Category: News
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Tinubu Breaks Silence Over Purported Meeting With CJN in London
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied purported secret meeting with the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola in London in order to curry the favour of the judiciary as his opponents battle to nullify his mandate. In a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress APC Presidential…
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Buhari’s Minister Writes DSS, Demands Arrest of Peter Obi
Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN has petitioned the State Security Services SSS, demanding the arrest and prosecution for “incitement and treasonable felony”, the Labour Party LP Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates, Messrs Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively for comments he described as incendiary and capable of causing rebellion. In…
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Hisbah Personnel Deployed To Mosques Arrest Non-fasting Muslims
The Kano State Hisbah Board has deployed personnel to mosques to ensure the safety of lives and property during the Holy month of Ramadan. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Ibrahim Lawan on Thursday in Kano. The Commander-General of the board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina said: ”Hisbah…
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Just In: UK Court Found Ekweremadu, Wife Guilty of Organ Harvesting
The embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after…
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CBN To Flood Banks With Old Naira Notes Following NLC Planned Protest
Punch Newspaper The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally concluded plans to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This decision is expected to end months of hardships and pains Nigerians have been going through following a controversial CBN naira redesign policy that…
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Atiku Reveals How INEC Allegedly Switch Presidential Election Results To Favor Tinubu
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of installing a third-party device to intercept and switch results of the presidential election that held on February 25, in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. Atiku made the…
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Just In: Fasting begins Thursday as Sultan announces Ramadan moon sighting
The Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar III on Wednesday announced the sighting of the crescent of Ramadan. The Sultan made the announcement at his palace in Sokoto after receiving and verifying reports of moon sighting across the country. “Today Wednesday, the 29th day of Shaaban 1444 AH, which is equivalent to 22nd of March 2023…
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Naira Scarcity: NLC Issues Directive To Public Sector Servants
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from Wednesday next week. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, gave the directive at an ongoing media briefing at Labour House in Abuja on Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the Nigeria Labour Congress should also be…
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Tinubu To Spend Some Time Abroad Ahead of Lesser Hajj
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday night travelled out of the country to spend some time abroad. According to a statement by Tunde Rahman for the Office of the President-elect, the trip will enable Tinubu to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of his inauguration on May 29. Rahman added that the President-elect…
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Failed Transaction: Emefiele Begs Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday begged Nigerians for the failed online transactions. Emefiele admitted challenges faced by bank customers following the limit on cash withdrawals and said the CBN would sustain the current monetary regime following a rise in headline inflation which posed significant risks to the economy. He…