Author: Vreporters
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Naira Scarcity: Fed Govt, states close to settlement
The Nation Newspaper THE search for an out-of-court resolution of the suit instituted against the Federal Government by Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna); Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Yahaya Bello (Kogi) over the implementation of naira policy continued yesterday. For the past 48 hours, both parties have been locked in talks with the Federal Government asking the…
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Naira Scarcity: LASU Staff Dies in Bank Queue
Punch Newspaper An employee of the Lagos State University, Ojo, Mr. Johnson Ademola, died Monday afternoon in a bank queue in the institution while trying to withdraw cash. Reports of Ademola’s demise had emerged online as some news outlets (not PUNCH) said the deceased was one of the deputy bursars of the institution. It was…
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DSS Steps Up Investigation To Arrest, Prosecute Emefiele
Daily Trust The Department of State Services (DSS) has stepped up investigations with a view to arrest and prosecute the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over allegations of terrorism financing and fraud, Daily Trust reports. This is even as the military is said to be providing soldiers to protect the…
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How My Pregnant Wife Bled To Death Over Rejection of Old Naira Notes – Father of Three
A father of three, Bello Ali Baffa has narrated how his 32-year-old pregnant wife, Shema’u Sani Labaran, who was in labour, bled to death due to rejection of old naira note tendered to settle her medical bill at a Kano State government-owned hospital, Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase specialist hospital. Baffa, a 42-year-old man, said his pregnant…
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2023: Atiku Favourite To Win Presidential Election – New Poll by POLAF Reveals
A freshly conducted poll has revealed that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the favourite to win the presidential election scheduled to hold on February 25. According to the new poll conducted by POLAF, a not-for-profit organisation, the election will be Keenly contested among the top contenders. The results…
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As a Governor I Don’t Have New Naira Notes – PDP Governor Laments
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has lamented the unavailability of new naira notes in the state, saying even as the state helmsman, he did not have in his possession, the redesigned naira notes. The governor then urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to sanction commercial banks found to be hoarding money. Adeleke spoke in…
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Election Break: 8 Varsity Students Reportedly Burnt To Death While Travelling Back Home
No fewer than eight students of Madonna University in Rivers state have reportedly been burnt to death in a fatal road accident. The depressive incident, according to report was said to have occurred along the Trans-Saharan road in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, on Saturday while the students were travelling to Taraba state. It is understood that…
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Ahead of Supreme Court Judgement, APC Chairman, 3 Governors Meet Malami
Vanguard News Ahead of Wednesday’s hearing by the Supreme Court of the case between the Federal Government and three Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, regarding the Naira swap policy, APC, National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has met with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. The barely…
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ADC Endorses Peter Obi
The African Democratic Congress, ADC has endorsed the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, for the February 25 presidential election According to The Tribune, the endorsement follows the formation of a coalition which aims to propel the duo to the highest office in the land. The coalition, which is…
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PVC: 4.175 Million Voters Disenfranchised in 10 States
Vanguard News NO fewer than 4,175,006 registered voters in 10 states will not vote in the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Reason: They were not able to collect their Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before the February 5 deadline to do so. ended on The INEC has…