Author: Vreporters
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Popular Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele Loses Mother
Popular Nollywood Actress who also doubles as Lagos gubernatorial deputy candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Funke Akindele, has lost her mother. Older sister to the actress, Olubunmi Akindele, broke the news on Tuesday evening via her official Instagram page. The statement read, “It is with heavy hearts, but in total submission to God…
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Naira Scarcity: Buhari Meets Emefiele, Two Others
President Muhammadu Buhari has met privately with the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal; and the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Atiku Bagudu over the scarcity of the three naira notes. Also in attendance at the meeting was the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele; the Chairman of…
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UI @ 75: Management Inaugurates High-level Committee, Names Chairman
Ahead of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the University of Ibadan, tagged “UI@75” , this year, (1948 – 2023) the Management of the institution has inaugurated a high-level committee to plan, coordinate and execute various activities to mark the yet another memorable event. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale mni, FAS, stressed that, due…
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Abuja Bank Manager Arrested For Hoarding N29 Million New Notes (Photos)
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an operations manager of a leading commercial bank in Abuja for refusing to load the Automated Teller Machines of the bank despite having N29million of the new naira notes in the branch’s vaults, The PUNCH reports. Before he was taken away for further questioning,…
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Senate President Breaks Silence Over Supreme Court Verdict
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has broken his silence over the controversial candidacy of the All Progressive Congress Yobe North Senatorial District. Lawan at his guest house in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday commended the judiciary for strengthening democracy, stating that the ruling showed that “democracy is at work.” In the early hours of Monday, the…
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Naira Redesign: 13 Political Parties Threaten To Pull out of General Elections
“Thirteen” out of the 18 political parties in Nigeria have threatened to withdraw from the February 25 and March 11 general elections in Nigeria over the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). At a briefing by a coalition of chairmen of political parties on Monday, the “13 parties” commended President Muhammadu…
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Naira Scarcity: 3 Northern States Drag FG To Supreme Court
The governments of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara have dragged the Federal government before the Supreme Court to halt the full implementation of the policy ending the validity of old N200, N500 and N1000 denominations on February 10, 2023 The three northern states, in a motion ex-parte filed on their behalf by their attorney, Abdul Hakeem…
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Tinubu To Commission 500-seater Auditorium Named After Kano Governor in University of Ibadan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and one of his strong allies, Governor Abdullah Umar Ganduje are among other dignitaries will on Tuesday, February 7 storm the University of Ibadan (UI) for the commissioning of a 500 -seater Ganduje Auditorium and Large Lecture Theatre built and donated by the governor.…
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Naira Redesign: Emefiele Sways President Buhari – Buhari’s Aide
Ajuri Ngelale, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, has accused Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of misleading President Muhammadu Buhari on the availability of new Naira notes. In October last year, Emefiele announced the plan to redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, and asked Nigerians to…
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Ooni of Ife makes acting debut in Hollywood movie “Take Me Home”
Vanguard News His Imperial Majesty the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; (Ọjájá II) has always displayed his fascination and love for the movie industry. Thus it wasn’t a huge surprise when the Custodian of the Yoruba Source took up his first role as an actor in a Hollywood movie production playing a unique…