Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State, Gertrude Nnanjar Njar, in Calabar. An eyewitness, Samuel Okon, told the News Agency of Nigeria that she was forcefully taken out of her official car by masked young men on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. According …
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Naira Notes Scarcity Hurting Nigerians, The Policy Must Be Reviewed -Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “is hurting Nigerians” and needs to be reviewed. The apex bank has fixed February 10 as the new deadline for the swap of old naira notes. It initially fixed January 31 as …
Read More »Osun Microfinance Banks’ Officials Flee As Customers Threaten Protest
Many customers of microfinance banks operating in Osun State have threatened to storm the streets to protest their inability to withdraw money from their accounts.In some of the microfinance banks visited in Osogbo by Punch correspondent on Wednesday, many officials of the banks, were not on seat, as many of …
Read More »Some Presidential Candidates, Party Members Have Banks (Video) – Kwankwaso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huZb4CYka4s The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has faulted the new naira swap deadline, claiming it only affects the masses and not the political elites who he said have banks. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on Sunday extended the deadline for the …
Read More »Obanikoro Tells Court How He Gave Fayose N1.2bn From Lagos Security Account
A former Minister of State for Defence, Mr Musiliu Obanikoro, on Tuesday told the Fed. High Court sitting in Lagos how the sum of N1.2 billion was allegedly passed on to the former Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose for his re-election. Obanikoro spoke as the 12th prosecution witness in the …
Read More »Donald Trump declined to testify more than 400 times in fraud investigation
Former President Donald Trump declined to testify more than 400 times because he thought it could incriminate him in a civil fraud investigation, a newly surfaced video shows.Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination hundreds of times in his deposition in the New York attorney general’s fraud probe last …
Read More »Woman Lied About Having Cancer And Tumor, Raised $37,000 On GoFundMe
A woman in Iowa allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis to raise over $37,000 in donations on GoFundMe, police said.Madison Russo, a 19-year-old college student from Eldridge, Iowa, was arrested and charged with felony theft after raising tens of thousands of dollars on GoFundMe to fight what they are saying is …
Read More »“Our Client Wanted To Say Pupsy”– Lawyer Writes To Federal Polytechnic Nekede
Student of Federal Polytechnic Nekede Sharon Ogechi Okoroafor has hired a lawyer who will defend her after her reckless statement went viral on social media. The lawyer who has appealed to the management of the institution, has said that their client never meant to defame the character,standard and integrity of …
Read More »ALAAFIN: Oyo Chief Imam’s Demise Raises Concerns About Makinde’s Delay
The recent demise of the Chief Imam of Oyo, Sheikh Masu’d Adebayo, has sparked renewed complaints in the ancient city over the delay in announcing a new Alaafin by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde .Oba Lamidi Adeyemi had joined his ancestor last year, after reigning as Alaafin for over five decades. The …
Read More »Ogun Banks Mismanaged N4m Of New Notes, Hoard Cash – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed how a commercial bank mismanaged about N4 million of the new naira notes in Ogun State.The CBN said it also caught some banks hoarding the new notes in their vaults for no known reasons. The Deputy Director, Banking Supervision Department, CBN Lagos, Kayode …
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