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Banks have reduced the volume of new naira notes they dispense to customers per cash withdrawal by about 50 percent leading to increased anxiety over the January 31st deadline when the old notes will cease to be legal tender. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in a bid to protect Nigerians from […]
Alhaji Shehu Malami, former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa and a famous businessman who is the Yarima of Sokoto is dead. Malami was aged 85 when he died on Monday in Cairo, Egypt, where he lived after a brief illness. A statement by the Sokoto State government late Monday night confirmed the […]
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, said witch-hunting of persons in his presidential campaign team cannot break his resolve to be Nigeria’s president. The former governor of Anambra State made this statement while responding to questions from newsmen at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa, Ibom State Council yesterday. He […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, for allegedly breaching the Money Laundering Act. The Nation reports Okupe is the Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP). In a judgment on Monday, Justice […]
An alert signal from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been sent to Nigerians on Sunday about counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The Agency made this known in a public alert released to newsmen on Sunday. These counterfeit BTNX Incorporated COVID-19 rapid antigen test […]
A section of the magistrate court in Owerri, Imo state capital, have been set ablaze on Sunday by some unknown gunmen. This came barely 24 hours after a building at the Imo State High Court in Orlu was burnt by hoodlums. The magistrate’s court is located within the premises of the high court. […]
Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo has been laid to rest in Lagos. At the age of 51, the singer slumped and passed away. At the La Madison Place in Oniru, Lagos, on Tuesday a night of tributes was held for the late singer, while a service of songs was held on Wednesday at the House […]
The Sokoto State Police Command has revealed that its operatives have raided a political party office in Isa Local Government Area of the state and recovered three AK-47 rifles and a locally fabricated gun, and other dangerous weapons. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini Gumel made a press statement that was […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Makurdi office, and Benue State Police Command have debunked the report trending on social media of the alleged discovery of old naira notes in the capital city, Punch reports. On Tuesday a video went viral online showing sacks of money perceived as the old naira notes which […]
The Police Command in Imo State has said the attack on the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri was carried out by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN). Mike Abattam, the Police Relations Officer confirmed […]
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