There is currently chaos and confusion over the hurried introduction of “Brown Card”, a new document for permanent residency for foreigners in Nigeria by the immediate past government. The innovation, which was announced by the former minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, was packaged without the input of relevant agencies and stakeholders. Aregbesola made the announcement at the conferral ceremony for 385 foreigners. However, there has been apprehension and confusion since the introduction as stakeholders is querying the hurried nature of the new policy. These worries revolve around the execution and the intention of this policy. A source close to the…
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… Shareholders blame Segun Agbaje… BulletinNG reports that since Miriam Olusanya assumed the contentious position of Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (GTBank) in July 2021, the once-dominant bank has continued to spiral into crises and financial losses, losing customers and shareholders in the process. It is rather frustrating that despite the naira shortage problem, the GTBank has continued to put Nigerians who trusted them with their money through subpar services and fraud through further problems. It is important to highlight that GTBank has enjoyed the patronage not only due to its historically respectable numbers but also due to…
Allegedly Allocates N.5b cash in new notes to Labour candidate Recruits GOC of V/I Army Command Ex-General rains $2m cash on GRV The discredited governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is playing his “last card” in the closing chapter of the high-stake power-play that has embroiled Nigeria in the past six months. Determined to influence the outcome of the March 18 Lagos governorship polls against ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the apex banker has handed a whopping N500m in new banknotes to the candidate of Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV), it was gathered at the weekend. Lagos is Nigeria’s…
The wife of Kogi governor, Rashida Bello, said to be at large over a N3 billion fraud, has reappeared in the Presidential Villa, meeting with first lady Aisha Buhari and the wife of the president-elect, Remi Tinubu. BulletinNG February 13, the EFCC sued Mrs Bello and others at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court over money laundering and misappropriation of about N3 billion. Mrs. Bello announced her presence at a meeting with Mmes Buhari and Tinubu at the Villa on Monday, few weeks after the anti-graft agency declared her wanted. “Few days ago at the Presidential Villa where…
Latest update from the scene of the Lagos BRT bus and train collision at the Shogunle area of Ikeja on Thursday by BulletinNG reveals that more persons have died. Bulletin Nigeria reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in an update of the incident on its website said a total of six persons have been confirmed dead while about 84 others with various degrees of injuries have been evacuated to the hospital. According to the update, two people initially died at the scene while four others died on arrival at the hospital. The NEMA said: “After a report to…
The March 11 governorship and state assembly elections have been postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement was made by National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, via a statement sighted by BrandSpur Nigeria Festus Okoye said the election, which was scheduled to hold on March 11 will now hold on March 18, 2023, disclosed that guber campaigns would continue until midnight Thursday, 16th March 2023. He said: “The decision has not been taken lightly, but it is necessary to ensure that there is adequate time to back up the data stored on the…
Adetoun Onajobi, a Nigerian activist has accused Lagos State PDP Gubernatorial candidate, Dr Azeez Olajide Adediran better known as Jandor of being a rapist and woman beater. She made this damning accusation via her official Instagram handle on Tuesday saying, “Jandor, you have come out to contest as the governor of Lagos state. You see, sometimes I wonder why we make decisions that will come back to haunt us. Jide, Core Media, you are a rapist! the whole world does not know that you molest women but I am saying it. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfiWlyIGuc/ “If you think I am telling lies against…
Residents living in the Southern part of Oyo state have refused to accept the State Senatorial district election results over vote-buying and other abnormalities. BulletinNG reports that on the 25th, February, Barrister Sharafadeen Alli of All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Oyo Senatorial election, defeating his closest rival, Mogaji Joseph Tegbe of People Democratic Party (PDP) and other candidates. However, some of the electorates in Oyo South were dissatisfied with the process of the election, also alleged that apart from the fact that INEC failed to transmit election results electronically as promised and mandated by the Amended Electoral Act, there…
During a sermon on Sunday, Pastor Oluwaseyi Adetayo of Christ Pavillion, a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), threw his support for Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Adetayo shocked members of the church, located in Lambe, Ifo LGA, Ogun State when he told the church’s media team to switch off the camera used to televise his Sunday sermon. The Pastor said he wanted to talk about a sensitive issue, so the camera needs to be switched off. He proceeded in praising Tinubu while criticising Peter Obi’s leadership ability. According to a member of the church who spoke on condition…
Police have arrested one Gabriel Agabi at a collation center in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River for being in possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) not programmed for the ward where he was arrested. Agabi, was arrested while putting on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reflective jacket. But he confessed when he was taken to Ogoja INEC’s office that he impersonated one Abakedi. However, further investigation revealed that he was impersonating the INEC collation officer for Yache ward in Yala Local Government Area of the state, Dr Dominic Abakedi. After confessional statement, he was whisked…