplier effect of the removal of petroleum products subsidy, saying everything including cost of foodstuffs, transportation among others are already going up and an average worker in the co...

NIGERIANS REJOICE!!! The Action Plan Of Tinubu Pat Utomi and Emir Sanusi, to lead the planning for Nigeria,'s growth and development. Pro Pat Utomii Emir Sanusi 1. Students loans of N150k to be given to university students  yearly at N75k per semester will be means tested b4 awarded. 2. Salaries to be increased after discussions with state governors and unions. 3. Agricultural price guarantee and marketing boards to be reintroduced. 4. New methods of cattle rearing to be practised. 5. Water to be pumped from River Benue to lake Chad. 6. Coal mines in Enugu to be revived and coal electricity generating plants to be introduced. 7. 25% of our National budget to be spent on education. 8. 11% of our national budget to be Spent on health. 9. Subsidies on petrol to be removed. 10. Constant and stable electricity to be pursued more vigorously. 11. Mortgage reforms to be introduced so that individuals with 10% deposit can buy flats or houses. 12. Ajaokuta...

"TO SERVE THE PEOPLE”  AN ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU DURING THE CERTIFICATE OF RETURN COLLECTION CEREMONY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 2023   As I hold this certificate, this moment is one of celebration and gladness for us.   The road has been long. Yet, we walked it. The battle has been hard fought. Yet, we won it.   But more importantly, I realize that I am just a servant of a larger purpose. You see, this is more than a document confirming the positive outcome of an election.   This important document symbolizes our collective democratic attainment and even loftier aspirations. It represents the impending transfer of a most sacred duty and trust from one person to another.   At its most sublime, this certificate also symbolizes that each of you has the ability to achieve what others believe is impossible for you to achieve.   I stand before you the president-elect. An...

GET TO KNOW THE NEW NIGERIAN PRESIDENT, HIS BACKGROUND, EDUCATION AND EARLY LIFE According to affidavits, Tinubu was born on 29 March 1952. His mother, Abibatu Mogaji, was a trader that later became the Iyaloja of Lagos State. He attended St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children's Home School in Ibadan. Tinubu then went to the United States in 1975, where he studied first at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago and then at Chicago State University. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Early political career His political career began in 1992, when he joined the Social Democratic Party where he was a member of the Peoples Front faction led by Shehu Musa Yar'Adua and made up of other politicians such as Umaru Yar'Adua, Atiku Abubakar, Baba Gana Kingibe, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Magaji Abdullahi, Dapo Sarumi and Yomi Edu. He was elected to the Senate, representing the Lagos West constituency in the ...

Naira: How CBN, Emefiele ‘deceived’ Buhari – El Rufai opens up The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deceived President Muhammadu Buhari into believing that the Naira redesign policy is to ensure free and fair elections in 2023. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that El Rufai who said this during a state-wide broadcast on Thursday night, also insisted that the Naira redesign is a plot to scuttle the forthcoming elections and install an interim government. Describing the initiative as “mindless”, El-Rufai said it has caused untold hardship for the ordinary people, who he said are victims of the policy. He also criticised the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele. “In official briefings to the President, the Central Bank of Nigeria constantly alluded to the fact that the policy also targets politicians who have accumulated a huge war chest for vote-buying during the elections. “It is now clear that the President has been deceived by the Central Bank...

Naira Notes Swap: I Would’ve Signed Warrant For Emefiele’s Arrest – Gbajabiamila Expresses Regret He said the House would continue to monitor the CBN’s implementation of the policy closely after the Green Chamber’s meeting with Emefiele on the issue. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he regrets not issuing a warrant of arrest for the arrest of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. He spoke on Sunday. Gbajabiamila also said that the House would have no option but to reconvene before this month’s general elections if the CBN failed to address the hardships Nigerians face because of the currency swap policy. He said the House would continue to monitor the CBN’s implementation of the policy closely after the Green Chamber’s meeting with Emefiele on the issue. Speaking during a town hall meeting with some ethnic groups in Surulere, Lagos, Gbajabiamila said, “The House of Representatives intervened on several occasions. We ...

Tinubu hails Nigerian Governors over Supreme Court ruling on CBN Naira Swap policy  All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the Governors of the 36 states for standing on the side of the Nigerian people over the Central Bank new Naira and cashless policies that have subjected the masses to pains. According to Asiwaju Tinubu, the Governors especially the APC Governors who instituted the suit against the CBN and Federal Government at the Supreme Court acted well on behalf of the hapless Nigerians who have been made to bear the brunt of Naira redesign policy that has been poorly implemented The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning in a law suit brought before it by the governments of Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna States gave an interim injunction against the CBN and Federal Government,  allowing the old N200, N500 and N1000 to remain legal tender beyond February 10 deadline until the case is fully disposed. Following  the a...

Naira scarcity protest:  Abiodun call for peace, meets traditional rulers ...says civil disobedience will worsen situation  Following the protests that rocked Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over cash crunch, on Tuesday, the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on the protesters to stop their protests and allow the outcome  of his engagement with the Bankers Forum and the Central Bank to yield fruits. Gov. Abiodun who made this known during the Statutory meeting of the council of Obas, held at the Oba's complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria is doing its best to arrest the situation.  The governor said the matter was being discussed at the highest level with both President Muhammadu Buhari and the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, in the quest to resolve the crisis. The governor recalled that All Progressives Congress governors had met with President Muhammadu Buhari, pleading that the old naira notes should be allowed to ...

Peter Obi: Tinubu Has Ordered FFK, Keyamo And Adamu To Release A Video Called ‘Killer Punch’ – Obi-Datti PCC The  Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council (PCC)  has said that there is a ploy by the media aides of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to carry out a smear campaign called the ‘Killer Punch’ on the person of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. According to the PCC, the APC campaign council has resorted to character assassination after realizing they may not have a chance in the upcoming presidential election. The campaign council claimed that Femi Fani-Kayode, Festus Keyamo, and Adamu Garba are behind the smear campaign. According to a statement signed by the PCC’s Head of Media, Diran Onifade, the trio is set to release a video dubbed the ‘Killer Punch’. The statement reads; Having failed in all their plans to win the February 25 election, and seeing their campaign dera...

Press Statement  "CBN Gov Fighting Back for Losing Presidential Bid," Says Gov Ganduje       - As Kano sets to summon Bank managers               - To distribute palliatives in 44 LGs Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state challenges that the untimely implementation of Naira swap policy, was deliberately done by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emeifiele, as fighting back strategy for failing to get presidential ticket under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He posed the challenge during electioneering campaign rally, held at Tsanyawa, Sunday, where he presented gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial candidates,  alongside senatorial candidate and other candidates. Governor emphasized that, "The CBN Governor is only doing this to cause confusion in the forthcoming elections for not just reason. He has not been in good mood for long, because he failed to secure Presi...