Oba Elegushi fixes Orò festival ahead of gubernatorial election,

The traditional ruler of the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, Saheed Ademola (Kusenla III), has declared a three-day Oro rite on non-indigenes and women from midnight to 5:30 a.m., including on Saturday’s governorship and state assembly election day. In a memo issued to the residents of Ikate-Elegushi, the monarch announced that there would be a restriction of movement…

CBN Directs Banks to Receive, Dispense Old N500, N1000 Notes

On Monday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed commercial banks to stop issuing and accepting old N200, N500, and N1000 bank notes. According to the bank, the notes are still legal tender until December 31, as directed by the Supreme Court. The CBN announced this in a statement issued by its acting spokesperson, Isa…