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Why Emefiele Remains Worst CBN Gov in History – Former Deputy CBN Governor
The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has explained the reasons embattled ex-CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is the worst the apex bank has ever produced in the history of the country. Moghalu, in a lengthy post on X Saturday via his verified handle, raised a concern about a report purported…
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Emefiele: FG To Take Over Two Commercial Banks
Federal Government said it will take possession of two banks that were allegedly bought at a major discount by former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, according to a report by a special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu. “We have completed our investigation on this acquisition and we are on the verge of recovering these…
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Nigerian Student Bags 40-month Jail Term Over Bomb Threat to UK Varsity, Faces Deportation
A Perth Sheriff Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has sentenced Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a 26-year-old Master’s student at Dundee University, Scotland, to 40 months in prison. According to the BBC, Okwuoha, the international energy studies student, will also be deported. Okwuoha, who arrived in the United Kingdom in 2021, claimed to have a military background…
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Just In: Nollywood actor, Azeez Ijaduade, allegedly shot by Ogun police officer
Punch Newspaper Popular Nigerian actor and movie director cum producer, Azeez Ololade Ijaduade has reportedly been shot by a trigger-happy policeman in Iperu, Ogun State. He is currently battling for his life at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital. This was according to a midnight Instagram story from Ijaduade’s colleague, Abiodun Adebanjo, with the handle @iamabiodunadebanjo,…
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How Emefiele Used Proxies to ‘buy’ Union, Keystone, Polaris banks
Daily Trust The sacked governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele allegedly used proxies and purchased Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN), a report by Jim Obazee, the special investigator appointed by President Bola has shown. The late Alhaji Ismaila Isa Funtua, an ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was also fingered alongside…
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FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations
The Federal Government has declared Monday 25 and 26 December 2023, and Monday, January, 1st 2024 as public holidays to mark Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, declared on behalf of the federal government on Friday, December 22 in a statement signed by Dr Peter Egbodo, acting Permanent…
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FULL LIST: FG Appoints 46 Directors For Aviation Agencies
The Tinubu-led government has appointed no fewer than 46 Directors for the country’s aviation agencies. The move was followed by the removal of those overseeing the affairs of the agencies by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Below are the full list of the newly appointed Directors as released by the ministry of Aviation on Thursday. NIGERIAN…
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Ghanaian Varsity Wins 2023 WAUG Championship Hosted by OAU
The University of Ghana, Legon Boundary, Accra, has won the 2023 edition of West African Universities Games (WAUG) Championship, hosted by the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun. The university won 10 Gold, Eight Silver and three bronze medals to emerge winner of the championship. The University of Education, Winneba Ghana, came second with six…
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Emefiele, ex-minister, 14 others indicted in CBN probe, N31.78b paid to print new naira notes
The Nation Newspaper Former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele and a minister are to face trial over the scandal that rocked the apex bank in the last one year, it was learnt yesterday. After a five-month probe, Emefiele, the minister and 14 others who have been implicated in over N26.6 trillion fraud, have been recommended…
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Just In: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Kano Guber Dispute
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal over the Kano State governorship election. A five-member panel of justices presided by Justice Inyang Okoro on Thursday reserved the judgment after listening to lawyers in the matter. Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) had filed the appeal challenging…
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