BREAKING: Finally, CBN extends deadline for old Naira notes to February 10 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days. In a press statement issued on Sunday, Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, said the new deadline is February 10, 2023. More to

BREAKING: Adeleke rejects Osun tribunal verdict, heads to Appeal Court The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has rejected the ruling of the election tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent the winner. He has also indicated his decision to appeal the ruling at the Court of Appeal. ALSO READ: Tribunal sacks Adeleke as

BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Adeleke as Osun Governor, declares Oyetola winner. The Osun State Governorship election petitions tribunal has nullified the election of Ademola Adeleke as Governor of the state. In its ruling on Friday, the tribunal declared Gboyega Oyetola the validly elected governor of the state. Justice Tetsea Kume, while delivering a majority decision, declared

BREAKING: Abia PDP governorship candidate, Uche Ikonne, is dead The Abia State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. This was announced in a statement by his son, Dr. Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on Wednesday. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who

BREAKING: Supreme Court declares Akpabio as APC’s candidate for Akwa Ibom senatorial seat The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio as candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election billed for February 25. The apex court, in a unanimous

BREAKING: Explosion rocks APC rally in Port Harcourt, supporters injured  Some supporters of All Progressives Congress Party (APC) in Rivers state sustained injuries when a twin explosion rocked a rally of the party at the Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The injured victims, mostly women, were immediately evacuated from the scene of

BREAKING: Ex-Rep member, Daniel Reyieneju, resigns from PDP in Delta A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyieneju, has resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state. ALSO READ: DELTA 2023: Ijaw leaders in Warri South West pledge to deliver APC The former lawmaker who represented Warri Federal

BREAKING: Supreme Court orders INEC to conduct fresh delineation of electoral wards, units in three Warri LGAs …Dismantles existing electoral wards and units The Supreme Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to carry out fresh delineation of Electoral Wards and Units in Warri South West, Warri South and Warri North Local Government

Terrorists burn Catholic priest to death in Nigeria  The Priest of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Kafin-koro in Paikoro local government area of Niger Rev Father Isaac Achi has been burnt to death by terrorists. The terrorists also razed the catholic parish house and injured his colleague identified as Father Collins. It was

BREAKING: Gunmen attack train station, kidnap passengers in Edo state An unspecified number of passengers have been kidnapped by suspected armed gunmen who attacked a train station at Igueben in Edo State. The Edo State Police Command said scores of passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area

BREAKING: Nigerian Military Sets Ablaze Another Barge Caught With Illegal Crude Oil Arrested By Tompolo’s Men Details later… See photos below…

BREAKING: Tragedy befalls Omo-Agege campaign train as boat conveying members capsizes in Delta, about 9 missing  …Party suspends campaign activities The Ovie Omo-Agege Campaign Organization on Tuesday night, witnessed a very serious human carnage as one of the boats conveying members of his campaign team reportedly capsized along the Gbaramatu-Warri river, leaving no fewer than

MONEY LAUNDERING: Labour Party Presidential Campaign DG, Doyin Okupe, resigns The Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign, Doyin Okupe has resigned. His decision is to enable him pursue his corruption case in Court. ALSO READ: PETER OBI: Prospects and Challenges He conveyed his decision in a letter to his principal, the Presidential Candidate

BREAKING: Senate confirms Lauretta Onochie, Ogbokwu, other NDDC board members  The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the president’s Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie, as the substantive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board. The Senate Tuesday at the plenary also confirmed 12 others except two who didn’t attend the screening conducted

SAD: Prominent Ijaw chief shot dead in Sapele A prominent chief of Egbema Ijaw kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief James Ukulor, has been shot dead by gunmen. GbaramatuVoice gathered that the gunmen attacked the Oweilawei of Egbema Kingdom in Eko Amukpe, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta state, Sunday

BREAKING: Gospel Musician, Sammie Okposo is dead Ace gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, is dead. According to PUNCH, the singer died on Friday morning. He was 51. His project manager, Hillary Vincent, confirmed the news to our correspondent via phone call. Responding to inquiries, he said, “Yes it’s true. It happened this morning.” Vincent, however, denied

BREAKING: Tinubu, APC presidential candidate to storm Gbaramatu kingdom, sets to meet Tompolo on Friday Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming general election in the country will on Friday, November 25, 2022, storm Oporoza, the ancestral headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area

BREAKING: WhatsApp is down worldwide, users unable to send, receive messages WhatsApp, the instant communication app owned by Meta, is reportedly down. WhatsApp users in Nigeria are currently unable to send or receive messages on the app. WhatsApp outage was noted few minutes past 8:00 Tuesday morning (WAT). The outage has prevented sending messages to

7 feared dead as gunmen attack Apostle Suleman in Edo Seven persons made up of three policemen and four domestic staff of fiery pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries were killed late Friday near Auchi at the Water Tank Junction along the Warake -Auchi Road on his way to Auchi returning from

BREAKING: Supreme court affirms Oborevwori as Delta PDP guber candidate The supreme court has affirmed the nomination of Sherrif Oborevwori, speaker of Delta state house of assembly, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ALSO READ: DELTA PDP GOVERNORSHIP TUSSLE: Tension, anxiety as Supreme Court decides Oborevwori, Edevbie’s fate today Delivering judgment

Buhari sacks NDDC sole administrator, Akwa, orders constitution of a new board President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disengagement of the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Effiong Okon Akwa. In a memo signed by the Director of press, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Patricia Deworitshe, Buhari ordered that the directive should

[EXCLUSIVE] Tompolo makes another shocking discovery in Delta, detects illegal oil pipeline connected to high sea The Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a company owned by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, has discovered another massive illegal crude oil pipeline attached to Trans Forcados Export Trunkline connected directly to the high sea in Delta state.

BREAKING: Appeal Court frees Nnamdi Kanu The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has set free, the leader of the Indeginous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu of the treasonable felony charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. The three-member panel of Justices of the Appellate Court, in a judgement delivered on Thursday, set aside

BREAKING: Police arrest popular Nigerian singer, Harrysong, at Lagos airport Popular Nigerian Singer, Harrison Tare Okiri, aka Harrysong, has been arrested by the Nigerian police on arrival in Lagos. The singer was picked up by officers of the Lagos State Police command after he arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday morning. Speaking about the development, the

BREAKING: Court rejects Senate President Lawan, declares Machina’s APC senatorial candidate The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Bashir Machina as Yobe North senatorial candidate of the party. The presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, nullified the parallel primary election that

BREAKING: PDP crisis worsens as Wike’s camp pulls out of Atiku’s campaign council The camp of Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has officially announced its withdrawal from participating in the presidential campaign of the party for the 2023 elections. The group made its position known after a long meeting

Atiku meets Wike, Ortom, Fayose, others in London Former vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, met with the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, in London, United Kingdom. The meeting, which had been long expected since after the duo fell out aftermath of the

BREAKING: Again, fire guts popular Miller Waterside in Warri The popular Miller Waterside located along the NPA express way in Warri, Delta state is currently on fire Details as to what caused the fire outbreak was still sketchy at the time of this report. More to follow…

Nigerian senators move to impeach Buhari over insecurity, as Lawan blocks move Senators cutting across party lines, on Wednesday, issued President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity in the country or face impeachment. According to the Senators, they have given the president all that he needed to tackle the security challenges

Today in Nigeria and around the world: A roundup of the big news on Wednesday These are the big news across Nigeria and around the world that might interest you today, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. 1. Nigerian terrorist groups plot massive attacks on Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, others There were strong indications on Tuesday that two

BREAKING: Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, loses brother, Ambassador Akporode Foremost Diplomat, Ambassador Blessing Akporode Clark is dead. Ambassador Clark who died 26th July, 2022 in Lagos at the age of 92 years is the younger brother of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. In a statement signed by

Today in Nigeria and around the world: A roundup of the big news on Tuesday These are the big news across Nigeria and around the world that might interest you today, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. 1. Panic in Abuja over attack on soldiers by terrorists Residents of Abuja were yesterday thrown into panic after some