The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has met with the Diplomatic Corps over the Naira redesign policy. Meeting with the corps in Abuja, Tuesday afternoon, the governor explained the rationale for the policy and said that extending the deadline for the circulation of the old notes of the affected denominations of N200, N500, and N1,000 notes was unnecessary. He noted that some unscrupulous bankers were trying to sabotage the policy and that such people would be sanctioned, along with Point of Sales (POS) operators who over-charged customers for transactions…….
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Justice Egwuatu had on February 8, adjourned for ruling on the bail application filed by the defendants after they had pleaded not guilty to the 18-count charge. Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday adjourned till 14th February for ruling on the bail application filed by Ali Bello, a nephew to the Kogi State governor, and three others on an alleged N3 billion fraud charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Egwuatu had on February 8, adjourned for ruling on the bail application filed by the defendants after they…
While the Rivers Governor and his allies have not campaigned for Atiku, Fabiyi is optimistic that Wike will work for the PDP presidential candidate. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Oladimeji Fabiyi believes Governor Nyesom Wike will work for Atiku Abubakar’s victory in this month’s presidential election. Atiku and Wike have been at loggerheads since the PDP presidential primary which the Rivers State Governor lost to the former vice president. Wike and his allies called the G-5 claim the election was not fair and are asking for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu…
No fewer than Seventeen (17) persons have been confirmed dead, following an outbreak of cholera at Akahufu and Ochokwu communities both in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The Member, representing Ezza South and Ikwo Federal Constituency, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, stated this last Sunday when he visited the area with some drugs he procured in partnership with the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team, AMURT in the State.The Lawmaker represented by Dr Chukwu Okwudili of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, eleven (11) people died at Akahufu while six(6) died at Ochokwu community. He called on the State Government to come…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state said he has booked an appointment with President Muhammadu Buhari, and waiting for an appointment to facilitate the immediate release of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Soludo, who disclosed this on Monday in a quarterly statewide briefing on the activities of his government, reiterated his commitment to ensuring the release of Kanu. He said his appointment with Buhari hoped to discuss issues of security in the South East, particularly Kanu’s release. Recall that governor, had during flag off of his party’s All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) campaigns…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has warned the ruling class that Nigerians may revolt against them soon if not is done to douse the tension nationwide caused by the scarcity of both fuel and Naira. The monarch urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address the problem to prevent an uprising. The new naira scarcity has been worsened by the refusal of banks to accept the deposit of old notes. Worried by the naira crisis, the Sultan said it has made life unbearable. He said there was increasing tension caused by the CBN monetary policy, adding that urgent…
New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops. Cancelled flights stranded thousands of people, while hundreds of thousands remained without power. “The severity and the breadth of the damage that we are seeing has not been experienced in a generation,” Prime Minister Chris Hipkin told a news conference on Tuesday. Australia and Britain had pledged support, he added.At 6 p.m. (0500 GMT) Gabrielle had moved southeast of Auckland, near the…
Paris Saint-Germain head into the first leg of their crunch Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich this week without the injured Kylian Mbappe, with concerns over the fitness of Lionel Messi, and in crisis after suffering damaging back-to-back defeats. The pressure is firmly on coach Christophe Galtier, given that these big European matches are what define every season for PSG in the Qatar era and their worrying habit of imploding on such occasions. Galtier’s brief is to do what all his predecessors — most recently Mauricio Pochettino — have failed to do and win the Champions League after…
Czech international midfielder Jakub Jankto said on Monday that he was gay in an emotional video on his Twitter account. “I am homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself,” Jankto said in English. Only a handful of top players have publicly come out as gay while still playing. Justin Fashanu came out in 1990. Josh Cavallo, at Adelaide United, came out in October 2021 and Jake Daniels did so at English side Blackpool in May 2022.Jankto, a 27-year-old winger on loan at Czech top-flight side Sparta Prague from Getafe, became the first player attached to a…
Nigeria has recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that affects the nose, throat and sometimes, the skin of an individual. It is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium species, mainly by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae and rarely by toxin-producing strains of C. ulceran and C. pseudotuberculosis. Confirming the figures during a webinar entitled ‘Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: A Case of Re-Emergence or Improved Surveillance”, the Lead of the Diphtheria/Pertussis Technical Working Group in the NCDC, Dr. Bola Lawal said suspected cases in the…