4th seed Novak Djokovic on Sunday defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam crowns. The Serbian, who as a result of the victory returned to world number one overcame a hamstring injury and off-court drama on his return to Melbourne …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the request by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for the extension of the deadline for swapping old Naira notes to the redesigned ones to February 10. The CBN has before now given a January 31 deadline for the exchange of old naira notes of …

In the bid to mop up all the unwanted old Naira notes still in circulation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks in the country to also work tomorrow Sunday. The Director of Currency Operations, Ahmed Umar disclosed this to journalists during a press conference in Katsina …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to February 5, 2023.  National Commissioner with the electoral umpire Festus Okoye said the time frame has been pushed forward by one week. He said the move followed a meeting of INEC’s …

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has joined calls for the Federal Government to prevail on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emeifele, to extend the January 31st deadline for the swap of old Naira notes for the newly redesigned ones Atiku appealed …

••••Says Peoples’ Mandate can’t be Stolen Following days of massive protests and demonstrations across Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed appreciation to the people of the state for their passionate show of love and rejection of the Kangaroo judgement of the governorship tribunal. Reacting to protests of support and …

The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the judgement if the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal as a booby trap set against democracy in Nigeria that could jeopardize the sanctity of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System in the coming general election.The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee …

An amateur footballer in France, described as a “fanatic”, was on Friday banned from playing for 30 years for punching a referee. “The penalty is appropriate. These fanatics must not be able to set foot on a football pitch again. They have no place there,” said Benoit Laine, president of …

Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) staff are threatening to embark on industrial action from Monday, January 30th over alleged abandonment by the Federal Government. The General Secretary of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies, Ayo Olorunfemi, led the protest on Friday. The protesting staff …

Nigeria and Niger Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU on the Kano-Maradi rail line. The MoU was signed by the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, and the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Niger, Alma Oumarou, who represented his country, in Abuja Sambo stressed the importance …